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Why Zimbabwe is not in First World
Forty-FIVE years since gaining Independence in 1980, Zimbabwe remains far from attaining First World status.This is not due to a lack of knowledge, exposure or vision. In fact, many of Zimbabw...Published: 7 hrs ago | 251 | by Jacob Mutisi
Zimbabwe's digital connectivity expands
Zimbabwe's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector experienced robust growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the national ICT index rising by 17.8% to reach 121.1. This significant i...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 07:51hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Objection to recently imposed US$92 radio licence fee
HIS Excellency, The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, Office of the President and Cabinet, Munhumutapa Building, Harare, Zimbabwe.Your Excellency Sir,...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:24hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dismisses Geza claims
ZANU-PF has dismissed claims by outspoken war veteran Blessed Geza that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is aware of his whereabouts.Geza, a former Zanu-PF central committee member, was recently e...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 12:12hrs | 1544 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's errant bankers must be punished
Vocal Harare political activist and business advocate, Engineer Jacob Mutisi, has called for stringent accountability for bankers and financial institutions involved in the mismanagement and fraudulen...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 09:19hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
NetOne CEO makes US$1bn move
NetOne, Zimbabwe's oldest mobile telecoms operator, has laid ambitious plans to achieve US$1 billion in annual revenue by 2029, despite facing challenges in accessing capital. Chief executive officer ...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:35hrs | 1275 | 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 com...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:58hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Elon Musk's Starlink eyes Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S telecoms sector faces massive disruption with the anticipated entrance of SpaceX's Starlink, the global satellite internet service giant linked to US tech billionaire Elon Musk into the cou...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
How fraudsters steal your data
When a scammer wants to take over your WhatsApp, Facebook, Paypal, Amazon or online bank account, what stands in their way is the short message service (SMS) verification code.All of today's m...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Jacob Mutisi
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...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe yet to receive Starlink application
THE government says Starlink, an American internet service provider controlled by billionaire investor Elon Musk is yet to submit an application for a licence to operate in Zimbabwe.There have...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabweans now big players in UK fraud scams
Another set of Zimbabweans caught and convicted in another United Kingdom (UK) Credit card fraud scam this week!"With the growth of internet usage worldwide, the UK has become a target destina...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mutisi ICT EXPERT
Zimra gridlocks ground companies
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)'s e-filing system has been overwhelmed since December last year, triggering serious gridlocks for thousands of companies attempting to file their tax returns....Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra gridlocks ground companies
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)'s e-filing system has been overwhelmed since December last year, triggering serious gridlocks for thousands of companies attempting to file their tax returns....Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a Cyber Court for online crimes
As more and more Zimbabwean businesses increasingly recognise the Internet as a place where commercial dealings can take place, the legal system will need to be equipped to not only understand the Int...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mutisi
Unfortunately, you can now buy counterfeit money online
DUE to the Covid-19 outbreak counterfeiters of United States dollars and South African rands have now moved from the streets to online.There is now always a website that is ready to sell and d...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 17 | by Jacob Mutisi
Zimbabwe needs a cyber army to protect our cyberspace
ImagIne a cyberattack on Zimbabwe's mobile money platforms, financial service networks and electronic payment platforms that include point of sale systems. These kinds of attacks have now become commo...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:35hrs | 12 | by Jacob Mutisi
Hackers use phone number to unlock personal details
A DEPUTY minister recently lost R600 000 through a cyber security breach on his South African bank account. Cyber criminals used his phone number to unlock his personal data. A phone number is an easy...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:44hrs | 14 | by Jacob Mutisi
Zimbabwean shareholder seeks ouster of Trevor Manuel from Old Mutual
THE labour row, rocking international financial conglomerate, Old Mutual has taken a sinister twist with a Zimbabwean shareholder now seeking the ouster of former South African Finance Minister Trevor...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
$42 million lost to cyber-crime
More than $40 million has been lost to cyber-crime in the first four months of the year, an official report has shown.According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) statistics, 4 001 counts o...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Forex shortages hit Zimbabwe's payment systems
ZIMBABWE'S payments ecosystem faces collapse as players in the sector are failing to pay licensed and maintenance fees to foreign service providers, Standardbusines has established.In recent w...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Econet payroll moved to Ecocash
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has started paying its staff through EcoCash in what the telecommunications giant says is to spare its employees from the hassle of spending time in bank queues.In a s...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Upsurge in mobile money fraud in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT) has warned that an increasing number of vendors and small-to-medium scale enterprises are receiving fake messages of transactions on their mo...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'RBZ must regulate not ban cryptocurrencies'
Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technology Division (ZICT) and other IT experts have called on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to regulate cryptocurrencies rather than banning them outright....Published: 14 May 2018 at 14:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Econet and the mystery of disappearing data
REPORTS have emerged of increased disappearing data from Econet Wireless's mobile subscribers on the telecom company's daily and weekly data packages, which the company blames on subscribers' mobile p...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reorter
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, Zim...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe most hackable country'
ZIMBABWE was listed as the most hackable country in the world out of 183 countries on the back of having many internet protocol (IP) addresses that are still using an outdated protocol leaving firms s...Published: 16 Aug 2017 at 17:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
WannaCry virus hit Zimbabwe banks
The government says it has identified two banks which were among several institutions affected by the WannaCry virus global attack from May 12 to 15 that affected a cross section of institutions....Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare town clerk holds on to appointment letter refuses to leave office
Harare Residents Trust has reported that the squabbles at the Harare town house are far from over as the recently appointed town clerk James Mushore is reportedly refusing to step out and holds onto&n...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 06:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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