Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

For the weekend of 2-3 March, all SuperSport channels will be available for all DStv customers to stream on DStv Now. This means that DStv Compact Plus, Compact, Family or Access customers will all get the full sports experience if they watch SuperSport using the DStv Now app. It’s going to…

The Supreme Court dismissed claims by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) that it was owed $100 million by Econet Wireless through tax evasions. The curtain closed on a near 10-year battle between Zimra and Econet, wherein the tax authority claimed that the latter owed millions of dollars in unpaid taxes.…

In the first phase of the rollout, Rain has deployed 20 new base stations in Johannesburg and Cape Town, covering the main districts of the two cities.

Wim Vanhelleputte, the MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer, was deported to Belgium for allegedly conspiring with other workers to record phone conversations of high ranking government officials and security chiefs. Last week, Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo ordered for the deportation of Vanhelleputte who has been in the…

It’s official — 5G is here. Qualcomm ushered in this next generation of connectivity by applying 30 years of mobile leadership. 5G is the culmination of years of investment — intensive R&D, standards development, prototyping, interop testing, and product development — and the excitement is evident at MWC19 Barcelona. Multiple flagship 5G phones…

Sony unveiled the Xperia 1, 10 and 10 Plus smartphones at Mobile World Congress on Monday.

It packs the world’s first 4K HDR OLED smartphone display.

The two screens on the new V50 ThinQ work independently.

MTN, South Africa’s second biggest mobile operator is to appear before the Independent Communications Authority of SA’s (ICASA’s) Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) for failing to comply with the part of the regulation that requires notifying the authority at least seven days prior to the provision of a charged service. The regulator…

Telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, continues to blossom in the employee wellness turf as part of its broader business strategy. Corporate health and well-being programmes are cost effective ways for employers to harness talent while improving the well-being of their employees. Besides funding events like the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon…

Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe recently unveiled plans to introduce tractors and ambulance services under its Vaya division. By the time the next planting season starts, farmers will be able to find a tractor within minutes, anywhere in Zimbabwe, said the company in an update yesterday. The move is part of an…

The EcoCash Reward programme is powered by Cashback APP Africa, the international loyalty business.

The battle between Please Call me inventor Nkosana Kenneth Makate and his former employer Vodacom continues to rage on. While there seems to be no light yet at the end of the tunnel for Makate regarding compensation for his invention, he has in the meantime taken a dig at his…

MTN, a South African based mobile telecommunications giant, has sealed a deal with Oracle Cloud Applications to drive one of the largest digital transformations in the global telecom industry across all its core business operations. The implementation is expected to help MTN drive efficiency, scale operations and integration across its…

The government says the National Data Centre Project is nearing completion and has called on industry and the continent to invest more in data centers given their importance to regional economies. The Deputy Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Dr Jenfan Muswere said they are forging ahead with the…

Strive Masiyiwa, the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Econet Group, says mini-power grids based on solar energy are the solution to Africa’s energy problem. Masiyiwa made the prediction at a global conference of investors in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. “The technology for solar power and battery…

NetOne Board reinstated suspended CEO Mr Lazarus Muchenje as the new NetOne CEO, regardless of the challenge by Chief Secretary to the President, Dr Misheck Sibanda. Sources close to the developments have reiterated that the chief secretary is acting outside his jurisdiction and has no mandate to appoint or dismiss…

Amidst all the hype about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10, the sudden announcement about Samsung’s new tablet, the Galaxy Tab S5e, went quite unnoticed, even though some renders about the new Galaxy Tab S5e popped up online earlier yesterday. Currently, there wasn’t a single Android tablet we could wholeheartedly recommend, but the new…

The update, presently in iOS beta, is being rolled out to give users an added level of privacy and prevent acts of cyber-bullying and infringement.

A ton of new data centers are coming.