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Chinese miner fined for using Starlink broadband in Zimbabwe
A Chinese mining company has been fined US$700 for using the Starlink internet service, which Zimbabwe is yet to licence.Authorities also seized the Starlink router and antenna.In a st...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 15:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's internet penetration rate on track to hit 75% by 2025
During 2022, a report by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) indicated that the country had a 63% internet penetration rate. It represented a higher increase (2...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 12:14hrs | 20 | by Staff Reporter
ZETDC installs its first Smart Meters
Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has launched its first smart meters, a modern innovation meant to improve the electrical supply chain.According to ...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:40hrs | | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
British embassy disowns recruitment advert
THE British embassy has dismissed an advertisement circulating on social media claiming that it was hiring interns.Some Zanu-PF members were claiming the interns were being recruited for a pro...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Poor journalism quality undermines democracy, news'
MEDIA experts have decried a fall in the quality of journalism around the world, with ethical concerns undermining the role of the media in democracy and reducing the quality of news.This came...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is a hostage to military interests'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's biographer Eddie Cross claims the Zanu-PF leader was a hostage to military interests for seven months after assuming power following a military coup in November 2017....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 18:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross says 'not unhappy' with black market foreign currency exchange
For a year, Eddie Cross sat on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy Committee, before he was fired for being too outspoken. In a recent interview with TechZim, he reveals why he is "...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 18:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Commercial and personal fiber internet advantages approaching Zimbabwe
Following the completion of a large linking project from TelOne in 2019, Zimbabwe is finally seeing moves into commercial fiber viability. Made possible through a $98 million loan from the China Exim ...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 12:49hrs | | by Staff Writer
Power shortage hits mobile phone services
THE full scale of the effects of load shedding hit the country yesterday, after power cuts reportedly interrupted mobile services including EcoCash mobile platform disrupting individual and business f...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecel to clear licensing arrears
MOBILE operator Telecel Zimbabwe has said it is now targeting to clear its licensing obligations of US$137,5 million to Government by 2020. In 2013 the mobile operator made an arrangement with...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions the National Backbone Fibre Optic Link
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday commissioned the National BroadBand optic fibre link at TelOne Beitbridge Exchange. The TelOne Optic link will connect Beitbridge with Bulawayo, Harar...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 11:23hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Econet energy company to have HQ in Bulawayo
According to Econet Coporate Communications, Bulawayo is going to be the home of their solar energy business, Distributed Power Africa (DPA), ...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:16hrs | | by TechZim
The fantasy that Mnangagwa would fix Zimbabwe is now fully exposed
As of January 18, more than 12 people had died, no less than 78 had suffered gunshot injuries, and at least 240 had been beaten and tortured by the Zimbabwean state. More than 466 had been arbitrarily...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 15:52hrs | | by David B Moore I The Conversation
First total internet shutdown in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe on Tuesday experienced its first total internet shutdown since inception. The shutdown came after citizens on Monday used social media to organize protests that left about five people dead an...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube goes on a tangent, sounds very dodgy
FINANCE minister Honourable, Professor Mthuli Ncube goes at a tangent while trying to address the question of double taxation on Zimbabweans moving money from their bank account to their mobile money ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
New taxes for transferring funds are simply ridiculous
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube delivered some sombre news at the Monetary Policy Statement. From charging 5c per transfer transaction the government will (with immediate effect) charge 2c for every dol...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ZEC website down again
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)'s website which can be accessed on www.zec.org.zw is down again.ZEC has put up an error message citing that a sche...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 14:21hrs | | by Sithabile Mafu
Mnangagwa launches his new website
Every politician wants to be labelled as a people's person. More so as a people's president. From Donald Trump's twitter rants and Yoweri Museveni's famed videos and selfies, presidents are now using ...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 14:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwese TV offers free Facebook access
Aggressiveness could be the key strategy for Zimbabwean telecom and media company Econet Wireless, whose Kwese pay television platform is offering free Facebook access and a subscription package for c...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 21:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Golix platform hacked
Golix, a Zimbabwean cryptocurrency exchange platform that is said to be processing about $1 million per month, has disclosed a breach into their systems that took place on the 12th of March 2018, via ...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 11:54hrs | | by techweez.com
Mnangagwa son in-law's business interests
There is a man right here in Zimbabwe who happens to be a seasoned lawyer, major shareholder in one of the telecommunications companies and son in law to a prominent politician in Zimbabwe. All this i...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by TechZim
Photos of Mandiwanzira's flash cars, house go viral online
As the Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security, Supa Mandiwanzira faces corruption charges photos of his flash cars and house have gone viral on social media with some Zimb...Published: 04 Jan 2018 at 09:06hrs | 14 | by Stephen Jakes
TelOne recruiting cyber security analyst
TelOne is recruiting and we know you'd be interested, TechZim reported.Here is the as it appeared in t...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 12:38hrs | | by TechZim
Mugabe images removed from Zanu-PF website
Following the military takeover events in Zimbabwe this past week, and a subsequent removal of President Robert Mugabe from his position as Zanu-PF’s President today by that party's Central Committe...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyber Security minister has five 'Facebook accounts'
