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Zim students' battle to get internship
NGQABUTHO Mhlophe spends his days at home, burrowing around the internet in search of a marketing internship.A second-year student at the National University of Science and Technology, he need...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:21hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Malunga farm invader's car 'likely smuggled' - report
A National University of Science and Technology (NUST) lecturer accused of trying to grab a Nyamandlovu farm may be driving a stolen car, ZimLive reported.Dumisani Madzivanyathi stormed Esidak...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 09:44hrs | 3810 | by Staff reporter
Exorbitant internet costs choke Zimbabweans
EIGHT gigabytes (GB) of private internet data from Zimbabwe's largest mobile network company at the beginning of 2021 cost US$15, or $1 300.From March 10, the same 8GB shot to US$18, equivalen...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:58hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe internet service providers widening digital divide
The cost of internet bandwidth in Zimbabwe during Covid-19 has created an inequality that will only be improved through policy formulation and enhancement, a MISA Zimbabwe Multi-stakeholder engagement...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:47hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa goes after social media as he cracks down on protests
South Africa, rocked by violent protests that have turned deadly, is now looking to social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter to crack down on looting and destruction of property and infrastr...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 12:20hrs | 1833 | by Tawanda Karombo
Zimbabwean politicians and their addiction to Twitter
WITH the advancement of technology, Twitter has rapidly become a crucial communication tool for Zimbabwean politicians to convey their messages to the public, either to threaten or give general update...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:14hrs | 354 | by Evans Mathanda
All you need to know about number lookup APIs
Would it not be nice to find out about a mysterious text sender or caller, just like in the movies? You see the protagonist gets a phone number. And with a little bit of fiddling, they suddenly have i...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 16:26hrs | 134 | by Staff writer
How I first met Sir Richard Branson - by Strive Masiyiwa
On the eve of Sir Richard Branson flight to space aboard a Virgin Galactic spacecraft at the weekend, Strive Masiyiwa recounts how he first met Sir Richard and gives a glowing tribute to the mentor, t...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 09:18hrs | 1839 | by Staff Reporter
Solar power enables bank employees to work seamlessly from home
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way businesses operate worldwide, with working from home having become the new normal for many businesses, particularly during strict lockdown periods.The...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:32hrs | 680 | by Agencies
Poor network leaves Mangwe isolated
"To access internet connectivity for my Zoom meetings, I have to climb a mountain and use my Botswana mobile number," says Gilbert Masuku as he explains the network challenges in Mangwe."Alter...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:13hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown internet demand boosts TelOne
STATE-OWNED telecoms operator TelOne last year realised inflation-adjusted revenue growth of 147% to ZW$4.7 billion compared to the corresponding period in 2019 due to an upsurge in the demand for bro...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:31hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
A plot to dethrone Matanga from police exposed
Once again social media was abuzz with Twitter messages spread by Temba Mliswa attacking the Police Commissioner-General Godwin Tandabantu Matanga. Themba is a big mouth and an attention seeker who ha...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 23:12hrs | 6281 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
How technology has impacted the gaming industry
The global gaming industry generated sales worth $159 billion in 2020. This figure is expected to top $200 ...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 15:29hrs | 362 | by Staff Writer
3 passive income trends in 2021
What is passive income? Passive income is exactly what it sounds like; a way of earning money that does not require as much activity as a regular income...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 10:47hrs | 1465 | by Staff Writer
CABS closes two branches after staffers test Covid-19 positive
CABS has temporarily closed its Jason Moyo Branch in Bulawayo and another in Karoi after its staffers tested positive for Covid-19. The closure of the two branches paves way for the bank to di...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 14:15hrs | 498 | by Staff Reporter
3 crucial factors to consider in cryptocurrency day trading for you
Are you aware that the emergence of internet trading platforms has spurred the rise of day trading as a profession? This may appear to be a fantastical scenario. However, as with any successful busine...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 17:33hrs | 639 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's telcos hit by credit crunch
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says a credit crunch and foreign currency challenges affected network expansion in the sector during the first quarter of thi...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police residential flat on fire
A FIRE broke out at police residential flat in the Bulawayo city centre yesterday destroying household property. Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing but tenants said they sus...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 14:56hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Mobile data, Internet traffic up 30pc: Potraz
MOBILE Internet and data traffic increased by 30 percent in the first quarter ended March 2021 due to increased adoption of digital platforms. The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:24hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Lack of internet connectivity affecting govt e-learning programmes
ONLY 30% of schools countrywide have internet connectivity, a situation which is likely to affect government's online learning programmes during the COVID-19-induced lockdown period.This was r...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:26hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Courts to go digital, says JSC
COURT proceedings will from next year be held virtually as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) moves to digitise its operations with the introduction of an integrated electronic case management syst...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:43hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
NetOne expands in digital innovation
STATE-OWNED telecommunications firm, NetOne has invested in data-driven digital innovation to capture youthful subscribers, an official said.NetOne head of marketing and public relations, Denn...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:29hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Econet's new 4G MIFI 'KaMbudzi' phone set to boost mobile Internet penetration in Zim
HARARE - Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest mobile network operator, last week unveiled an affordable 4G enabled smartphone that is set to increase mobile internet adoption across the country....Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 16:52hrs | 1341 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe back to trillion-figure era
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the value of transactions processed through the national payment systems hit the $1,24 trillion mark during first quarter of this year, rising by 9% from $1,13 ...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 2621 | by Staff reporter
Impact of new licensing fees on Zimbabwean gambling facilities
Earlier in the year, the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe announced that the all ...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 21:57hrs | 335 | by Staff Writer
Jonathan Moyo to undergo head surgery after his book excelgate
The Zimbabwean and international space has been congested by Jonathan Moyo posting Twitter messages designed to bring Zimbabwe's reputation into disrepute. Professor Jonathan Moyo has dedicated his ti...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 22:07hrs | 1853 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Potraz erects base stations, CICs in Matebeleland South
GOVERNMENT, through the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), has established four shared base station towers and 13 Community Information Centres (CICs) in Matabele...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:03hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
How to make your business stand out in a booming industry
Starting a business and becoming your own boss has always been a tempting prospect for people from all kinds of backgrounds, but it's also a decision that requires careful consideration. Before gettin...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | 500 | by Staff writer
Textbook shortages hit Bulilima schools
Benson Dube, a retired primary school teacher, remembers with nostalgia the "good old days" when the student-textbook ratio was 1:1."For me, that is what made teaching exciting," Dube said....Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:59hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
First Tonga Amapiano song out
Amapiano is a hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterised by synths, airy pads and wide and percussive basslines, originally a South African genre.The genre has been accepted in ...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:37hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Things to consider before buying or selling cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies came to offer solutions to the flaws in the current financial system. They create an alternative to the fiat currency that is digital, decentralized, and available for everybody; all ...Published: 18 May 2021 at 11:00hrs | 698 | by Staff Writer
Keeping your data locked down: how do websites keep your personal data secure?
