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…
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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.
It’s good news for Premium subscribers, but it looks like everyone else will have to fork out a little more for their DStv subscriptions from 1 April.
Econet Launches Community Solar Programme In Rural Matabeleland
The Founder and Executive Chairman of the Econet Group, Strive Masiyiwa, noted via Facebook that his friend, Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), used to tell him that “Agriculture is not a development activity, but an industry.” That is not far from the truth because the importance of…
Walmart and Google-backed Deliv have ended their same-day grocery delivery pilot.
Debt-ridden Zifa has sunk into deeper financial problems, as the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) pursues the $1,2 million they loaned out to the football governing body. Zifa board member finance, Philemon Machana once mentioned that they were pinning their hopes on the government settling the Potraz…
The standalone VPN app was discontinued last April.
Airtel and Telkom are merging to create a stronger challenger to the market leader, Safaricom.
Jumia is planning an initial public offering in New York this year that could value the business at about $1.5 billion.
Mobile World Congress 2019 #MWC’19 is right around the corner, set to start on February 25-28. It’s the world’s biggest show on smartphones and mobile technology, and we’re expecting a ton of news. Leaks and rumors are rampant in the days leading up to the event, so there’s a lot…
Matabeleland provinces will receive 25 percent ($25 million) of the $100m Econet Challenge Fund announced this week by Econet Wireless founder and executive chairman Mr Strive Masiyiwa and his wife Tsitsi to support rural entrepreneurs. The fund is part of the couple’s extensive philanthropic work in Zimbabwe and across Africa.…
The Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa Family Foundation and has availed $60 million towards the cholera response in Zimbabwe. Cholera claimed more than 70 lives last year. The commitment from the Econet founders comes on the back of an initial $10 million investment by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe at the onset of…
It seems like Uber has enabled a new feature that allows users to make free calls to the designated driver with the help of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). Uber has also enabled VoIP-based calling for its driver partners so that the driver too would be able to make free calls to…
NetOne has sent on forced leave its top two executives who are Sibusiso Ndlovu, the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) as well as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) Brian Mutandiro. “One of the two executives was force-marched off the building while resisting the suspension and suspected to be concealing evidence. The two…
Kenneth Nkosana Makate has opened a fraud case against his former funders, Raining Men Trade.