Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Data from the Communications Authority (CA) shows that the value of mobile commerce transactions grew significantly faster than person-to-person transfers. Kenyans transacted Sh1.7 trillion over their phones in the quarter through September 2017, a 54.5 percent increase from a similar period last year as subscribers increasingly used mobile money to…

Former NetOne CEO and Whistlebrower Reward Kangai has opened a can of worms on some alleged misuse of office and corruption charges against the ICT and Cyber Security Minister Supa Mandiwanzira. These charges have even gotten the attention of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) who are currently investigating him but the…

Telecel Zimbabwe, was founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of Telecel International, a company owned by Rwandan-born billionaire Miko Rwayitare. The company was 60% owned by Telecel International and 40% owned by the Empowerment Corporation, a consortium of local empowerment groups. Telecel bid for and won a telecommunications license in early 1997.…

Due to the cash crisis in Zimbabwe the use of plastic and electronic money to make payment for goods and services such as bills and so forth has been on the rise so as to ease the burden on the already strained economy, but what about the public transport sector also accepting…

The tech giant Amazon is very likely going to bid for Premier League streaming rights and this could break up broadcasting dominance shared between BT Sport and Sky Sports. The Premier League has growing markets in Asia and the US. Amazon plans to bid for the rights to stream Premier League matches in the…

Where there’s smoke there’s fire. Though many could now start asking questions why Reward Kangai was quiet all along? With some arguing that he did not feel safe revealing all to the previous G4O run government which Supa was also part of. Recently Reward Kangai revealed that Supa Mandiwanzira engaged a…

Last year in December, NetOne Cellular (Private) Limited sued its ex-managing director Mr Reward Kangai over $2 million financial prejudice it suffered due to his alleged mismanagement. Mr Kangai served as the company’s managing director for four years before his expulsion on a cocktail of charges involving mismanagement. After his…

This is not the first time Twitter is under pressure from certain individuals and groups to remove US President Donald Trump from Twitter.  Last year in July, Twitter ruled that the company reviewed the tweet, which featured a WWE video that has been edited to show Trump beating up a man…

Guess what? There could be yet another voice assistant to choose from. Roku is working on more than just streaming boxes. In its early years, Roku was known for making some of the best streaming boxes around, before integrating its technology into a platform that could power smart TVs. Now the company is…

In 2016, Supa Mandiwanzira was once again accused of purchasing a vehicle worth $195 000 using loans from the telecommunications regulatory authority, POTRAZ, without approvals from the Finance Ministry. The Auditor General’s (AG) report also added that apart from the car loans, the ICT Ministry received an additional $10m loan from POTRAZ for…

The chairman of a British parliamentary inquiry committee warned the two social media giants Facebook and Twitter that they could face sanctions in Britain if they fail to be more forthcoming in providing details about Russian disinformation campaigns that used their platforms in the run-up to last year’s Brexit referendum.…

Indeed, 2017 was a year of many firsts for African filmmaking as filmmakers positively impacted traditional storytelling, pushing the boundaries, with great hope that 2018 will even be much better. In 2017, African directors and producers made movies and documentaries that explored brave new ways of production and challenged traditional…

WhatsApp, is a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered yet another global outage for about an hour tonight before the problem was fixed. Last time it happened lasted for several hours before being resolved. More than 1 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and…

OyaOya is an enterprise based on their user-friendly online platform designed to connect customers to vendors within close proximity for easy and secure on demand transactions. They believe that buying and selling doesn’t have to be tedious, or time-consuming. They do all the heavy-lifting so you don’t have to. They…

Apple does admit that it introduced a feature, that affects the iPhone 6, 6S, 7 and SE, without the users’ consent to cope with ageing batteries. In a surprising turn of events, Apple has apologized to customers for deliberately slowing the performance of older iPhone models without users’ consent. Apple also announced…

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange posted its best year since dollarisation, with a record $671,8 million worth of shares having so far changed hands in a year that saw the market also hit a record high on the eve of Operation Restore Legacy. Trading in the month of November at $207,5…

Tim Cook received $9.33m (£6.94m) in bonuses on top of his $3.06m salary. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook received a 74 per cent increase in his annual bonus for fiscal 2017 as the iPhone maker posted higher revenue and net income, after a rare decline a year earlier. Cook’s incentive pay…

Despite the fierce competition, Globacom is expected to scale through as the only successful bidder; if it succeeds in acquiring 9mobile, Globacom will consolidate its position as the most successful player in Nigeria’s telecoms industry and the network to beat in the African telecoms sector. The 100 percent Nigerian owned…

SpacePointe is a Nigerian fintech startup that has recently been chosen by the Edo State Government to help it collect revenue from thousands of informal sector taxpayers daily. SpacePointe, which develops products geared towards small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a particular focus on retailers, raised US$1.2 million in funding in…

Ventures Platform is a Nigerian accelerator and investment firm that is now expanding to Lagos and doubling the amount it invests in startups to US$40,000. Ventures Platform launched in 2016 as a full-service innovation hub in Abuja, running 16-week hybrid incubation programmes, a residence for need-based cohorts, and a paid co-working space…