By Tafadzwa Mundida Probably the most impressive development in smartphone technology in recent years is the camera technology. I look at pictures that I took on my decent phone a few years ago, and they look absolutely horrible compared to the ones my decent phone can take now.That is before…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi During the weekend, EcoCash announced that the minimum airtime amount one could purchase using the platform had gone up to a dollar. This, (obviously) did not sit well with Econet users, with some even threatening to leave Econet for other network operators, NetOne to be precise. Nonetheless,…
By William Chui Mobile money payment solution Ecocash has sent out an announcement that they have suspended international transactions on their MasterCard debit card with immediate effect. It is not all doom and gloom though as they reassure people that come November 1, 2017, they’ll be back up and running,…
By Leonard Sengere Zimbabweans have taken to social media like moths to flame. Whether it is the enhanced communication social media provides (video, audio, emoji, text) or the lower cost compared to other forms of communication, or both, people like what these platforms offer. As with all platforms where millions…
By Staff Writer The government of Zimbabwe has confirmed that Chinamasa’s new job is to monitor and clampdown on social media abuse. The government says it there are “rats causing mischief” on social media and their days are numbered. Patrick Chinamasa was appointed the minister in charge of the new…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi “ZSE gains $5bn market cap” I saw this in the Sunday mail and failed to perceive if this was a bad or good thing. I mean I tried reading the report but all I could see were a bunch of percentages and figures that failed to make…
By Leonard Sengere The Presidential spokesperson Mr George Charamba spoke on behalf of the president in a bid to clarify what the role of the new Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation ministry was all about. Quite disappointing if you ask me. When the cabinet was reshuffled on Monday and…
By William Chui There are a limited number of options of how one can use money in their bank accounts to pay for their DStv subscriptions. Among that list, you won’t be seeing CBZ’s Touch as an option any longer. Effective immediately CBZ have stopped the processing of DStv payments…
By Edwin Chabuka The recent cabinet reshuffle has seen Patrick Chinamasa as the Minister of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation. But is he well equipped to be proficient in this field? Articles appeared first on Techzim;Chinamasa is now handling Cyber Security. But is he the right guy? …read more…
By Leonard Sengere Tafadzwa Taziveyi was (is?) an EcoCash agent in Hwange who worked (works?) from Shanduka Econet shop. Tafadzwa is 23 years old and as all young adults probably feel, he felt he could do with a little more money in his life. He decided the law was a…