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Zimbabwe's internet traffic is served via South Africa

Zimbabwe's internet traffic is served from South AfricaMore than 90% of Zimbabwe's internet traffic is served via Teraco, a data centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, where local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) peer for free with major g…

Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 18:16hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF admits employing internet trolls to attack opponents

Zanu-PF has confirmed that it employs a group of internet trolls under the Varakashi4ED Social Media Unit to attack its opponents and amplify its messages, according to a document obtained by ZimLive.The unit, which is reportedly led by th…

Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 11:42hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter

Africa needs to improve internet connectivity

Zimbabwe's internet connectivity rate has reached an impressive 78%, far surpassing the African continent's average, which stands below 50%, according to Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Courier Services, Tate…

Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:29hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo reaches full capacity for Starlink

The Bulawayo City Centre and its surrounding areas have hit full capacity for Starlink devices, following a similar situation in Harare just two weeks prior, according to an update on Starlink's official website. The SpaceX satellite inter…

Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 14:31hrs | 3690 | by Staff reporter

TelOne jumps on Starlink train

TelOne, one of Zimbabwe's largest fixed internet providers, has announced its partnership with Starlink, becoming an authorized reseller of the satellite internet service. This move comes in response to the recent entry of Elon Musk's Spac…

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 15:33hrs | 2640 | by Staff reporter

Starlink rocks Zimbabwe market

The entry of SpaceX's Starlink into the Zimbabwean market is poised to shake up the telecommunications sector, potentially leading to significant changes in service delivery, cost structures, and overall market dynamics.Starlink, a major p…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:59hrs | 2995 | by Staff reporter

Potraz approves IMC's internet service license

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has approved local firm IMC Communications' application for an internet service provider (ISP) license, enabling a partnership with Elon Musk's Starlink, a subsidi…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:03hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter

TelOne panics

TelOne Zimbabwe has partnered with Eutelsat OneWeb, a subsidiary of the French-based satellite operator Eutelsat Group, to strengthen its internet services ahead of the anticipated launch of Starlink in Zimbabwe. This move comes as local i…

Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:36hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe blocks Starlink services

Zimbabwe's telecoms regulator says it has told Elon Musk that his SpaceX should first submit a licence before its Starlink can be allowed to operate in the country.On Friday, Starlink blocked services to users in Zimbabwe, where customers …

Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 18:05hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Internet providers bemoan high taxation

ZIMBABWE'S internet access providers (IAPs) have raised concern about high taxes which they claim are impeding their ability to operate and forcing them to pass the costs to customers, Standardbusiness reported.The operators revealed this …

Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt warned over Starlink dithering

EXPERTS have cautioned the Zimbabwean government against impeding technological advancement as that will be akin to trying to stop the wind or hold something with greased hands.The warning comes at a time when the authorities have made con…

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:58hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's internet costs surge

When a sharp hike in Zimbabwe's internet costs drove Joyce Kapvumfuti's small catering enterprise offline for a week, orders for her wedding cakes, business lunches and frosted cupcakes collapsed."I used to get at least five customers a we…

Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:52hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

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 internet project, shines brightly for rural and unconnected regions in Africa. Howeve…

Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 04:50hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu

Senegal restricts internet access

The action is necessary to stop the spread of "hateful messages" on social media following an opposition figure's arrest, the Communications Ministry has saidThe government of Senegal has temporarily shut down internet access from Monday, …

Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 19:25hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

BCC engages Potraz on internet provision

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) wants to engage the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) to help in the provision of internet services through community information centres in the city.Latest council minutes …

Published: 26 May 2023 at 18:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Starlink rattles Zimbabwe internet service providers

The era of hanging emails, failed file downloads, and unstable internet will soon be a thing of the past if Starlink's global satellite internet service is rolled out in Zimbabwe. Elon Musk's Starlink is regarded as one of the greatest inn…

Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt targets 75% internet penetration

GOVERNMENT says it is targeting to increase internet penetration rate to reach 75% by 2025.Women's Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Development minister Sithembiso Nyoni said this while delivering a keynote address at the General Assem…

Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

'50% of Zimbabwe's population has no access to the Internet'

HALF of Zimbabwe's population has no access to the internet, a cabinet minister has said, warning that digital exclusion reinforces and deepens existing economic and social exclusion.ICTs minister Jenfan Muswere said although internet pene…

Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's internet penetration rate increases

ZIMBABWE'S internet penetration rate has increased with broadband network extension remaining an issue, Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Dr Jenfan Muswere has said.Speaking at the commemoration …

Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

No internet at Harare municipality offices

HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday grilled the council's Information Communication and Technology department (ICT) after it emerged that the municipality has gone for weeks without internet services.Mafume fired a salvo at City of Harare …

Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Fraudsters registering fake domains including for Zimbabwe passports

A fraudster has registered http://zimpassports.online to defraud Zimbabweans who are desperate for the elusive Zimbabwean passport.According to the website https://who.is, whoever registered the domain zimpassports.online has decided to ke…

Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:28hrs | 8 | by Jacob Mutisi

Potraz denies throttling the internet

THE launch of the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa last Sunday overwhelmed Zimbabwe's internet connectivity, sparking fears that the authorities in Harare had throttled access to the World Wide Web, but…

Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 19:31hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Misa blasts internet slowdown during Chamisa's rally

THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa-Zimbabwe) has blasted the internet slowdown on Sunday at a time when the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa was holding its campaign rally, impacting media…

Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Misa advocates for low data tariffs

MEDIA Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has joined civic groups in a campaign for low data tariffs to enable citizens enjoy cheap internet services.Misa legal and information communication technology officer Nompilo Simanye told…

Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Internet now a basic need, says ICT minister

INFORMATION and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere yesterday said COVID-19 had transformed the internet into a basic need and pressured government to speed up connectivity in marginalised areas.He was speaking at the of…

Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'Internet censorship worst in Zimbabwe'

ZIMBABWE recorded the worst internet censorship rankings in southern Africa despite President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation promises to usher democratic reforms.Zimbabwe is one of the 175 countries that featured in the Internet Cen…

Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:52hrs | 5 | 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 broadband.In 2019, the revenue stood at ZW…

Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe clocks 60% Internet penetration

ZIMBABWE'S Internet penetration jumped to about 60 percent in the third quarter of 2020 from 56 percent in the previous quarter as the country intensifies efforts to increase digital connectivity, which is vital in building a vibrant digit…

Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

The rise of global freelancing

Did you know that over a third of American workers are freelancers? Their numbers are rapidly increasing, and soon more than half the population is expected to be working this way. What's more, American companies are increasingly commissio…

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 08:55hrs | 36 | by Staff Writer

Mnangagwa's govt target internet users

Government is set to put in place social media abuse laws amid revelations that there is an upsurge in internet abuse and the proliferation of illegal websites.This comes on the back of a rise in mobile broadband penetration, which has pow…

Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe pushes for increased Internet usage

ICT minister Kazembe Kazembe says government is forging ahead with its plans push to bring high-speed Internet to rural areas around the country in an effort to accelerate economic development.This comes as the Postal and Telecommunication…

Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe was right in shutting down the internet

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights took the government to court with the Zimbabwean chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa, ZLHR. Access to Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Twitter was closed. Lawyers agued that The shutdown was a…

Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 13:52hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Zimbabweans rejoice as internet services are restored

Zimbabweans rejoiced yesterday as blocked social media platforms were restored following a High Court ruling on Monday.The ruling follows a challenge by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa)-Zi…

Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe High Court to rule on Internet suit

THE High Court in Harare will today rule on the legality of the Government's directive to mobile network operators to shut down all internet operations in the country during last week's violent demonstrations. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Huma…

Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's internet clampdown: A tale of absurdities

When the current crop of leaders in government executed a clever coup that drove out Robert Mugabe in November 2017, most of us overestimated their ability to think. Those guys are just a dumb lump of clowns pretending to be ruling Zimbabw…

Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:38hrs | 18 | by Tawanda Majoni

Legality of blocking the Internet simplified

TODAY, we discuss the legality of the recent shock total blockade of the Internet and subsequent limitation of service to the exclusion of social media sites Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Twitter, among others. If ever there was somethin…

Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | 10 | by Miriam Tose Majome

'Internet shutdown is unconstitutional,' says Jonathan Moyo

Zimbabwe's mobile phone networks and internet were partially shut down, with one industry source saying the systems had been jammed and many users were complaining of severely limited access.Jonathan Moyo, notorious for his actions during …

Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:01hrs | 15 | by Ndou Paul

Air Zimbabwe in trouble over internet services debt

NATIONAL airline, Air Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd has been taken to court by local internet service provider, Powertel Communications (Pvt) Ltd, over a $18 441 debt for services rendered.On August 17 this year, Powertel, through its lawyers Baera a…

Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe intensifies internet connectivity

INFORMATION Communication and Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira yesterday said the government was intensifying its efforts to bring internet connectivity to every household countrywide.The minister made the remarks while officially ope…

Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter

Everything you need to know about online shopping

This new way of shopping gifts or service reservations has won over many users in recent years. To be pragmatic, buying on the internet is both time and money saving and it is especially more convenient than going to the store. Hence, you …

Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 18:48hrs | 5 | by Agencies

Africa Day: internet freedoms, a way to democracy

As we are in the spirit of embracing our 'Africaness', we must not forget the key tenets to democracy.  Democracy entails citizen's participation in public affairs, with respect for different points of view. Living in a continent wher…

Published: 24 May 2018 at 15:10hrs | 146 | by Patience Sibanda

ZDI, Media Centre push for youth inclusion in internet governance

Social media is emerging as powerful as ever in Zimbabwe from 2016 to date and could probably be the best weapon fashioned in as much as the promotion of democracy is concerned as it has been used as a sentinel for human rights activism wo…

Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 14:31hrs | 2 | by Zimsentinel Correspondent

Blackout hit Zimbabwe banks hard

THE banking sector lost an estimated $70 million after many internet-dependent transactions could not be processed because of the recent data blackout which lasted six hours.On December 5, Zimbabwe experienced a major internet blackout as …

Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Govt moves to cut internet costs

THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has launched the Zimbabwe Internet Exchange Point (ZIX), which will cut internet costs by using already established networks in neighbouring countries for internet…

Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Powertel goes for weeks without internet connectivity

Low cost internet provider, Powertel Communications' internet connectivity has been down for a week, with the parastatal remaining mum over the disservice.The blackout has affected Powertel's, a subsidiary of ZESA, national internet connec…

Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 11:03hrs | 6 | by Takudzwa Chiwara

Cheaper broadband coming to Zimbabwe!

Cheaper and accessible broadband a real possibility "The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude to the problem" - Captain Jack Sparrow Imagine a Zimbabwe where 90% of the population can afford and have access cheaper inte…

Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 07:18hrs | | by Vince Musewe

Pupils mandated to use smartphones in class

All pupils from ECD to A-Level will now be mandated to have smartphones, tablets and laptops for learning purposes. This is part of the new education curriculum that is being implemented. According to reports, parents are expecte…

Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 02:49hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

The case for Internet regulation

The Internet is not only a conduit of nefarious activities but a domain of sophisticated crime which any nation would need to regulate. Other countries have already addressed this by putting in place some kind of governance to that problem…

Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Nick Mangwana

Offline System on the cards for CICs

An offline system has been tabled for the Community Information Centres (CICs) in order to provide information to communities that might not have access to the Internet.With the challenge of internet access in some parts of the country, th…

Published: 08 May 2015 at 13:51hrs | 5722 | by Mandla Moyo, Freelance journalist based in Matabeleland North

Thousands of computer users may lose internet in July

Washington - For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing internet connections this summer.Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertis…

Published: 21 Apr 2012 at 15:14hrs | 3 | by AP

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