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Mark Zuckerberg builds US$100 million underground house as he prepares for Doomsday
In a move that has sparked intense speculation, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly in the process of constructing a sprawling $100 million compound in Hawaii, featuring an underground bunker a...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 07:26hrs | 1176 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean 'mbingas' flashy lifestyles reflect a corrupt economy
So, another so-called mbinga (wealthy person) in Zimbabwe has been active once again, on social media flaunting his latest acquisitions.This time around, he bought himself the latest Maybach B...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Tendai Mbofana
Hoping to build economy by 'creating' entrepreneurs and innovators is delusional and misguided!
There is a popular saying - leaders are born and not created or made. That is very true.It is a futile exercise trying to make a leader out of someone who never had leadership qualitie...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 09:59hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
As long as Zimbabweans believe flying on a airplane is an achievement then we're going nowhere as a country!
I have noticed a very disturbing trend in Zimbabwe - which I strongly believe is one of the main reasons we are not moving forward as a nation.As much as there is polarization in the political...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 12:46hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe heading nowhere faster!
I HAVE noticed a very disturbing trend in Zimbabwe - which I strongly believe is one of the main reasons why we are not moving forward as a nation.As much as there is polarisation in the polit...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:14hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is corruption in Zimbabwe because of crooked minds or purely cruel idiocy?
Let us imagine a small town - with residents living on the verge of impoverishment due to the collapse of their only mainstay (an iron and steel making company) over a decade ago - yet, their town fat...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 15:30hrs | 5 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mboweni to mentor young business leaders
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe Group CEO Douglas Mboweni, has taken it upon himself to mentor the next generation of young business leaders in the country.Speaking to a group of young entrepreneurs ...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
When everyone dreams of being an 'influencer' who will truly change the world?
It is all now about the "glitz and glam"!We now have a generation that wants to make a living from partying and drinking champagne!Everyone now dreams of being a "social media influenc...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:40hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Facebook changes its name
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand.The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas li...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 06:55hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Facebook planing to change company name
Social media giant Facebook is planning to change its company name next week, the Verge reported on Tuesda...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 08:53hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Mark Zuckerberg speaks out
I wanted to share a note I wrote to everyone at our company.Hey everyone: it's been quite a week, and I wanted to share some thoughts with all of you. First, the SEV that took down all...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 07:33hrs | 9 | by Mark Zuckerberg
BREAKING: WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook crash all over the world
Mark Zuckerberg owned mobile applications WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook went down on Monday afternoon after what many international media reports called a major crash or major outage. The a...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 17:45hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Every Zimbabwean can be very rich without political inclination
I was going through my WhatsApp messages and my eyes were blinded by this message below. I felt it will be helpful to all of us if we are to read. I stole some of the advices.Many times I am c...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 13:30hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Masiyiwa urges young Africans to lead 'wealth revolution'
ZIMBABWEAN telecoms mogul Strive Masiyiwa has called on young African business owners - whom he calls "digital, liberated young entrepreneurs" - to lead a wealth-creation and entrepreneurial revolutio...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zuckerberg bans Trump from his Facebook
Facebook on Thursday said it will block President Trump on its platforms at least until the end of his term on Jan. 20, as the mainstream online world moved forcefully to limit the president after yea...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 19:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Abandon sinking US dollar ship? Top UK banker pushes for new 'synthetic hegemonic currency'
