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Pressure mounts over Vice President
First Lady Grace Mugabe THE ZANU-PF Women’s League will ratchet up pressure on President Robert Mugabe upon his return from the Middle East, where he is on his traditional annual holiday, to expedite...
View ArticleNetflix starts blocking users outside the US from watching certain shows
By Nigel GambangaAccording to reports in Australian media, some users of uFlix, which is a Melbourne-based unblocker, have received notices from the popular streaming service telling them to switch off...
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Life is what you make it
Minister Higher and Tertiary Education Jonathan MoyoMairos MubvumbiEVERYONE must be waiting to see what the New Year holds for them. Unfortunately, this year, like any other, past or future, holds...
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Cost of Conflict
The late Ian Douglas Smith, he served as Prime Minister of the then Rhodesia now ZimbabweGodwin ChigwedereFOR its sustenance, since the beginning of time, humanity’s lofty thinking and ingenuity has...
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What does competitiveness mean?
When the Finance Minister says that he has to “level the playing field”, he really means that he is imposing import duties to raise the cost of competitively-priced imported goods to the level of...
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Mnangagwa’s multiple personalities
Emmerson MnangagwaIN the 1950s, the Mnangagwa clan of Shabane was known to have regular run-ins with officials of the white minority government of the then Southern Rhodesia. The Mnangagwas had decided...
View ArticleMvendr admitted into 500 startups accelerator
By Nigel GambangaNow, in a new development that has more significance on its future, MVendr has been admitted into 500 Startups, a global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator based in...
View ArticleIs your smartphone a toy or a tool?
By Guest AuthorWe should start recognizing smartphones as being so much more than just being a phone that can browse the internet and play music and videos. We should start seeing smartphones as...
View ArticleEconet brings back Free Twitter
By Nigel GambangaAfter almost a full year since terminating the promotion, local mobile operator Econet Wireless has brought back its free Twitter service. The reintroduction was announced on social...
View ArticlePowertel introduces $35 unlimited Fibre package, prepares for future of...
By Nigel GambangaPowertel Communications, the State-owned Internet Access Provider with its fingers in VoIP, broadband, VPN and prepaid electricity distribution services recently added unlimited Fibre...
View ArticleHere’s the POTRAZ Report for the third quarter of 2015
By Staff WriterThe Post and Telecoms Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) recently published the local Telecoms Sector Report or 2015 which focused on facts and figures for the third quarter of...
View ArticleTelecel & Free Basics, WhatsApp Regulation in Africa, POTRAZ Report & Zim...
By Nigel GambangaTelecel was recently confirmed as the mobile operator which will be offering Facebook and Internet.org’s Free Basics service. We discuss that issue in this episode, as well as the...
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Rock To Address #OscarsSoWhite At Oscars
COMEDIAN Chris Rock will still host this year’s Oscars despite coming under pressure to pull out of the role, according to the show’s producer.Reginald Hudlin said Rock is hard at work rewriting his...
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Value of imports drop five percent to US$6 billion
Minister of Industry and Trade, Mike BimhaTHE country’s imports dropped by just more than five percent in the year to December mainly due to the general weak aggregate demand on the back of an economic...
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Total deposits on mobile money platforms decline 10,5 percent in 3Q15
Total number of active mobile subscriptions increased 3.7% to reach 12,394,383 subscriptions from 11,949,791 recorded in the previous quarter.REVENUE generated by the country’s three mobile telephone...
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No country was ever built by foreigners says Zhuwao as he fixes his eyes on...
Patrick ZhuwaoGOVERNMENT is set to accelerate the National Economic Empowerment strategy by localizing the 10 point plan as it seeks to create the promised 2,2 million jobs by 2018.The minister of...
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Securities placed on the CSD in December amount to US$1,2 billion
The CSD Operational Review is expected to pave way for market participants to recommence discussions on migration to a T+3 settlement cycleCHENGETEDZAI Depository Company has said that it currently...
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Anti-tobacco policies could kill economy – TIMB
“Zimbabwe should benefit from tobacco as a legal commodity at the same time protecting public health”.TOBACCO industry officials have warned that adopting harsh anti-tobacco policies will cripple...
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Waiting for justice
Alec MuchadehamaFarai MabezaANDRISON Manyere was getting ready for the evening while his car was being repaired in Norton. Manyere, a videographer by profession, was also expecting a prospective...
View ArticleTelecoms operators encouraged to innovate in the face of WhatsApp rather than...
By Nigel GambangaSouth Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has released a statement encouraging telecoms operators to innovate in the face of challenges from Over The Top (OTT)...
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