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Robotics, software laboratory for Bulawayo pupils
PUPILS aged 11 and above can now start learning robotics and software engineering in Bulawayo following the launch of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) start-up laboratory in t...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:26hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Where is Generation Z age group born 2000-2004? The missing '1.5 million voters'
More than 1.5 million people turn18 since the last general election, and these youngest eligible Generation Z (Gen Z), Gen Zers or Zoomers form a diverse, active, and potentially decisive voting bloc ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | 319 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Econet launches 5G in Victoria Falls
Econet Wireless on Friday officially launched its 5G network in Victoria Falls as the listed telecommunications company expands its rollout of the super-f...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 19:39hrs | 1314 | by Agencies
Three Ways IoT is Benefiting the Mobile Gaming Industry
Over the past decade, the mobile gaming industry has undergone some massive changes as a result of advancements in technology. Therefore, it is unsurprising that the industry has adapted to the techno...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 12:51hrs | 3868 | by Staff Writer
TelOne lays out fresh fibre plan
STATE-OWNED telecoms operator, TelOne is seeking funding to deploy fibre network to over 100 000 homes in the next five years under the National Broadband Phase II project, as it moves to counter netw...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:21hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Econet extends 5G coverage to Bulawayo
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator, yesterday extended its national 5G network to the southern region, by launching the service in Bulawayo.The new network...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:20hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Econet extends its 5G coverage, launches super-fast technology in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator, yesterday extended its national 5G network to the southern region, by launching the service in Bulawayo.The ...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 16:07hrs | 1243 | by Agencies
Potraz targets rural internet access
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is focusing in increasing Internet access in the rural areas.Presenting the Postal and Telecommunications 2021 fourth quarte...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Potraz records increase in revenue
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), recorded significant revenue growth in all service markets in 2021 but also spent a lot more.Presenting the 20...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
Econet scales up dominance with 5G
ZIMBABWE'S biggest mobile telecomnunications firm, Econet Wireless yesterday launched the country's first high-speed Fifth Generation (5G) mobile broadband technology, moving the domestic market in li...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:14hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
In a major first, Econet switches on 5G network in Zimbabwe
Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest telecommunications company, today launched high-speed Fifth Generation (5G) mobile broadband technology, in partnership with global technology infrastructure suppli...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 17:17hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Econet eyes 5G roll out
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed mobile network operator Econet Wireless reported a strong performance for the half-year to August 31, 2021, with a ZW$7,9 billion profit in historical terms, up from a l...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:30hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Current digital banking trends in the US
Due to the pandemic, most industries across the globe have been forced to adapt and transform ways of doing business. Digitization has arguably been the most important tool for this, due to social dis...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 12:23hrs | 20 | by Staff Writer
10 Insurance technology trends for 2022
Technology and the insurance sector go hand-in-hand. According to a recent survey by Accenture, insura...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 12:15hrs | 33 | by Staff Reporter
'Prepare for 5G or perish'
ZIMBABWEAN firms must start preparing for fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks to adapt to changes taking place in the telecoms industry, according to telecoms executive and former NetOne chief execu...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Tech trends that cannot be ignored in 2021 and beyond
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated reduced physical human interaction with more people engaging online now than ever before. This is unlikely to fade anytime soon and will see the increased datafic...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:09hrs | 18 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa launches HIT innovation hub
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially launched the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) innovation hub, which is meant to give impetus to his government's modernisation agenda and jolt the...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:09hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Potraz promises to revamp ICT in Binga
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday assured Binga residents that they would soon enjoy use of postal and telecommunications services just like other c...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Econet group launches virtual learning academy
Econet Wireless has launched the Econet Group Innoversity, a virtual learning academy designed to develop critical skills in the digital age."Today I am excited to launch the Econet Innoversit...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:55hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Best penny stocks to watch in 2019
Best Penny Stocks to Watch in 2019 Penny stocks are high risk, high reward investments but that doesn't mean you should ignore them. If you ...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 07:19hrs | 816 | by Staff Writer
Africa in the age of surveillance capitalism, neo-imperialism
