Columnist / Robert ndlovu
Revised Starlink Policy for Sustainable Growth - A dedication to Eng. Chemist Siziba
Honorable Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, all protocols observed, please receive a request from a group of ...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 50 | by Robert Ndlovu
Starlink : A potential digital lifeline for rural Zimbabwe
In a world where connectivity is a lifeline for information, education, and economic opportunities, the promise of Starlink, SpaceX's ambitious satellite internet project, shines brightly for rural an...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 05:30hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Starlink: A Potential Lifeline for Rural Zimbabwe
In a world where connectivity is a lifeline for information, education, and economic opportunities, the promise of Starlink, SpaceX's ambitious satellite ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 04:50hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Decoding block chain for municipalities
BY 2010 the City of Bulawayo had registered their domain name citybyo.co.zw but did not have a functional website or an email service associated with their domain.Knowing the City Fathers to b...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Block chain can solve social media's biggest problems
AS a follow up to my recent article about fake news on social media, this piece sheds light on the block chain technology and how it could be just what the doctor ordered.To those who do not k...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
Disruptive technology - the cycle of adopting new technology
THE technology adoption lifecycle, research has shown, is a sociological model that describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation, according to the demographic and psychological ...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 09:18hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Is RBZ confused about Bitcoins?
IT is interesting to note that the popularity of Bitcoins is increasing exponentially despite warnings from finance and economic gurus who predict that this will just become another bubble that will b...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 13:18hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Using Bitcoins for international payments
Zimbabwe does not have its own currency. We last had a currency in 2008 which people stopped using because of hyperinflation. This factor alone means that Zimbabwe is ready for Bitcoin payments. Too b...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 06:15hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
PHOTO: Bond Notes Awash
#BondNotes ...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 13:00hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Role of ICT in business creativity
TWO weeks ago I looked at the role of ICT in the music industry in general. It was noted that most musicians felt short-changed by the ICT boom as fewer people bought CDs compare to online downloads o...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
No amount of legislation can stop piracy
IN all articles that I write, the term ICT is always in the middle of the action. Just to make sure that I do not lose my readers, I will summarise what the term means in a few lines. ICT - Informatio...Published: 28 May 2017 at 08:37hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
No amount of legislation can stop piracy
IN all articles that I write, the term ICT is always in the middle of the action. Just to make sure that I do not lose my readers, I will summarise what the term means in a few lines. ICT — Informat...Published: 27 May 2017 at 09:19hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Mobile phone application development and career
My last article in touched on how to start a Mobile Phone Repair Business . The responses and inquiries were pretty astounding. What is obvious is that most people do not know how to search and look f...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 13:44hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Starting a mobile phone repair business
LAST week I had an opportunity to visit a reputable mobile phone service centre in Harare and yes it was quite a revelation. Having spent more of my working career around software, computers, laptops,...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 13:58hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
POTRAZ gets it right for a change
LAST week, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) launched stakeholder consultations on licensing of Virtual Network Operators (VNOs).The consultations close at the en...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 12:39hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Biometric voter registration system: A technical synopsis
A LOT has been said by experts about the pros and cons of biometric voter registration (BVR).I do not intend here to offer a brief lecture about the BVR system that will be used to register el...Published: 14 Apr 2017 at 22:00hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
Make ICT training compulsory for teachers
YES, you read that right. We have to start somewhere. Here we are and we have a generation of students and pupils who are more tech savvy than their teachers. If we are serious about using ICT to open...Published: 28 Mar 2017 at 10:58hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Post mortem of 'Data Prices' increase drama
IT is very easy for people to reach wrong conclusions on certain matters because they would have been fed with wrong information. The first point to understand some of these items before drawing emoti...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Does Zimbabwe need a single international gateway?
IT depends on who you ask. Different stakeholders will give you a different answer for different reasons. The concept of multiple international gateways is not unique to Zimbabwe in a region which has...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 13:47hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Dear City of Bulawayo, please explain
Dear City of Bulawayo,I have been a Mzilikazi resident for the last 40 years. Please clarify how you have not asked us the residents on the issue of converting BF swimming pool into a car wash...Published: 28 Sep 2016 at 11:45hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Social media: To regulate or not to regulate?
The increased adoption of social media platforms as a means of real time communication can be, to a greater extent, be directly linked to the exponential adoption of mobile smart phones and improved b...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 06:38hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Whatsapp and Skype - Mobile Operator's Headache
Traditionally the telecommunications industry has been a very regulated one not just locally but internationally. But as technology surged forward with faster and faster computing power, other alterna...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 14:30hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Solar powered wireless access
Background Some time in March 2010 ,. the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) made an announcement t...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 21:08hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Is Telecel holder of a valid license?
I have recently received numerous enquiries pertaining to Telecel License status. The best people to answer whether Telecel Zimbabwe has or had a license is the national regulator POTRAZ who are m...Published: 19 Mar 2015 at 18:32hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Hostile reception awaits Bosso on Sunday.
Donga and gang expect the worst of treatments on Sunday in Harare.The team must brace for ill treatment given that (1)Bosso bundled City out of Mbada and maWiwi cried fould (2) Bosso went ...Published: 14 Nov 2013 at 14:24hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
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