Last year’s October/November general exam session was somewhat messy. Besides the confusion over the ‘new curriculum’ there were several allegations of papers having leaked and that such papers had found...
The Zimbabwe Robotics Team will be competing in the FIRST(For Inspiration Recognition Science and Technology) Global Challenge in Mexico later this year. Background… Last year a group of students competed...
Earlier on we noted that we were at the on-going preliminary National Engineering Students Awards Competition being hosted at Harare Institute of Technology and there were some interesting projects at...
Today we are covering the National Engineering Students Awards Competition (NESAC) at Harare Institution of Technology. The competition showcases the most exciting engineering projects from students at the institution and...
If you’re a student at a tertiary institution and you’ve ever tried to keep up with events, work on a project with students from other institutions or just keep up...
A few weeks ago we talked about Vested Interests and their robotics course. Many readers seem to be very excited about the course but the only problem was, at the...
Potraz furthered its commitment to improve women’s participation in the Information Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry by organizing this year’s Girls in ICT Day. Potraz’s Girls in ICT Day is...
You’ve probably wondered how you can get into coding, robotics and a bunch of other skill-based industries without going through the formal education system. Due to technological developments, the path...
In March, we talked about the couple that is teaching kids about robotics and coding here in Harare and after that visit we were very impressed by what we saw....
When most people hear of hacking they are rarely aware that there are actually good hackers. These good hackers are more commonly known as ethical hackers. As with most good...
Higher education in the 21st Century shouldn’t be boring. Gone are the days where students endured a two-hour mental assault from a disinterested professor. At least they should be gone,...
With Econet opening up their online learning platform, a lot of questions were left unanswered as people did not understand how they would be paying for the courses and what...
As we move into the digital age a lot of uncertainty has begun building up. People are having sleepless nights trying to predict if their current jobs will be relevant...
In 2016, the Ministy of Higher and Tertiary Education (under Jonathan Moyo at the time) introduced a national initiative that would (at least according to them) drive economic growth. This...
In 2017 over 73 million people in Africa accessed the internet for the first time. This trend will continue growing forward and in a bid to prepare the continent for...
One of the most topical issues raised in the 2018 National Budget by Patrick Chinamasa is the issue of the indigenisation law amendment. The amendments that were tabled signaled a...
It has always been my secret dream that I get to speak to the United Nations, any committe really but the General Assembly if I could get lucky. Today I...
Cellulant, a digital payments service, is trying to lessen the burden involved with making fees payments in Zimbabwe. They are introducing a service that enables tracking of fees payments. This...
There is a claim out there that about 2 in 3 people secretly yearn to own and run their own business. The best way I know to start your own...
A local software development team, Room 28 Creatives is working on the 1st Zimbabwean Sign Language mobile video dictionary. The dictionary, Purple Signs, will contain more than 1500 English to Zimbabwe Sign...
A number of people in Zimbabwe want to send their children abroad for tertiary education. Of course all parents would consider it if it were within their means but it’s...
Google is now offering an Introductory course on Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Machine Learning(ML) for free on its new Learn With AI site. Google hopes the site will be a hub...
By Ty Moodley Throughout my career, I have worked with many talented developers who have not had any formal University degrees. I have also worked with people who have attended...
The University of Zimbabwe is expected to introduce a new Honours Degree in Automotive Engineering.The program will be an addition to UZ’s School of Engineering which currently offers 7 engineering...
So this is one of those articles that will invite angry people with daggers in their hands out for my blood. I am OK with that. I would rather see...
I am about to tell you a short story. This story is nothing new though because if you have attended primary school in Zimbabwe you most probably can relate to...
To every student out there who was struggling to further their studies due to financial challenges, beginning to think that the dream of probably being the first to graduate in...
Now that schools have opened, the government is monitoring how schools are operating, with a special interest in phasing out illegal colleges. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Professor Paul Mavima recently warned all...
Remember a little over a week ago, we wrote on how the new minister of Primary and Secondary Education of Zimbabwe, Prof Paul Mavima had announced that the ‘new’ curriculum (aka the Dokora) was...
Initially, I mentioned the French government banning mobile phones in the country’s primary, junior and middle schools in passing. But after constant nagging and convincing of how much a big deal it...