Econet kills the Business Partna brand, replaces it with expensive “Premium”
By L.S.M Kabweza So, Business Partna is out. In its place comes Econet’s new “contract” (postpaid) service called “Premium”. The Business Partna brand, according to Stan Henning at the launch of...
View ArticleTelecel e-Juice: Is this the death of the recharge card?
By Nigel Gambanga Go ahead, Tell Someone, scratching is now a thing of the past! Well, that’s the message from Telecel. Earlier this week the Telecel e-Juice platform was launched as an electronic way...
View ArticleLiquid Telecom now laying fibre in Harare’s high density suburbs
By L.S.M Kabweza A few weeks ago, we noticed that Liquid Telecom contractors are now doing two significant things to smile about. First, they are now laying fibre in Zimbabwe high density suburbs. The...
View ArticleVAS entrepreneur who accused Telecel of stealing his idea, loses case
By L.S.M Kabweza Remember the court case of the VAS entrepreneur that accused Telecel of stealing his idea back in 2012? Well, it’s come to the fore again, but this time with a ruling. Yes, it has...
View ArticleCome and meet Erik Hersman, the man behind BRCK and co-founder of iHub
By Nigel Gambanga When it comes to African tech entrepreneurship there’s always a lot that is said about the Kenyan ecosystem and all that’s come from it. In a lot of these discussions names like iHub,...
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Bringing back Zim dollar suicidal
RBZ Governor, John Mangudya, unveiling new coins to the media.THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on December 5 unveiled a set of new bonded coins worth $10 million, which will start circulating on December...
View Article4 important lessons for startups from an African entrepreneur
By Nigel Gambanga Yesterday Hypercube Hub hosted a fireside chat with tech entrepreneur and iHub co-founder Erik Hersman. He’d dropped in as part of a cross continent biker expedition. After his talk...
View ArticleDifferent communities getting involved as Hour of Code Zimbabwe enters Day 3
By Nigel Gambanga Hour of Code of Zimbabwe finally became a reality a couple of days ago thanks to the efforts of a group of techies that decided to get our country involved. Today marks its third day...
View ArticleTwo Zimbabwean startups are finalists in the Global Startup Battle
By Nigel Gambanga Just last month we had Startup Weekend Harare “2.0” and from that a couple of startup teams from that marathon decided to compete on a world stage. The good news is both teams have...
View ArticleEcoLife relaunches as EcoSure. The new model
By L.S.M Kabweza About a month ago, we got information and published that Econet wad preparing to re-launch what used to be (a nightmare) called EcoLife. Today, that product is being officially...
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Mwana Africa concerned by lawsuit
A section of the Mwana Africa plant.CHINA International Mining Group Corporation (CIMGC), a substantial shareholder in Mwana Africa, and Yat Hoi Ning, a non-executive director and associate of CIMGC,...
View ArticleThe WhatsApp news feed is more relevant & engaging than the Facebook one
By L.S.M Kabweza Recently, I realised I don’t use Facebook that much anymore. I use Messenger everyday yes, but the main Facebook, the newsfeed, I just find too noisy and full of content that’s not...
View ArticlePodcast: Econet Premium, Telecel e-Juice and MNOs’ relationships with startups
By Nigel Gambanga Here’s our regular review of trending topics in technology for the Zimbabwean and African space. In this episode we touch on the new Econet Premium Suite, Telecel’s e-Juice system,...
View ArticleSome perspectives on African tech and innovation from Erik Hersman
By Nigel Gambanga We told you about our conversation with Erik Hersman, co founder of Kenya’s iHub and the man working in different startups like BRCK and Ushahidi. Here is the podcast we had with him...
View ArticleEditorial | Politics shuns young people
THE ZANU-PF 6th People’s National Conference came with promises for big surprises yet there were no new revelations. What Zimbabweans knew before the congress is what they left the congress knowing....
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Open Forum | Hunger comes after Ebola
Ebola crisis in Liberia brings rumours, hygiene lessons and hunger. Picture: REUTERSAS Ebola continues to ravage West Africa, leaving approximately 5 000 people dead, the region is now on the brink of...
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Crisis Coalition evades tax
THE Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), which is the secretariat of a grouping of 82 non-governmental organisations working to tackle the crisis in Zimbabwe, did not pay its taxes in 2012 going into...
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More chefs to fall
Former Vice President, Joice MujuruNEARLY half of President Robert Mugabe’s Cabinet is likely to fall by the wayside in the coming weeks if not days as the ZANU-PF leader discards some of his...
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227 companies jostle for ZETDC tender
A TOTAL of 227 companies bought tender documents for the supply of smart metering equipment estimated to cost around US$100 million, the Financial Gazette has learnt. The tender has been flouted by the...
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Printing industry faces collapse
THE printing and packaging industry is tottering on the brink of collapse, triggered by an industrial crisis that has plunged output by 70 percent. In a report prepared for government by the National...
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