Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Ministers have recently issued threats against Econet’s mobile money service, EcoCash, whose agents are accused of charging desperate Zimbabweans looking for cash a massive premium of up to 60 percent. RELATED READING: GOVERNMENT, ECOCASH WARNS UNSCRUPULOUS AGENTS “EcoCash manager may face arrest if her business continues to inconvenience the public by…

On Monday the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) stopped operators of mobile-money services, the dominant way in which money is moved in Zimbabwe, from doing cash in and cash out transactions. Therefore, following yesterday’s ban on cash-in and cash-out transactions, EcoCash has filed an urgent application at the High Court…

Following a series of warnings to unscrupulous mobile money agents, the Zimbabwean Central Bank (RBZ) has now with immediate effect banned all cash-in, cash-out and cash-back transactions by all mobile payment system providers and merchants. The central bank also banned the use of the cash-back service when customers pay with…

A week after Apple kicked off its annual fall product launch, today Huawei Mate 30 Pro has been officially announced, and it’s arrived alongside the Huawei Mate 30 without pre-installed Google-licensed apps as the Chinese tech giant faces fallout from a U.S. blacklist earlier this year. Related Story: Huawei launches the Mate 30…

Through invites Google sent to media today it officially announced that its annual hardware event is set for October 15th in New York City. The heavily teased Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are expected, along with other refreshes for the Made by Google 2019 lineup. Related story: Google reveals…

It certainly didn’t take long for Netflix to feel the heat of the recently announced Apple’s original TV service, Apple TV+, with its shares falling by more than 3% on Tuesday. Apple announced that its subscription TV service will launch in November and will be free for a year for customers…

All rumors have finally been laid to rest after Apple kicked off its annual fall product launch on Tuesday where it announced the iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max and the $699 iPhone 11, launch dates and pricing for Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade, a new $499 Apple Watch Series…

Apple just unveiled new details for its upcoming streaming product, Apple TV+, at its event Tuesday. Apple will make its first shows available on Nov. 1 in 100 countries and regions and offer its family subscription for $4.99 per month, CEO Tim Cook announced. RELATED READING: APPLE UNVEILS NEW APPLE TV+ STREAMING SERVICE…

At its September event, Apple revealed new details regarding its all-you-can-eat Apple Arcade subscription service. Among the details were a release date of September 19, and a price point of $4.99 per month. The company also announced it will have a free one-month trial. RELATED READING: HERE’S HOW TO WATCH…

Electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian Automotive LLC today announced that it netted a $350 million investment from global automotive services company Cox Automotive as the automaker readies to produce its first pickup truck and SUV vehicles. RELATED READING: FORD PLANS TO SHIFT FOCUS FROM CARS TO SUVS AND TRUCKS The…

Today McDonald’s announced that it has agreed to acquire a company that is trying to automate the drive-thru known as Apprente, hence, becoming fast-food giant’s third tech-focused deal this year. Apprente, a Silicon Valley company founded in 2017, uses artificial intelligence to understand drive-thru orders, which could cut down on service…

Today is the day many have been eagerly waiting for – 10 September 2019 iPhone event. Apple is set to announce its latest iPhone models with the keynote going to be held on its campus at 10 AM PT ( 7PM in South Africa, 6PM in Nigeria, 1 PM in New York, 6 PM…

I know this can be a bit confusing, so will clarify, the Bolt we are referring to isn’t the blockchain startup Bolt Labs, hardware investor Bolt, or the ride-sharing firm formerly known as Taxify. The Bolt we are referring to is the San Francisco-based startup that operates an eCommerce checkout platform…

This is becoming interesting, Walmart is opening up another front in its battle with Amazon to dominate India’s online market — video. Flipkart, the massive e-commerce company that Walmart bought last year, will roll out a streaming service to users of its mobile app in the coming weeks, the company said Tuesday. The…

MTN’s latest set of results show that its SA business is under pressure. MTN Group’s interim financial results for the six months to June 2019 reveals that its South African business is under pressure as the result of new sector regulations and the weak economy. Furthermore, the company is still struggling…

It was rather sad to witness Sony for the first time since it entered the console race some more than 20 years ago, not attending this year’s Electronic Entertainment (E3 2019) Expo which has traditionally been the biggest gaming event of the year. Well, but on a more positive and…

Apple will end up doing what Intel could not

Samsung is expected to announce its new Galaxy Note 10 at a press conference in New York City on Aug. 7 (Wednesday), about a month before Apple is expected to announce its new iPhones. The truth of the matter is that the Galaxy Note 10 launch is Samsung’s chance to put its best…

Windows Phone might have survived if Microsoft hadn’t make these mistakes, says a former Nokia engineer.

The teenager, Fionn Ferreira, may have just solved a huge global issue