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Africa Day
As we celebrate the African renaissance, we must also be in a position to reflect on what the continent must do in order to improve the lives of African people.AFRICA must come up with one Afr...Published: 24 May 2025 at 22:55hrs | 156 | by Leonard Koni
Harare Institute of Technology prepares students for Africa's AI revolution
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) is playing a leading role in preparing Zimbabwe's youth for the rapidly evolving Fourth Industrial Revolution by embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:25hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy wants Zimbabweans to take part in US-funded programme
The United States (US) Embassy has invited organisations and individuals across Zimbabwe to apply for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme, designed to foster entrepreneurship skills am...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:33hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
'Google deal to boost Zimbabwe firms'
TECHNOLOGY firm, Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zimbabwe, says its strategic partnership with Google Cloud will be a boost for local firms.The Google Cloud Platform, offered by multinational ...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:38hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Google SVP sees Zimbabwe becoming Africa's tech hub
According to James Manyika, Senior Vice President at Google, Zimbabwe possesses immense potential to emerge as a leading technology innovation hub in Africa, provided that the costs associated with In...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 08:52hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe can be tech hub'
THE vice president of technology and society at Google, Dr James Manyika, believes Zimbabwe has the potential to become Southern Africa's technology hub and intends to leverage on his expertise to emp...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Multi-billion-dollar biotech city for Zimbabwe
In a significant development poised to propel Zimbabwe forward, a collective of diaspora professionals based in the United States has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Zimbabwe Inves...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 08:52hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual-backed tech hub trains start-ups on venture capital
Old Mutual Zimbabwe's corporate incubator and accelerator in Harare, Eight2Five Innovation Hub has collaborated with the US Embassy to bring a US Venture Capital expert, Dawn Batts to upskill local en...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 17:44hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
The Mauritius example on economic development
Mauritius is ranked by the World Economic Forum as the most competitive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa and high income country with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of US$12,740 (Sub-Saharan Af...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 08:48hrs | 4 | by Port Louis Riverfront, Mauritius
Zimbabwe drifts towards online darkness
One year after jubilant residents celebrated on the streets of Harare when Zimbabwe's army removed Robert Mugabe from power, the country is in darkness.In January, after days of protests over ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:26hrs | 3 | by Ray Mwayera
Boeing tech hub coming to Harare
BOEING'S plans to turn Zimbabwe into its Southern African regional hub where training and expert technical services would be provided to companies flying the company's aircraft are gathering pace amid...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 months and a new reality
Yesterday I saw the new advertisement for the president's campaign on his Facebook page. I must admit it gave me goosebumps. I know, I know, that is what is supposed to do, but I can't help but feel t...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 11:20hrs | | by Joice Tsitsi
Mnangagwa is building a Silicon Savannah in Zimbabwe
"Zimbabwe's ICT policy is aimed at transformation, growth, inclusiveness, sustainability, innovation and partnerships in the mainstream economy and puts in place institutional, legal and regulatory fr...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 13:46hrs | 2 | by Mike Tawanda
SMEs transition key in uplifting the Zimbabwean Economy
The transition of SMEs to big business or corporates is pivotal in any economy in the world. It is actually the relative measure of how well an economy is performing as SMEs are the seed-bed of busine...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:51hrs | 11 | by Victor Bhoroma
Bulawayo told to invest in new factories
BRITISH Ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Catriona Laing says the future of Bulawayo's economy lies in creative industries as she called on the city to stop trying to resuscitate comatose factories that are n...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SMEs transition key in uplifting economy
The transition of SMEs to big business or corporate is pivotal in any economy in the world. It is actually the relative measure of how well an economy is performing as SMEs are the seed-bed of busines...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 15:38hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Why Grace Mugabe's school must be converted into a tech hub
Last Tuesday as I was driving along the A11 Mazowe Road, I was surprised to see the developments that had taken place along the way. I had not been on Mazowe Road for 17 years so the National Defence ...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Gloria Ndoro-Mkombachoto
Zimbabwe Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube Selected as a TED Fellow
Zimbabwe comedy to take the stage at TEDGlobal 2017, joining newest class of 21 young innovators from five continents.Stand Up Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has been selected as a TED Fellow, joi...Published: 24 May 2017 at 06:17hrs | 3 | by Agencies
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
Innovation Baraza Fair slated for Harare
Nearly forty (40) innovative ideas attracting hundreds of competitors, across sectors,will be represented at the Innovation Baraza Fair to be held on Friday July 10th at the Baraza Pavilion in Tyn...Published: 08 Jul 2015 at 06:33hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
US brings Forbes Top 40 entrepreneur in ICT to Zimbabwe
The United States Embassy is assisting a local tech-hub bring one of the world's eminent entrepreneurs, Fahad Hassan, as it steps up efforts to enhance the potential of information and communication t...Published: 07 May 2014 at 16:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rwanda rolls out free WiFi for all
Kigali - It's a scene any visitor would be surprised to see deep in central Africa: a tech-savvy consumer sitting in a restaurant and surfing a broadband connection with a smartphone, tablet and lapt...Published: 20 Oct 2013 at 12:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Google promotes tech entrepreneurs in Africa
CAPE TOWN - Google Africa plans to expand its reach and support for entrepreneurs in Africa. Building on its three-pronged strategy of access, relevance and sustainability, the internet giant aims to ...Published: 28 Nov 2011 at 17:31hrs | | by Entrepreneurship Africa
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