If Netflix is coming to Zimbabwe, this is its real competition, and it’s not...
By Nigel Gambanga Zimbabweans love great television and movies. How else would you explain the way DVDs have become a permanent part of street-side vendor tapestry? Other than vegetables and rush-hour...
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Murowa warns of closure
RIO Tinto’s Zimbabwean unit, Murowa Diamonds, has warned that fees and tax hikes introduced in the past few years could have serious implications on its going concern status. Murowa says it had its...
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Tetrad under judicial management
Tetrad Investment Bank has been placed under judicial management following the expiry of its scheme of arrangement on January 31.The bank’s officials told The Financial Gazette that a public notice...
View ArticleEconet tries out Twitter via USSD
By Nigel Gambanga How relevant is Twitter to Zimbabwe? Is the #Twimbo community not growing fast enough? it’s hard to say really, but it would seem that mobile operator Econet is making the biggest...
View ArticlePodcast: WhatsApp calls, Twitter via USSD, Muzinda Hub training & EcoCash...
By Nigel Gambanga In this edition of the podcast, we discuss trending topics such as the activation of the WhatsApp calls feature, the prospect of Netflix in Zimbabwe, Econet Wireless’ Twitter via USSD...
View ArticleAndroid takes over as the leading mobile operating system in Zimbabwe
By Nigel Gambanga Move over Nokia and Symbian; Zimbabwe is now officially an Android market. The latest figures from GS Statcounter for the month ending January 2015 place Android as the leading...
View ArticleHow can we get e-learning efforts in Zimbabwe to succeed?
By Nigel Gambanga Will the concept of e-learning in Zimbabwe ever take off? We have a lot of providers trying different approaches but will all of this come together to contribute to better pass rates...
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Zimplats moves to ramp up output
THE Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats) suffered a major setback in July last year when one of its key assets, Bimha Mine, collapsed. While the incident brought out Zimplats’ best in terms of...
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Mliswa granted bail
Temba Mliswa.HURUNGWE West Member of Parliament, Temba Mliswa, was yesterday granted bail by a Chinhoyi magistrate in a case in which he is accused of theft of firearms.The former chairperson of...
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Mushohwe rendered powerless
YOUTH, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Minister Christopher Mushohwe has been left clutching onto a ministry devoid of the clout it used to command previously after government hived off most of...
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Goche speaks out
FORMER public service minister, Nicholas Goche, has appeared in public for the first time in about three months after slipping into hibernation following an illness. Goche had disappeared from the...
View ArticleBy the numbers: 6 interesting facts about telecoms & internet in Zimbabwe
By L.S.M Kabweza 1. Zimbabwe’s mobile penetration 87% now. This figure is based on the number of active sim cards in the country. 2. Zimbabwe’s total number of active SIM cards reported, 11.4 million,...
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Parly looking for new clerk
THE search is now on for a new Clerk of Parliament following the retirement end of November last year of Austin Zvoma. Zvoma was retired upon reaching 65 years — the retirement age for officers of...
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It is cold outside ZANU-PF
EMBATTLED former ZANU-PF leaders face a cold spell outside of the ruling party, should they be expelled after spending nearly their entire lives in the party. The prospect of starting all over again,...
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Chinamasa silent on power debt
FINANCE Minister Patrick Chinamasa has remained largely silent about ZESA Holdings’ request for government to take over the US$114,8 million interest on the Federation-era debt to Zambia. The...
View ArticleHypercube Hub now offering paid membership & working space for startups
By Nigel Gambanga Earlier today local tech hub and co-working space, Hypercube Hub sent out its first communication for the year to the tech community. Besides the list of the events that the hub has...
View ArticleThe top 10 mobile phone & tablet brands on the Zimbabwean market
By Nigel Gambanga We recently talked about how Android is now the leading mobile operating system in Zimbabwe, something that is attributable to a lot of factors around the availability of cheap...
View ArticleSolar Power for Dummies Part 3: The panels
By Garikai Dzoma Now that we have calculated our power needs and know exactly the Wattage rating of the Solar system we need it is time to build it; or if you decide to chicken out, find someone to do...
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Monetary policy statement on next week
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya is expected to present his 2015 monetary policy statement (MPS) next meek, amidst growing restlessness in an economy plagued by a worsening...
View ArticleWill Wangu takeoff as Zimbabwe’s Facebook or its own social network?
By Nigel Gambanga I’ve honestly lost track of the number of social networks that pop up every year. In between all the suggestions that I get on Facebook (oh the irony..) to sign up for other sites and...
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