One of my first lectures in graduate school was on how "enlightenment era" Europe imagined and mapped Africa. And some of the first maps were silent about the interior save for pyramids to the north, ...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:51hrs | 211 | by Takura Zhangazha
When the boom comes - A What-if Scenario Analysis
I would like to carry out a What-if Scenario Analysis (WISA) based on the prediction of a positive change in the outcome of the Zimbabwean economic performance. In Project Management we use WISA to pr...Published: 17 May 2019 at 08:46hrs | 1824 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
Econet showcases smart, cutting-edge products
LEADING mobile network operator Econet Wireless is back at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) this year showcasing its growing range of smart consumer and business products to an even wider ...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Education 5.0 - towards problem-solving and value creation
Many thanks to a serious and strong hint by His Excellency President ED Mnangagwa, Education 5.0 is now a reality having been adopted by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Tech...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 09:22hrs | 7116 | by Enock Jonathan
New Zealand bans Huawei
New Zealand's top intelligence agency has banned controversial Chinese vendor Huawei from supplying equipment for the country's first 5G mobile network.Spark Telecom, formerly New Zealand Tele...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 12:50hrs | 3371 | by Staff Reporter
Top entrepreneurs, firms talk service innovation
A CUSTOMER service symposium held last week attracted Zimbabwe's top entrepreneurs and firms, including quoted companies who gathered in Harare to explore strategies on how the country could catch up ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preparing for a Coalition of Patriots
I spent past several months resisting to write a commentary about the going on in Zimbabwe. As a political junkie, I read Zimbabwe news daily. What I did differently this time was to read all news (al...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
TelOne offering enters the big data services
TELONE managing director, Chipo Mtasa says the need for data networks such as the 'big data' concept is now mission-critical for almost all organisations.Speaking at a data seminar in Harare r...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Close digital divide, says POTRAZ
THERE is a need to upscale the utility of wireless resources to close the digital divide in Zimbabwe and other African countries, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 11:22hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, the land of thieves
If you are on social media there are a couple of home truths.Munyaradzi Mitchell Gumbo must have a secret degree in gynaecology – we see his posts to that effect once in a while. Prince Nobl...Published: 19 May 2018 at 15:02hrs | 523 | by Robert Mukondiwa
Arthur Mutambara pursues fourth industrial revolution
THE so-called fourth industrial revolution can only succeed if all sectors are involved in its approach, says academic and former deputy prime minister of Zimbabwe Professor Arthur Mutambara."...Published: 07 May 2018 at 10:12hrs | 2944 | by African News Agency
Cybersecurity 2018: what's working and what’s a worry
Every time a report on the state of cybersecurity is released, the world braces itself. After all, while the details have intermittently changed over the last few years, the overall message has remain...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 14:21hrs | | by Agencies
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 | 686 | by Robert Ndlovu
SAP sets a solid foundation for Wilmar Zimbabwe
With consumers more empowered than ever thanks to the convergence of technologies creating a hyperconnected world, businesses need to be flexible enough to adapt to changing customer needs. Since ente...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 10:50hrs | 1754 | by Agencies
Econet bags top security gong
ECONET Wireless (Econet)'s Connected Car, a business unit of the Econet Connected Lifestyle stable of property and vehicle security services, has won the "Most Innovative Vehicle Tracking and Monitori...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 23:24hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Econet launches mobile BP, sugar testing device
GIANT telecoms firm, Econet Wireless, has launched a hypertension and sugar level testing device in Bulawayo under its connected health initiative that seeks to enhance access to medical assistance us...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
New students grants rolled out
THE Government has rolled out an Educational Loan Facility for students in higher and tertiary education starting in August to mitigate growing problems where students are deferring or abandoning stud...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Six technology trends that SMEs should watch out for in 2017
Sage Chief Technology Officer Klaus-Michael Vogelberg talks about the role chatbots, collective intelligence and blockchain will play at start-up and scale up enterprises in 2017 Sage, th...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 13:08hrs | | by Agencies
Oracle Continues to Drive Cloud Adoption in Africa
'Africa Executive Summit' hosted in Mauritius to drive awareness and highlight the impact of Oracle Cloud Solutions for business growthPORT LOUIS, Maur...Published: 08 Sep 2016 at 18:27hrs | 784 | by APO
Econet revenue fall by 17.7%
Revenue for the period under review closed at $323 million, a 17.7% decline from prior year. Overlay services revenue, however, grew by 29.1%. Earnings Before Interest, Taxation, Depreciation and Amo...Published: 15 Oct 2015 at 10:01hrs | | by Ndou Paul
3 Real-world use cases for the Internet of Things and big data
Technology often progresses in ways that can surprise us. Just eight years ago, many people thought of the then-new Apple iPhone as an expensive toy of little interest to the workaday world or the ave...Published: 06 Oct 2015 at 11:05hrs | 6616 | by Johan Botes, Group CEO of Consilia Technology
NetOne to launch 5G network
MOBILE network provider, NetOne will launch Fifth Generation network once its technology partner has completed research and development into the new technology.NetOne's equipment partner, Huaw...Published: 22 May 2015 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 5 grim realities
In the last three months there have been at least two articles by renowned academics outlining how Zimbabwe is either undergoing the 'politics of despair' or alternatively how our 'darkest hour ...Published: 26 Apr 2015 at 17:02hrs | | by Takura Zhangazha
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