Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Oh yes, guess what? There is now a new kid in the block, who goes by the name of Globetroller, shortcut Globe. Well, I know Globetroller suits perfectly fine for a newly baby’s name. On a different note, this may not actually come in the form of a human being,…

Muzinda Hub is a technology hub that is committed to developing world-class IT developers and creating high quality websites & mobile applications.  In 2014, were voted the most “Disruptive Incubator in Africa” by Disrupt Africa and have had over 1000 individuals graduate from their training program since then. Established in…

Making reference to POTRAZ’s recent industry report for the third quarter (Q3) of 2017, mobile telecommunications revenue increased by 21,1% to $224,8 million, which has been attributable to the growth of internet and data usage. In its third quarter report released yesterday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) said the…

Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator, showed great appreciation of the results when commenting on the recently released third quarter (Q3) Telecom sector report published by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) yesterday. The report, published on a quarterly basis by the industry regulator, shows Econet…

Minister of Information, Communication Technology and Cyber Security, Supa Mandiwanzira dismissed allegations that Government had cut internet service. He said that the State did not have any interest in shutting down the service. He said instead, the government was deeply concerned that internet went down for most of yesterday. “We…

President E.D Mnangagwa, speaking during graduation at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) in Chinhoyi, went on to promise that his Government is preparing for a ‘massive industrialisation and modernisation’ of the economy underpinned by a new thinking in wealth creation. He said Zimbabwe, with an empowered young population armed with…

Jobsikaz is an online placement platform that connects employers to employees by showcasing employees’ profiles to recruiters. The platform serves to increase visibility of you the jobseeker and reduce your job search time while at the same time allowing recruiters to access qualified CVs without the hustle of advertising and…

Badala helps online merchants to receive payments from the African market. Badala, Zimbabwe’s mobile payment gateway that helps merchants to receive payments from 45 African countries and a potential of 550 million smart phone owners using direct mobile billing, is set to be officially launched in South Africa next year. Badala allows a…

YouTube Go is designed to be the first way to access offline YouTube videos, and you can use this link to download the app on your Android smartphone. Google revealed that YouTube Go will soon be launched in South Africa. The beta version of the app was launched in India earlier this year,…

MTN, Africa’s biggest cellphone company, with a record of at least 232,6 million subscribers across its operations, has cut out-of-bundle data prices for the 5 million poor customers mainly concentrated in South Africa’s rural areas and townships, amid calls for data to fall. The recent data cut comes months after…

Vodacom takes lead, while MTN ranks last as was reported in the latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) report published, showing which mobile operators have the most and least satisfied customers. The report found that customers are least satisfied with MTN, whose network provider score declined from 75.8 in 2016…

One thing for certain is that the new partnership forms part of Liquid Telecom’s African Innovation initiative which is helping African innovation hubs to develop emerging technologies, such as cloud. Liquid Telecom Uganda part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has today announced a partnership with tech-incubation hub;…

Barclays Bank, one of the few remaining banks that was still accepting DStv payments in Zimbabwe has recently announced that with effect from the 1st of December 2017 (a day from now) will no longer be accepting DStv payments. Barclays Bank Zimbabwe suspension on DStv Payments is due to limited foreign…

YouTube’s PR crisis over child safety on the internet-video site has become a business issue — with several large advertisers pulling ads after the trend of sex predators commenting on kid videos came to light. YouTube is taking extensive action after word broke that pedophiles were targeting videos of children…

It never rains but pours for YouTube. It is once again facing an advertiser fallout from major brands and could prove to be really costful. YouTube is promising a crackdown, but it’s too late for some brands. Cadbury chocolates maker Mondelez , Lidl, Mars, HP and other consumer goods marketers have pulled…

Wagon Shopping is a Kenyan startup that has huge ambitions for African expansion after launching an on demand e-commerce website that allows people to shop for supermarket products from the comfort of their home/office, and they deliver in under 2 hours. Launched in February, Wagon Shopping is looking to take the hassle out…

Tumblr CEO and founder David Karp (31), who created the blogging site more than 10 years ago at the age of 20, has resigned from the company. The many corporate reshuffles may be why Karp has finally stepped down, although it’s unclear exactly why he’s leaving the company or what…

After receiving so much criticism on not doing enough in preventing suicide or further harm/killings on the social site, Facebook is finally expanding its limited test run for suicide- and -self-harm reporting tools to the masses. Therefore, to get better at detection Facebook will begin implementing pattern recognition for posts and Live videos to…

The extent of Russian meddling in the 2016 US Presidential Elections that we all witnessed Donald Trump surprisingly winning against a powerful Hillary Clinton is the subject of multiple investigations and a U.S. intelligence community assessment that the country waged overt and covert campaigns in an attempt to interfere with…

Recognising the diversity of its audience, Kwesé TV has recently added the contemporary music and lifestyle channel Hip TV to its African television platform. Hip TV is a Nigerian basic cable television channel owned by Ayo Animashaun. The channel is the sole channel with broadcasting rights to The Headies. Headquartered in Ikeja, Lagos State, Hip TV’s features are centred majorly on…