Bank of England head Mark Carney has urged his fellow central bankers to embrace tech like Facebook's Libra to build a multipolar system, warning against "swapping one currency hegemon for another" - ...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:54hrs | | by RT
Zimbabwe needs new heroes
LAST week was a tragic week, tragic in that we interred to the bowels of mother earth a hero in the mould of Oliver Mtukudzi. There is no doubt that Tuku, as he was popularly known, was a different ki...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:46hrs | | by Pupurayi Togarepi
How Facebook and Whatsapp fuelled chaos and confusion in Zimbabwe
The riots wouldn't have happened without Facebook and Whatsapp. On the morning of January 14th 2019 a swelling mob of hundreds of angry residents flocked the towns filling the streets in the commercia...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 15:59hrs | 7 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Go to hell Strive Masiyiwa' Jonathan Moyo says as he spills more beans
...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 18:45hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Supporting Mnangagwa without backing Zanu PF, backing MDC without supporting Chamisa
"Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator," observed a sage.I am not into political prophecy, but this week last year - precisely November 6, 2017, the day then President Robert Mugabe s...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Obama and the fallacy of the African dream
When then-Senator Barrack Obama won the presidential election in the USA, ahead of Republican Party nominee John McCain, on Tuesday, November 3 in 2008 – Africa as a whole celebrated the election of...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 14:54hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
Facebook speaks on Zimbabwe users' security
Maxwell Sibanda, has received responses of questions sent to Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook. Find below some excerpts of the interview with the Facebook spokesperson.Q: How safe are Facebook...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 13:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wicknell's shoe fetish brag backfires
Pompous businessman, Wicknell Chivayo received a backlash on social media yesterday after he posted a picture of himself with eight pairs of shoes displayed on a kitchen table.With the caption...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tony Elumelu empowering entrepreneurs in Africa
" As an entrepreneur myself, I understand what it feels like to yearn for a lifeline, to hope for a 'big break', to look forward to enjoying some luck.", vowed that Tony O. Elumelu. Tony O. Elumelu is...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 11:46hrs | | by Enos Denhere
Facebook pauses WhatsApp data sharing
London - Facebook agreed to suspend its planned use of data from UK users of its WhatsApp messaging service for advertising purposes, the nation's privacy watchdog said as it vowed to "keep pushin...Published: 08 Nov 2016 at 10:35hrs | | by Bloomberg
Facebook CEO 'Mark Zuckerberg' goes to Nigeria
LONDON - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub in Lagos, meet with developers and partn...Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 20:52hrs | | by APO
African developers take the world stage at Facebook's annual F8 conference
JOHANNESBURG - Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) (http://www.Facebook.com) announced at its annual F8 developer conference (https://www.FBf8.com), held in San Francisco on 12 and 13 April, that the company partner...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 10:12hrs | | by APO
Canadian company secures $350m for Zimbabwe projects
A CANADIAN firm has secured more than $350 million to finance government-backed projects with a service contract now expected to be signed between the firm and the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Canada if the...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Innocent Ruwende
Jose Mourinho expected at Bulawayo investment indaba
FORMER Real Madrid and Chelsea Football Club manager Jose Mourinho and American businesswoman and Facebook spokesperson Randi Zuckerberg are set to visit the country to address government officials an...Published: 23 Mar 2016 at 05:39hrs | | by Innocent Ruwende
Isis targets Facebook and Twitter bosses
Islamic State has released a 25-minute video featuring the faces of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg being riddled with mock bullet holes.Isis has begun to respond with...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 07:13hrs | | by Tech Reporter
Meet the nerd from Nketa
CALL him a nerd, a geek, whizkid or any of the many stereotypical names overly intellectual people are often pejoratively called.The 19-year-old Ronald Shereni seems not to care. Instead he ha...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:31hrs | 10 | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
Facebook founder explains why they turned on 'Safety Check' for Paris
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has explained the giant social media site "turned on Safety Check for Paris but not for bombings in Beirut and other places."Zuckerberg said Facebook "...Published: 16 Nov 2015 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Mark Zuckerberg launches book club
