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Every single entrepreneur wants to grow the business into a large and successful enterprise. The fact is, this isn’t something that will happen within the span of a few nights or even weeks or month...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:24hrs | 1145 | by Staff Reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's Econet accused of murder?
Rutendo Matinyarare who resides in South Africa has been making a lot of videos on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube talking about many different things.Econet decided to respond though when Matin...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 17:00hrs | 16327 | by social media
Zimbabwe start-up targets foreign market
A Zimbabwean start-up, Flexi Africa, has set up an online trade platform which links local vendors to international markets.Flexi Africa chief executive Gerald Nyamadzawo told Standardbusiness...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 10:38hrs | 1846 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telecoms sector posts 9,2% profit
Zimbabwe's postal and telecommunications sector registered a 9,2 percent revenue growth in the third quarter to September, 2018 on the back on increased usage of data and internet. In its Post...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:44hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe telecoms investment costs drop 35%'
ZIMBABWE's infrastructure sharing model has yielded up to 35 percent drop in the cost of investment in the information and telecommunications sector, which will largely benefit ordinary consumers and ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:38hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Digital tax headache for small economies
Taxation of digital services like Facebook, e-Commerce, cloud services, video streaming, Twitter and Google advertising is a complex global problem.Countries like Zimbabwe, which are beneficia...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:53hrs | 354 | by Dr Dennis Magaya
'Zimbabwe lagging behind on cybercrime security'
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) management met over the weekend with the parliamentary committee on information communication technology in Kadoma to highli...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:02hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to apply for passports at post offices
Government is working on measures that will allow citizens to obtain passports and other official documents at post offices across the country, it has been learnt.The latest development is lik...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 16:04hrs | 5283 | by Staff reporter
10ngah.com brings the $125 Laptop with CyberMonday in Zimbabwe
Online Retailer 10ngah.com launches Cyber Monday and Cyberweek deals in Zimbabwe. 10ngah.com plans to introduce affordable Laptops, Apple products, from the lowest prices on MacBook Pros and MacBook A...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 10:57hrs | 1110 | by Staff writer
'China can assist with Zimbabwe re-industrialisation'
China has the potential to finance Zimbabwe's re-industrialisation strategy following a significant increase in trade between the two countries, economic analysts have said.This comes as China...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 12:39hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Thumeza changing logistics landscape in Bulawayo
My name is Gugulethu Siso and I am the Founder and CEO of Thumeza which is registered as a Private Business Corporation. Thumeza is a delivery solutions provider focused on on-demand and last mile del...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 12:43hrs | 1731 | by Gugulethu Siso
Chinese billionaire commits to invest in Zimbabwe
ONE of China's top billionaires, Mr Li Jinyuan, has committed to invest in Zimbabwe after he held talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week. Mr Li, who is chairman and chief executive ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:24hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma visits Victoria Falls
CHINESE billionaire Mr Jack Ma visited Victoria Falls incognito and spent a night in the resort town. Mr Ma (53) landed on Wednesday afternoon on a private plane with a group of about 20 peopl...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Maitengwe finally gets mobile connectivity
THE era of reliance on mobile connectivity from neighbouring Botswana is over for Maitengwe community in Bulilima West constituency following yesterday's official commissioning of a shared base statio...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 06:54hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Morale booster for Zimbabwe military
Officials from a Chinese company met Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday and deliberated on how conditions of service of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces could be improved, particularly in the ar...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pushes for increased spectrum in ICT