Although the rise of the digital economy has been underway for quite some time, it seems that in the last year or so the global transition to a fully digital, near cashless society has increased signi...Published: 17 May 2021 at 14:35hrs | 284 | by Staff Writer
Zanu-PF is counting on miracle feeding for the constituents whose councils covets
For a while now, Zanu PF has made its illogical intentions to everyone who gives their valuable time to listen to it blow its own trumpet. Illogical intentions premised on basic lack of comprehension ...Published: 17 May 2021 at 10:34hrs | 986 | by Anesu Munyama
Provide affordable internet in schools: Govt
GOVERNMENT has urged mobile operators to provide affordable internet services to schools to enhance access to e-learning."Government recently launched the national e-learning strategy for scho...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
BCC introduces mobile app to report faults
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has come up with a mobile application to be used by residents in reporting faults in order to improve service delivery.Deputy mayor Council Mlandu Ncube said th...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Potraz moves to license omalayitsha
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it is working on a legal framework to license local and cross-border service providers in a bid to formalise their oper...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:44hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
Put Zimbabwe first to help re-engagement efforts
IT is the role of the media to put Zimbabwe first when reporting to complement Government's re-engagement efforts meant to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The media when disseminating...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Prisons service guard turns Gqom queen
AFTER a two-year stint as a teacher at Kezi Primary School in Matabeleland South province, Moreblessings Khumalo decided to quit her job, and followed her passion which was music in 2015.After...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:15hrs | 1853 | by Staff reporter
Former students move to lift Nkayi school
IN the winter of 2019, about 20 pupils from Sagonda Primary School in Matabeleland North's Nkayi district set out on a 53-kilometre walk aimed at raising funds to purchase building and educational mat...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:14hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
'Buy Zimbabwe' noble initiative, but sub-standard local products threaten success
As the "Buy Zimbabwe" campaign was busy lauding its successes (and, hopefully, also evaluating its failures) over its ten years of existence, my mother wa...Published: 08 May 2021 at 10:18hrs | 596 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Are new-technology online casinos overtaking the old online casinos?
As the online casino indust...Published: 06 May 2021 at 07:16hrs | 303 | by Staff writer
Halloo Econet, Telecel and NetOne
The Gokwe Mapfungautsi Constituency is facing poor Network connectivity challenges. The Constituency is along Chinyudze-Masoro-Ganyungu road under the Mapfungautsi Plateau. The network w...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:05hrs | 640 | by Etiwel Mutero
Promote diverse media, Misa urges govt
GOVERNMENT has been urged to implement the Windhoek Declaration (1991) on promoting an independent and pluralistic media, as well as the 2013 Constitution which provides guidelines and guarantees to f...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:18hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Cut the crap, Cde Kazembe Kazembe
HOME Affairs minister, Kazembe Kazembe, must be watching quite a load of blurred James Bond comic strips under this partial lockdown.This dude drew out a limping stunt last week. In the wee ho...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:41hrs | 956 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mobile network operators to set up more tower sites
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said mobile network operators are engaging local authorities to acquire land in order to set up 13 telecommunication towe...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:16hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
For an African man, sex is power to shut up a woman's mouth
An activist is a person who campaigns for social change. Someone who's actively involved in a protest or a political or social cause can be called an activist. Forms of activism range from mandate bui...Published: 02 May 2021 at 07:30hrs | 1175 | by Nomazulu Thata
Expert tips for better essay writing
The essay writing is an independent educational and scientific research of a student, which provides for the systematization, consolidation, expansion of theoretical knowledge, and practical skills in...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 18:41hrs | 495 | by Staff writer
Future of iGaming industry
Today, online gambling field is recognized as one of the fastest-growing industry in the world. Due to research, the iGaming industry was worth approximately US$41.78 billion by the end of 2016 and ju...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | 179 | by Staff writer
Security - Why it Matters for Due Diligence - use a data room
After the stock market crashed in 1929, a new law was formed. The Securities Act of 1933 sought to help investors make more inf...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 05:53hrs | 184 | by Staff writer
R41 quadrillion 'stolen' in South Africa, police investigating the case
THE Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) confirmed on Monday that it was investigating two cases reported at the Sandton police station involving the alleged theft of a colossal R41 qua...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:04hrs | 1344 | by Staff reporter
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