Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

As part of a new agreement, Liquid Telecom will deliver connectivity and provide access to cloud-based tools to AfriLabs innovation centres located within its fibre footprint.

Scoop Network, which is already broadcasted in multiple territories around the world, will join Kwesé TV’s entertainment line-up with an exclusive tailor-made feed produced by a dedicated editorial team from Dutch Indie FCCE based in Nairobi, Kenya for English speaking African territories.

Agribank has so far spent $1,1 million on information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure hardware, as it presses ahead with efforts to ensure system stability and provide more functions for effective service delivery.

Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe and its sister company ZOL were both recognised at last week’s Mashonaland Annual Business Awards hosted by The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC).

To further promote financial inclusion in Nigeria, Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) a financial development organization funded by DFID, and Co-creation Hub (CcHub), have called on Fintechs to lead the move by creating solutions that can push the initiative.

IBM lands $740 Million deal to supply data security to Australia.

The Premier League has agreed its first broadcast deal with social media giant Facebook, worth £200million over three years.

ICASA is not discussing the possibility of an out-of-court settlement in the dispute over the implementation deadline for new data regulations.

Customers to pay a new government tax on social media accounts before they can access them.

Amnesty International called on Uganda to scrap the tax, saying it robbed “many people of their right to freedom of expression, with a chilling effect on other human rights”.

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni unashamedly defended the country’s new social media tax, saying Ugandans were using such platforms for “lying”, and squandering the nation’s hard currency on fees to foreign-owned telecoms firms.

Uganda’s new tax on social media access limits basic rights and harms business, according to a petition filed by activists to the constitutional court against a levy that civic groups and opposition parties say is onerous.

TelOne is on a financial come back as revenues increased to $117 million last year driven by growth in broadband income, while they narrowed their loss by 42% to $7 million in 2017, owing to cost containment and a growth in broadband revenue.

There looks to be more drama at Telecel Zimbabwe (Private) Limited and as long as these kind of dramas keeps hanging on this company’s neck, may irrevocably lead to its final demise. Truthfully assessing, these kind of squabbles are negatively impacting the company’s overall performance in the telecoms sector. Telecel Zimbabwe…

A year after introducing the more incremental High Sierra (it’s right there in the name), Apple has returned with a macOS update that’s jam-packed with new features.

iOS 12 beta testers have encountered a variety of problems in the days since the update’s arrival. iOS 12 beta problems range from small bugs to serious performance issues including freezes, UI lag, and random reboots.

Besides bringing live Fifa 2018 World Cup matches, this newly launched Kwesé-iflix mobile app presents a flexible digital entertainment platform that is set to deliver top entertainment programmes to millions of Zimbabweans via the mobile phone, anywhere and at any time.

Tsitsi and Strive Masiyiwa are the latest recipient of the Points of Light award, which recognizes outstanding volunteers who are making a difference in their community and inspiring others.

The Digital Africa initiative launched by the President on behalf of the country’s development agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD) aims to provide a platform to promote African entrepreneurs, through encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing, providing an online database of resources, hosting events, and facilitating access to funding.

FundoLinker has clearly filled a gap, and now has 600,000 registered users in Zimbabwe. The startup hopes to expand to other countries within the SADC region by January of next year.