Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

IBM to buy Red Hat for $34B in cash and debt, taking a bigger leap into hybrid cloud.

Move aside Uber, China’s ByteDance is now the world’s highest-valued tech startup.

Need a ride? Order a Vaya! Introducing Vaya Africa – A mobile app where you can order a lift at anytime from your phone!

Google recently announced that it would offer Motorbike Mode on Google Maps in Kenya. Offering the voice navigation service for bike riders in Africa for the first time. Kenyan roads are full of motorcycles taxis, known as boda bodas, that are much cheaper rides to car taxis. Google, part of…

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has called on all innovators across the country to utilize funding under its “innovative drive”, a programme meant to unlock business opportunity from information and communication technology (ICT) start-ups.

Mastercard President and Chief Executive, Ajay Banga , has pledged his company’s support for Zimbabwe’s drive to create a new wave of digital payments and inclusive growth. Yesterday Banga met with Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), Dr John Mangudya, Government…

Kenyans have started paying more for internet, SMS and calls after a tax hike. Kenya’s biggest telecoms company Safaricom hiked prices following the approval of a series of new government taxes. Last month, president Uhuru Kenyatta signed a new finance bill aimed at increasing levies on key sectors as a way to…

Clearly “foldable” is the blazing hot trend for the next generation of smartphones.

Apple is a notable holdout. This means it could end up being the only top 5 phone maker not releasing a foldable phone next year.

LG Mobile CEO Hwang Jeong-hwan also confirmed the company is working on a foldable phone.

Huawei has confirmed it is working on a 5G foldable phone.

DStv is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice, and it offers an impressive range of content to viewers of all tastes, whether you want to catch up on the latest TV shows or watch the rugby live from your couch. This exceptional variety of channels can cause…

DStv Now app is available in the respective Smart TV App stores.

NetOne’s revenue achieved in September is 6 percent above what was budgeted for. Critically, the performance was 18 percent ahead of the same period last year.

The Joox VIP family package is free of charge for DStv subscribers and up to five family members.

Early this month the MTN Group Ltd. and its bankers provided more documents in a bid to reduce Nigeria’s Central Bank $8.1 billion claim on the South African telco. Latest developments revealed by Nigeria’s Information Minister, Lai Mohammed now asserts that the Nigerian Central Bank and South African telecommunications firm MTN could…

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ)’s new stand-alone unit Cassava, born out the unbundling financial technology (fintech) businesses to be listed separately on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, is set to become one of the biggest companies in Zimbabwe.

We now know when Apple will hold its October event.

Liquid Telecom completes acquisition of CEC Liquid Telecom in Zambia to further strengthen its operations in Southern Africa

The country’s telecommunications regulatory board, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it plans to introduce innovation hubs and hackathons as part of its information and communication technology (ICT) Innovation Drive. The ICT Innovation Drive had up to this point operated only as a revolving fund that…