A book club started by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has already had almost 140,000 "likes".The billionaire social network founder has set up the Facebook group "...Published: 05 Jan 2015 at 17:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Internet abuzz as Facebook co-founder 'Zuckerberg' turns 30
San Francisco - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was branded all grown-up on Wednesday, his 30th birthday triggering a barrage of online accolades and playful barbs.The Facebook co-founder's list ...Published: 15 May 2014 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
WhatsApp hits 500 million users
Washington - WhatsApp now has 500 million regular, active users around the world, the free mobile messaging service being acquired by Facebook said.That is up from an estimated 450 million as ...Published: 23 Apr 2014 at 13:27hrs | | by AFP
Facebook to buy WhatsApp
Facebook Inc will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in a landmark deal that places the world's largest social network closer to the heart of mobile ...Published: 20 Feb 2014 at 06:32hrs | | by Reuters
Facebook founder tops US philanthropist list
New York - Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife topped a list of the biggest US philanthropic donors in 2013, giving away nearly $1bn, the Chronicle of Philanthropy said o...Published: 10 Feb 2014 at 23:41hrs | | by Reuters
Facebook founder to visit Nigeria
The founder of Facebook, a social networking website, Mr Mark Zuckerberg, is scheduled to visit Akwa Ibom State in May this year as one of the guest speakers at a youth economic summit organised by th...Published: 13 Apr 2013 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Facebook introduces new product 'Home'
California - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is not building a phone or an operating system. Rather, Facebook is introducing a mobile experience called "Home" that makes the social netw...Published: 04 Apr 2013 at 18:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Facebook phone to be launches tomorrow
The giant online social network Facebook is set to launch the new "Facebook phone" tomorrow April 4.The press event will be held at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California - revea...Published: 03 Apr 2013 at 07:05hrs | | by Tech Reporter
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to pay $1.1 billion tax for 2012
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is on the hook for a $1.1 billion tax bill for 2012, the result of his company’s going public last year.That decision gave Zuckerberg, the co...Published: 29 Mar 2013 at 04:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zuckerberg ranked top chief executive
San Francisco - Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg on Friday was ranked top chief executive in a Glassdoor survey of what current and former employees think of how top bosses are leading companies.Zuc...Published: 16 Mar 2013 at 20:43hrs | | by Staff Repoprter
Brand Pages Need To Combine Words and Pictures in Facebook News Feed
LONDON - The announcement that Facebook is to carry out a major redesign to its News Feed, including the increased value of images, will present greater opportunities to engage with their customers in...Published: 11 Mar 2013 at 15:01hrs | | by PRNewswire
Facebook to unveil a new look for its 'newsfeed'
Facebook Inc will unveil a new look for its popular "newsfeed" next week, the latest move by the Web company to revamp key elements of its 1 billion member social network.Facebook will showca...Published: 01 Mar 2013 at 23:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Facebook CEO 'Zuckerberg' and wife are the 2nd-biggest charitable donors
Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife were the second-biggest charitable donors in the United States last year, appearing behind only billionaire Warren Buffett on a list of the nati...Published: 13 Feb 2013 at 07:28hrs | 12 | by CNN
Are We the People God Forgot!
Gripped by a sense of failure, I sat on the bench and stared at the horizon in the direction of my motherland. A jab of pain couldn't let go."Are we the forgotten people?" I asked....Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 17:44hrs | | by Field Ruwe
Facebook will 'disappear' in the next decade - Analyst
An analyst according to nydailynews.com has predicted that the social network giant Facebook will "disappear" in "the next five to eight years" time.Eric Jackson, founder of Ironfire Capital,...Published: 06 Jun 2012 at 05:54hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Facebook creating its own mobile phone
Facebook is preparing to take on Google and Apple by creating its own handset and the software to operate it, according to a string of reports from Silicon Valley to Taiwan.The social network ...Published: 28 May 2012 at 19:27hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Facebook Inc sued over IPO
Facebook Inc and banks including Morgan Stanley were sued by the social networking leader's shareholders, who claimed the defendants hid Facebook's weakened growth forecasts ahead of its $16 billion i...Published: 23 May 2012 at 12:43hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Facebook co-founder, Zuckerberg ties the knot
Washington - Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday finally tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan. Zuckerberg announced the nuptials through a status update on the...Published: 20 May 2012 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
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