Hon Patrick Antony Chinamasa, the outgoing Finance Minister was just reappointed as the new Minister of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation, TechZim has reported. As he takes on th...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 12:47hrs | | by Leonard Sengere
Kwesé TV gives 5 free channels
Strive Masiyiwa, the founder of Econet and Kwesé TV, recently announced on Facebook that Kwesé TV will be offering 5 free channels to you even if you don't pay for any subscription. The free channel...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 13:00hrs | | by TechZim
DStv Zimbabwe should accept part payment in bond notes
Multichoice Zimbabwe should accept part payment in bond notes, WRITES Leonard Sengere in ...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 08:17hrs | | by Leonard Sengere
Kwese TV switched off in Zimbabwe to refund clients
The government of Zimbabwe, through the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe, have managed to suspend Kwese TV from broadcasting following their Supreme Court appeal against the initial High Court rulin...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans can stream live sports for free
Zimbabweans can now stream sports games live as well as sports commentary on their mobile phones. TechZ...Published: 05 Aug 2017 at 11:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diasporans can beat Zimbabwe's cash shortages with mobile payments
The crunching cash shortages in Zimbabwe are the source of much frustration and inconvenience. For those in the diaspora, especially, it is disappointing that after sending one's loved ones cash to me...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 19:20hrs | | by Chofamba Sithole
DStv opens Premium bouquet channels to Zimbabwe Compact subscribers
DStv Compact and Compact Plus viewers are being given an 'open window month' enabling them to view three television channels available only on the DStv Premium bouquet.According to ...Published: 18 May 2017 at 12:00hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Data providers in bruising rat race
AS mobile broadband service providers compete for the hearts and wallets of local consumers, a bruising rat race is gradually developing in the sector, raising hope prices might decline to reasonable ...Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Africa Moyo
DStv gets cheaper competitor in Zimbabwe
Chinese-backed pan-African pay TV provider StarTimes is set to launch in Zimbabwe under the StarSat brand, according to local reports.StarTimes country manager Brenda Matshazi told local n...Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 16:34hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers to launch TV network
The government owned Zimpapers, the largest print media house in Zimbabwe, is preparing to launch a new TV network, Zimpapers Television Network. According to ...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 08:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Potraz forces NetOne to reverse its data promotions
ZImbabwe's telecoms regulator, POTRAZ has just announced that it forcing local mobile network operator NetOne to reverse its data promotions. According to POTRAZ the promotions weren't approved, ...Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 20:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shutting Down Zimbabwe, shuts internet as well
According to the information trickling in the internet is playing up in most parts of the Zimbabwe today. Technology news website, TechZim, this morning reported that "WhatsApp is currently no...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 08:59hrs | | by Moyo Roy
'Zimbabwe to ban WhatsApp, Facebook to contain protests'
The Government of Zimbabwe is reportedly planning to ban social media in the coming days in a bid to block messages about protests from spreading, TechZim reported.The development is linked to...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 21:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Econet considering ad-blocking
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is considering to introduce ad-blocking on its network through software on its data centres.The practice has already been introduced in other markets like Europe where...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 14:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet, Ericsson to launch Video-on-Demand platform
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe will partner Ericsson to launch NuVu, a Video-on-Demand (VOD) platform in Zimbabwe.The service would become the latest entrant into the increasingly popular, highl...Published: 30 May 2016 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe introduces online visa application and company registration
Company registration and Visa application in Zimbabwe can now be done online.ZimConnect is a Ministry of ICT online service that was launched this year to provide people with an online alterna...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Zimbabwe Young Achievers Tech Awards nominees named
The Young Achievers Tech Awards nominees list has been officially announced after meticulous verification from well renowned tech professionals in Zimbabwe. The Young Achievers Tech Awards, wa...Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
DStv defends high bouquet prices
Multichoice Zimbabwe says criticism of prices of its DStv bouquets is unjustified as they are among the cheapest in Africa.The digital satellite television company says the cost of DStv bo...Published: 04 Feb 2015 at 16:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dr Mambondiani appointed Steward Bank acting CEO
Lance Mambondiani has been appointed the Acting CEO at Steward Bank as his boss, Kwanele Ngwenya leaves the organisation at the end of the month. According to ...Published: 22 Jan 2015 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne introduces free emergency airtime
Today state-owned mobile network NetOne introduced its own emergency airtime credit facility that extends 50 cents to any prepaid subscriber accessing the service on the *140# shortcode, ...Published: 12 Jan 2015 at 08:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Is there any good internet service in Bulawayo?
A few days ago part of the Techzim team was in Bulawayo for the ZOL Startup Challenge Meetup that was held at NUST.While the City of Kings provided a warm reception and an encouraging response...Published: 08 Sep 2014 at 10:55hrs | | by Nigel Gambanga
Airtime and street vendors to pay $1 a day State levy
It has been reported that the Zimbabwe government is planning to step up its revenue collection efforts with a crackdown on all informal traders.According to TechZim, this blitz will also rope...Published: 29 Jul 2014 at 17:35hrs | | by TechZim
Econet to launch pay TV service?
Econet Wireless will be launching a new subscription and "pay as you go" TV service called ipidi in the coming weeks to few months.TechZim reported that a job advert for a marketing director t...Published: 10 Jun 2014 at 15:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet to introduce Wi-Fi Hotpots
Econet will be launching Wi-Fi hotpots in a bid to ease congestion on the regular mobile broadband networks that use GPRS, Edge and 3G, TechZim reported. "We were tipped to this development by...Published: 08 May 2014 at 16:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet opens up EcoCash to banks
Econet Wireless has opened up full Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) functionality for ZimSwitch mobile money transfer service, TechZim reported.According to TechZim, in the comin...Published: 16 Jan 2014 at 17:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
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