Zimbabwe is pushing for additional spectrum to support growth for its broadcast and information communication technology (ICT) industry, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information Communicatio...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:12hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
'Set up Cyber Security and Internet Court'
Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT) has called for the set up of a Cyber Security and Internet Court.ZICT - a division of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers - said th...Published: 12 May 2018 at 14:15hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Naspers to raise up to $11bn by trimming Tencent stake
Naspers NPNJn.J is cutting its stake in lucrative Chinese investment Tencent 0700.HK by as much as 2 percent in a deal that could net the South African media and e-commerce group up to $11 billion....Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 12:46hrs | 237 | by Reuters
Mnangagwa commitments to a thriving e-society
President Mnangagwa has today launched the country's National ICT Policy and the Zimbabwe ICT Innovation Drive.The President said the policy seeks to enhance the use of ICTs by all sectors and...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 11:51hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA Celebrates International Customs Day
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) along with its customs and border management partners around the world celebrated International Customs Day commemorations, which were held in Mutare on 26 Janua...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 07:36hrs | 256 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's first $ billionaire
Telecom tycoon Strive Masiyiwa has become Zimbabwe's first billionaire.According to a report by Forbes, Masiyiwa, 57 is now worth $1.7 billion. Masiyiwa controls Econet Group, a Zimbabwe-liste...Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 05:39hrs | 1946 | by Forbes
DStv parent eyes Zimbabwe mobile firms
Africa's most valuable company, Naspers which owns MultiChoice, has set its eyes on partnering with Zimbabwe's mobile telephone firms to boost its video-on-demand business.This comes as th...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 14:08hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
Six technology trends that SMEs should watch out for in 2017
Sage Chief Technology Officer Klaus-Michael Vogelberg talks about the role chatbots, collective intelligence and blockchain will play at start-up and scale up enterprises in 2017 Sage, th...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 13:08hrs | 421 | by Agencies
Refusal of plastic money by key institutions frustrates consumers
Refusal to accept plastic money by key institutions has worsened the plight of cash starved individuals as the liquidity shortage continues.Consumers have to queue for long hours just to get s...Published: 21 Dec 2016 at 19:54hrs | 970 | by Staff Reporter
A study into How E-Commerce businesses are using couriers and how they are keeping productivity high
Online shopping has become increasingly popular especially as it is far more accessible as people can shop in the comforts of their own home. E-commerce businesses are easier and generally cheaper to ...Published: 19 Feb 2016 at 12:48hrs | 2429 | by Staff Reporter
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 | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Chinese courier company to deliver mail in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE's State-owned postal agency, Zimpost, and China's largest courier company, YTO Express, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see the Chinese firm injecting a substant...Published: 01 Dec 2015 at 05:17hrs | 1290 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's correct speech
Address by His Excellency the President Robert Mugabe on the Occasion of the Official Opening of the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of Zimbabwe: 15th September...Published: 16 Sep 2015 at 00:47hrs | 4865 | by Staff Reporter
Insurance firms urged to digitalise
Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe president Lovemore Gomera has emphasised on the need for insurance companies to digitalise in order to keep up with modern trends. He said the companies nee...Published: 25 Aug 2015 at 07:24hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
zimHost.com wins Webdesigner of the year
Zimhosts.com has been voted the best web designer company of the year (2014 – 2015) at the Zimbabwe Business Awards which was held at Crown Plaza hotel in Harare.According to the compan...Published: 26 Feb 2015 at 06:29hrs | 4611 | by Tech Reporter
Nigeria surpasses SA as Africa's biggest economy
LAGOS - New data has revealed that Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the continent's largest economy after a rebasing calculation nearly doubled its GDP. Gross Domestic Product (G...Published: 07 Apr 2014 at 07:57hrs | 2498 | by Reuters
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 | 5506 | by Reuters
Google acquires artificial intelligence company
Google Inc said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire privately held artificial intelligence company DeepMind Technologies Ltd.Technology news website Re/code, which reported news of the deal ear...Published: 27 Jan 2014 at 09:02hrs | 5530 | by Reuters
