Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Apple is worth more than any other company on Wall Street. Apple is the first company worth more than $800 billion and Google owner Alphabet is right behind it. The two are fierce competitors in the world of mobile phones, media and connected home speakers — among many other things. But…

As you may know, there is a strong lack of access to medical facilities, medication, professional skills, and chronic diseases in Africa. The conference will be 2 days long from August 29th to the 30th this year. The event will be located at Vodaworld, Johannesburg in South Africa.  There is no other event…

Twitter ruled on Sunday that the company reviewed the tweet, which features a WWE video that has been edited to show Trump beating up a man with a CNN logo on his face. Twitter said it considered three factors: the political context of the conversation surrounding the tweet, the various…

In what can simply be described as the Internet’s equivalent of a phone book, Domain Name System (DNS) exists to maintain a directory of domain names and translate them to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. In other words, DNS is the Internet’s system for converting alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses. But…

MobiCash is a multi-access financial transaction platform that offers a unique and refreshing approach to mobile payment. The platform has just recently announced MobiSpaza for South Africa, which is a sector-focused mobile platform that connects private corporations, state-owned entities, and co-operatives with not-for-profit organizations and township communities. Patrick Ngabonziza, Founder and…

IroFit has emerged victorious, out of 20 finalists, winning the top prize of $10,000 USD.  IroFit aids small retailers connect better with their customers while supporting more reliability and trustworthiness between the two parties. IroFit created what’s called “ZirooPay” with a built-in EMV-Certified Payment terminal which customers can simply slide in their credit…

This one’s for you, startups in sub-Saharan Africa, and Zambians, too, can apply! TechCrunch is excited to be partnering with Facebook to bring the illustrious startup competition, the Startup Battlefield, to Nairobi, Kenya later this year, and they’re looking for some promising startups to take part in the inaugural Startup Battlefield Africa. TechCrunch will host…

The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) in partnership with the Association for Progressive Communication (APC) will be hosting the Forum on Internet Freedom 2017 in Africa from 27th to 29th September 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.  In the 4 years it has been running, the Forum has only been held…

The annual Global Telecom Awards are now open for nominations.  If you think your Telecom company has what it takes, enter any of these categories: Advancing the road to 5G Best Digital Transformation Project Best Marketing Campaign BSS Transformation Excellence Most Innovative Cloud Service Connecting the Unconnected Customer Experience Excellence…

Africa’s leading sports channels provider, SuperSport wants to make it easy for sports fans to find their favourite sport on DStv, so it is cleaning house. On 4 July 2017, the SuperSport offering will be revamped to offer viewers easier navigation and less duplication. “We’re making these changes to give DStv customers…

Tap and Go uses technology called Near Field Communication, (NFC) is a wireless technology that gives you the ability to tap your smartphone or a preloaded card against a credit reading device or a tag that is NFC-enabled. In one simple tap, you are able to transact and make payment.…

Yesterday, on Friday, Facebook announced that it was changing the computer algorithm behind its News Feed to limit the reach of people known to frequently blast out links to clickbait stories, sensationalist websites and misinformation. Facebook changing its News Feed Algorithm Again! What does it mean for you and your business? The…

A quickly spreading ransomware attack is hitting countries across the world including France, Russia, Spain, Ukraine and the United States, just weeks after a ransomware attack known as WannaCry. What We Know Where it started? Microsoft said the attack had originated in Ukraine, where hackers first targeted M.E.Doc, a tax-accounting software company, and the…

How many of us still remember, ten years ago, the first iPhone hit the stores? Well, on paper, the device was nothing special: it lacked the 3G connectivity which was becoming standard across much of the world, its battery struggled to last a day, and its camera resolution was just two megapixels.…

The company recently announced that Pandora CEO Tim Westergren has stepped down effective immediately. Westergren will also step down from the board of directors, vacating all official positions with the company he founded back in 2000. CFO Naveen Chopra will act as interim CEO while the board searches for a…

Lakheni, a South African startup based in Cape Town has been named as an Innovation Prize for Africa finalist. Social entrepreneurs Nokwethu Khojane, and Lauren Drake envisioned Lakheni in 2015, when designing a food buying cooperative that helps families to pool their resources and purchase food in bulk within their communities. Cost reductions of about…

The most recent Global Threat Impact Index assessment from cybersecurity firm Check Point mapped Nigeria, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and South Africa as among the world’s most high-risk locations. Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola also had elevated attack risk. The Petya-based ransomware attack Tuesday swept across much of Asia and Europe…

Remember, when the Wannacry ransomware tore through the UK and Europe in May, there was a certain logic to the heightened scale of damage. Ransomware attacks were nothing new, but this one had a secret weapon, a sophisticated software exploit known as EternalBlue, published by the Shadow Brokers in April and believed to…

Yesterday, the biggest search engine, Google, was hit with a record-breaking €2.42 billion ($2.7 billion) fine by the European Union for breaking antitrust law. The decision follows a seven-year investigation into the US company’s search algorithms, which ended with the judgement that Google had “abused its dominant position by systematically favoring” its own shopping…

Finally, some good news for Zimbabweans and Air Zimbabwe as a brand. Air Zimbabwe has finally took heed of rebranding for the first time since independence or in a simpler term 37 years. Rebranding has been the need of the hour for airlines on several occasions in the past, whether prompted…