Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Chinese smartphone maker TCL Communication started selling BlackBerrys this year — and its US market share is sinking. The BlackBerry KeyOne didn’t help TCL with sales, yet on the other hand, Motorola is making a comeback.  The last few years saw BlackBerry phones slide into irrelevancy as consumers opted for flashier offerings from Apple or Samsung. Some…

Somaliland is a self-declared republic in northwestern Somalia and its National Electoral Commission recently announced that social media platforms would be shut down on Monday to avoid the spread of fake news and misinformation on the election results. This shut down will start tomorrow, the 13th and it’s believed to continue…

After a trial run, Twitter is officially doubling its signature 140-character limit. It will be pretty interesting to see what President Trump does with it, for sure. Though people tweeting in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese will remain at the 140 character limit for now. Meanwhile, larger issues remain. I know when you think…

Let’s not mince words: Eight months after Snapchat went public, the company is a disaster. Parent company Snap Inc. on Tuesday turned in its third earnings report as a public company, and for the third time its shares tanked when both revenue and user growth were disappointing. Snapchat also disclosed it would…

In the beginning many of us had lots of questions pertaining the newly-created Ministry of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation. Some of the questions people tended to ask was why such a technologically oriented ministry was given to a 70-year-old former Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, who does not even have…

Many of us can’t help but wonder why here in Zimbabwe mobile money solution providers keep hitting a brick wall in the taxi industry, yet being accepted in some other developing African countries? Kenya’s adoption of M-PESA mobile money payment solution to pay for bus-fares among other things is really…

ZOL Zimbabwe is Zimbabwe’s leading Internet Service Provider (ISP). As part of the Liquid Telecom Group ZOL offer a range of affordable, high quality managed communication solutions and Internet connectivity to customers all over Zimbabwe, from SMEs to home users. Some of ZOL’s services include high-speed fibre internet, radio and…

Steward Bank’s recent financial performance shows the progress that the bank has so far made building a new banking model that is mobile centric and digitally driven. Steward Bank has registered a 232,17% increase in profit after tax to $8,52 million at the end of the half year period ending August…

Indeed, the future is certainly looking bright for Econet Wireless as far as figures are concerned, posting a 17% increase in revenue of $353 million, and an increase in profit to $49 million. As was also evidenced by POTRAZ’s latest industry report for the second quarter (Q2) of 2017, the contribution of voice service…

Kwesé TV recently launched a mobile television service, Kwesé TV Everywhere (TVE) in Zimbabwe, that allows Kwesé customers to tether their decoder channels to their phones. A Kwesé decoder account comes with up to five TVE accounts. Kwesé customers in Zimbabwe will soon be able to do “TV roaming” in other…

We understand that as the cash crisis in the country looms some people are tending to take advantage of the situation and in the process worsening the already terrible current situation at hand, hence making it even economically unbearable for the greater mass. Therefore, we appreciate the efforts by both…

Some had questions, while others made bets if Liquid Telecom was going to make it for the sixth consecutive year…well, guess what, it did, and congratulations to Liquid Telecom. Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, is Africa’s leading independent data, voice and IP provider committed to building Africa’s digital future.…

After a few hiccups with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ), Kwesé TV does not seem to have been negatively affected in any way as far as numbers are concerned because according to Econet Media Director Zachary Wazara he mentioned that the sales trends of Kwesé remain positive, with 40 000 customers…

Drum roll please… this is the moment that we all have been waiting for, Kwesé TV is adding a new channel to its entertainment bouquet. Kwesé TV is launching its family oriented channel, Kwesé Family. This new channel has something for everyone, from fun kids’ shows to captivating quiz shows for teens,…

As we witness technological revolution arise in most developed countries like China or the United States, and now with the emergence of such revolution in the developing world, many do wonder why this time it’s not Japan but Kenya that is pioneering the cutting edge of mobile money transfers. Guess…

NetOne’s OneMoney new technology partner is the one responsible for the success of Kenya’s ‘mighty’ M-Pesa mobile money platform under Safaricom, that country’s leading mobile network operator. The re-branding of NetOne’s OneWallet to OneMoney also witnessed the mobile money platform shifting from the old Gamalto system which had let them…

The report is based on the second iteration of the Index, which ranks 60 cities across 49 indicators covering digital security, health security, infrastructure security and personal security. Cairo and Johannesburg have featured on the top 60 global list of digitally safe cities, according to the Safe Cities Index 2017, released by…

Firms used to traditionally compete on voice and SMS (Short Messaging Services) platform, over-the-top disruptive technologies such as WhatsApp Messenger, Twitter and Facebook — which have seriously affected old sources of revenues — have made broadband the new frontier. As broadband increasingly become crucial in modern life, so is the…

The Head Group Marketing & Corporate Affairs for CBZ Holdings Dr Eldrette Shereni has landed the top marketing executive post to replace Juliet Ziswa, who was reportedly head hunted by an East African company. Dr Eldrette Shereni will be the new executive to drive NetOne to its next dispensation effectively…

Internet service provider Liquid Telecom Kenya signed a Sh618 million contract with the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) that will see it operate the latter’s fibre-optic infrastructure. Liquid Telecom announced a ten-year deal that will enable the company to leverage Kenya’s electricity transmission grid and expand its fibre network. The deal…