Can Aflix compete in Africa’s (now cut throat) VOD Space? Here’s what we know
By Tendai Mupaso Recently, Video On Demand has been making some moves across the continent and you would think it’s the next big thing in Africa after the Telecoms revolution. In just a space of two...
View ArticleFood Match are the winners of Startup Weekend Harare
By Nigel Gambanga The second edition of Startup Weekend Harare came to an end this afternoon with Food Match being selected as the winner of the 54 hour tech entrepreneurship building marathon. Food...
View ArticleTV Yangu nominated for 2014 Social Media Awards Africa, seeks votes from...
By Nigel Gambanga Local Video On Demand startup TV Yangu was recently nominated for the 2014 Social Media Awards Africa. TV Yangu works as a video service that aggregates afro-centric content from...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about domain names: Part 4
By Isaac Maposa This is the fourth in a series of guest articles authored by Isaac Maposa, the co-founder of Web Enchanter, a Zimbabwean startup in the domain registration space. This feature is on...
View ArticleDembare wins the league again…and there still isn’t any Dynamos website
By Nigel Gambanga In case you hadn’t heard or if you missed out on the noise in the streets on Sunday, Dynamos Football Club won another league title thanks to a victory over How Mine and ZPC’s fall to...
View Article60% of the Zimbabwean population connected on mobile: POTRAZ
By Tendai Mupaso Despite having an “over-subscribed” mobile penetration rate of 106%, POTRAZ estimates that only 60% of the Zimbabweans are actually on mobile device or have multiple-active mobile SIM...
View ArticleGuess who’s back: The Nokia N1 tablet
By Garikai Dzoma I have always been partial to Nokia devices. I still remember with nostalgia my first phone, a Nokia 1100, it was small, elegant, and made for purpose. It was a phone and about the...
View ArticleEconet wades deeper into health care with new Dial-a-Doctor service
By Nigel Gambanga We recently got wind of a new service that Econet is set to release through its Econet Health arm. The service is called Dial-a Doctor and it is still going through it’s pilot run....
View ArticleSteward Bank goes branchless with new Agent Banking Model
By Nigel Gambanga Earlier today Steward Bank, a wholly owned entity of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, introduced its new Agent Banking model to the public at a launch in Harare. Under this new model,...
View ArticleWhy our startup ecosystem needs the government: lessons from Ampion Venture Bus
By Nigel Gambanga Between the 7th and the 12th of November several tech entrepreneurs with different skills trooped across 4 Southern African countries on a bus with the sole objective of birthing tech...
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ZAPU to hold elective congress next year
THE revived ZAPU, which is yet to make a meaningful impact on the country’s political landscape since its 2009 alleged pull-out from the ruling ZANU-PF, has begun preparations for an elective congress...
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No jingle bells this Christmas
ONE of the paradoxes of Zimbabwe’s economy has been that as the downturn worsened, forcing companies to close or implement ruthless cost cutting measures, retailers and other businesses that directly...
View ArticleRunning a successful online business in Zim: How did classifieds.co.zw do it?
By Nigel Gambanga Recently Zimpapers took a huge step into online business with a news hub that represents all their print editions as well as as a new site targeted at sports news. Part of this new...
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ZANU-PF rewriting history
WHY do political parties seek to rewrite history? British classical political novelist, George Orwell’s allegorical novel titled Nineteen Eighty-Four answers this question. The novel is overwhelmingly...
View ArticleZim startup Avelgood Apps hits 10 million downloads in 2 years
By Nigel Gambanga Developers will tell you how app downloads always serve as massive validation for the work you do, so a resounding download total is always celebrated.The good thing is there are...
View ArticleZim startup Avelgood Apps hits 10 million downloads in 2 years
By Nigel Gambanga Developers will tell you how app downloads always serve as massive validation for the work you do, so a resounding download total is always celebrated.The good thing is there are...
View Article2015 Zimbabwe National Budget: highlights for tech and startups
By Nigel Gambanga Yesterday the minister of Finance presented the 2015 Zimbabwe National Budget, a document that ideally is a huge focus for everyone, especially individuals involved in business and...
View ArticleZimbabweans to teach each other programming in Hour of Code
By Nigel Gambanga Learning how to code is important for everyone, and I’m not just saying that because it’s geek rhetoric – Its a fact supported by the state of skills demand for the 21st century....
View ArticleZimbabweans to teach each other programming in Hour of Code
By Nigel Gambanga Learning how to code is important for everyone, and I’m not just saying that because it’s geek rhetoric – Its a fact supported by the state of skills demand for the 21st century....
View ArticleWant to help startups representing Zim at the Global Startup Battle? Here’s how
By Nigel Gambanga Last weekend Zimbabwe had its second Startup Weekend Harare that was held at Hypercube Hub where 3 teams walked away as winners. Despite the victory celebrated on Sunday afternoon...
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