Zimbabweans to benefit from the Ecobank, MasterCard partnership
Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard, have announced a multi-country licensing agreement which will provide access to MasterCard's payment solutions for Ecobank's customers in a further 23 Africa...Published: 16 Jan 2014 at 18:12hrs | 4081 | by Business reporter
Alibaba set to revolutionize China's retail industry
Alibaba Group's plans to revolutionize China's retail industry, investing $16 billion in logistics and support by 2020, will open up China's vast interior and bring access to hundreds of millions of p...Published: 14 Oct 2013 at 04:27hrs | 2323 | by Reuters
'Alibaba to seek U.S. Initial Public Offering'
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ALIAB.UL has decided to pursue an initial public offering in New York after talks with Hong Kong regulators broke down over a listing in the Asian ...Published: 25 Sep 2013 at 07:11hrs | 1921 | by Staff Reporter
Demystifying The Website Concepts in Zimbabwe
Owning a website today has become a vital, fundamental business aspect just good as having an office. Anyone who seriously wants to run or start a business grows from the briefcase type of business to...Published: 09 May 2013 at 11:10hrs | 2090 | by Tonderai Rutsito
FBC has no immediate capitalisation pressure
FBC Holdings will not be selling Turnall Holdings any time soon because there is no immediate capitalisation pressure in the group's subsidiaries, chief executive officer, John Mushayavanhu told analy...Published: 22 Mar 2013 at 08:11hrs | 1759 | by Business reporter
African Sun trims revenue growth expectation
HARARE - African Sun is expecting revenue to rise by 8% in the year to September 2013, with EBITDA forecast at 12%, unchanged on last year, Group CE Shingi Munyeza told the AGM. At the briefing for F1...Published: 15 Mar 2013 at 13:06hrs | 2385 | by Business reporter
Residence basis of taxation: what to expect from the new Income Tax Act
The Income Tax Act (Chapter 23:06) which was first enacted in 1967 is to be replaced by a new Income Tax Act (Chapter 23:13) with effect from 1 January 2014. In this regard, Income Tax Bill, 2012 was...Published: 07 Mar 2013 at 11:33hrs | 7868 | by Max Mangoro is a Partner at Ernst & Young in the Tax Advisory Service Line
The Internet Technology Convention 2012 (INTERTECH)
Success Leadership Institute (www.sliworldwide.com) will hold a 2 day Convention on Internet Technology at the Cresta Lodge Harare on 19 -20 September 2012. The Minister of Information & Communica...Published: 17 Aug 2012 at 10:23hrs | 1866 | by Tirivashe Mundondo
Merchants Get Proactive Against Chargebacks with SignatureLink's SecureBuy e-Commerce Solutions
RIDGELAND, Miss., June 14, 2012 -- Fraudulent chargebacks persist as a thorn in the side of online businesses. The Credit Research Foundation reports that up to 15% of all invoices are subject to cha...Published: 15 Jun 2012 at 05:14hrs | 1296 | by Greg Stamatis
Zim financial institutions embrace plastic money
Financial institutions have heeded the call by players in the tourism industry to introduce plastic money as they gear up for the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General ...Published: 14 Jun 2012 at 07:04hrs | 3054 | by Staff reporter
Microsoft sues two Chinese IT companies for about 1.59 million U.S. dollars
Two Chinese IT companies were brought to court on Thursday for using a number of pirated Microsoft software packages in their offices, and the U.S. company is seeking at least 10 million yuan (1.59 mi...Published: 29 Apr 2012 at 01:06hrs | 3269 | by Moyo Roy
Zimbabwe should be digital by 2015 — ICT Minister
THE Information Communications Technology (ICT) ministry headed by Nelson Chamisa has been a driving force behind Zimbabwe’s move towards e-government and e-edu...Published: 06 Jan 2012 at 10:27hrs | 1434 | by Staff reporter
Jack Ma, chief of Alibaba wants to buy Yahoo
The founder of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant whose bitter rift with Yahoo! was one of the main reasons Carol Bartz was fired as chief executive, has said he wants to buy the beleaguered web se...Published: 01 Oct 2011 at 17:18hrs | 711 | by Moyo Roy
FBC Bank introduces MasterCard Prepaid services
FBC Bank has begun offering a MasterCard Prepaid service that enables locals to shop online across various platforms worldwide. In a campaign dubbed 'Load & Go' the bank initially introduced th...Published: 18 Aug 2011 at 13:57hrs | 550 | by Clinton Mutambo
Database giant, Oracle acquires FatWire Software
Oracle [Database giant] on Tuesday announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire FatWire Software, a provider of web experience management solutio...Published: 22 Jun 2011 at 18:45hrs | 1512 | by Moyo Roy
CEO reads riot act to 'burning' Nokia in staff memo
NOKIA was "standing on a burning platform", its new CEO, Stephen Elop, said in an unusually blunt memo to his staff this week.Issued to employees days before he presents a plan to turn around ...Published: 10 Feb 2011 at 08:31hrs | 614 | by Byo24News
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