Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

On the 22nd of June , EcoCash and the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) announced a partnership that saw tollgates linking directly with customers’ EcoCash wallets. EcoCash went on to launch a mobile app in partnership with ZINARA specifically designed for paying tollgate fees. Considering the worsening cash crisis prevailing in the…

Capacity recently announced the shortlist for the 2017 Global Carrier Awards and Liquid Telecom is again among the shortlisted for “Best African wholesale carrier.” But the big question on everyone’s mind is if they can win this prestigious award 6 years in a row? Liquid Telecom is Africa’s leading independent…

Launched in 2015, Yoco gives SMEs the tools to accept card payments and grow their business, and is used by more than 14,000 companies across South Africa. Now the South African fintech startup Yoco has launched its enhanced, free point of sale (POS) solution, purpose-designed to give small and emerging businesses the…

Since its inception this year in May, Nigerian online ticketing startup PayPass has witnessed an impressive growth, with over 2,000 people using the platform and more than 60 events listed. PayPass has designed a portal where users can create their own events, share them on social media and have their audience…

Before smartphones, messaging from a desktop computer felt like was a revolution. But times change. Even people who haven’t used AOL Instant Messenger, or AIM, for years, were distressed to hear that it would be killed on Dec. 15. The great thing about AIM: “Pioneering chat app that taught us to text.” The…

As events unfold in Zimbabwe we realize that after Kwese TV’s entrance to the big stage which DStv had solely dominated for a very long time, DStv’s life line merely hangs upon its exclusive broadcasting rights to the popular English Premier League (EPL). In South Africa, MultiChoice subsidiary SuperSport’s monopoly on key sports…

Prior to Kwese TV being launched in Zimbabwe, we initially had 2 choices only – one really bad TV that literally sucks the life out of you (ZBC-TV), and on the other hand, an expensive option (DStv) that had monopoly. Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation now wittingly and popularly known as ‘Dead Broadcasting…

Microsoft is suddenly acknowledging that digital music is a two-horse race between Spotify and Apple, hence the need to dump Groove Music. Microsoft still isn’t having much luck competing in the digital music realm. The software behemoth has announced that it’s axing its Groove Music services (streaming, purchases and re-downloads) after December 31st, 2017. And unlike…

Well, I’m among those people who use the music-identifying mobile app often. Shazam is a mobile app that recognizes music and TV around you. It is the best way to discover, explore and share the music and TV you love. Shazam connects more than 1 billion people. It took them 10 years…

Under a power packed campaign dubbed ‘Magetsi Kwese Kwese/Amagetsi Yonkidawo’, ZESA Holdings Group’s ICT unit Powertel Communications has recently partnered with one of Zimbabwe’s retail giants OK Zimbabwe to roll out the Powerplus prepaid electricity vouchers. This ‘airtime-like’ method of selling prepaid electricity is found in all of OK Zimbabwe Limited’s retail outlets…

The employment opportunity through the access roads project comes at a time when Econet under its youth empowerment programme, Elevate, is also creating job opportunities for the youths who according to the last census revealed that in Zimbabwe youths who are below the age of 35 constitutes a mega 77% of the…

Orange to Deliver World Class Mobile Streaming Service From Kwesé TV. Kwesé TV, the brainchild of Econet and Africa’s newest broadcasting and satellite network was well received in Botswana, yet in Zimbabwe were it was expected to be welcomed with an open arm still is battling a regulatory setback to…

The Africa investor (Ai) award recognises and rewards CEOs who have shown commitment to sustainable development, pitting performance against their peers across the continent. Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore has been named CEO of the Year by Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group. Mr. Collymore was awarded…

Whilst Kwese TV is embattled in a legal case to operate in Zimbabwe with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ), DStv subsequently is taking it to its own advantage to shape up its own house by first of all reducing its monthly subscriptions as from tomorrow (25 September). But is…

Econet launches Mix The City in collaboration with the British Council. Mix the City lets you create your own music mash-ups. Mix the City has reached hundreds of thousands users in dozens of countries, and through Econet, in collaboration with the British Council, Harare becomes the first African city to be…

You probably have a wireless network at home, but for some applications a wired connection is still more reliable. It’s the same in internet backbone communications — satellites help keep the world in sync, but the best connections across the globe rely upon undersea fiber optic cables.  Google came through with…

The Most Innovative Vehicle Tracking and Monitoring Company of the Year Award was braced by Econet Connected Car.  The Econet ConnectedCar gives you the power to manage and maintain your vehicle right from your tablet, smartphone, any web portal or through the Econet ConnectedCar responsive website. Econet ConnectedCar offers Fleet Management Service, Personal Vehicle Management, Roadside Assistance and Vehicle Recovery. The future…

Not only is this Castle Lager National Braai event being held to drive the brand proposition through experiential marketing, they are also holding this event as a drive towards corporate social responsibility (CSR). For every kilogram of meat consumed, Castle Lager will donate an equivalent amount that will be shared…

Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunications company, Econet Wireless, does not seem to look back with its comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in education, health and environment. Over the years, Econet has built an enviable track record in CSR programmes which has seen it initiating various CSR initiatives in the country, for instance,…

At its Build developer conference in Seattle, Microsoft announced the Windows 10 Creators Update. This is the next major update of Windows 10, which now follows a biannual release cycle. Microsoft’s next major Windows 10 update is almost here, and it is packing a whole bunch of new features and…