Tech

By Farai Mudzingwa Sometimes the timing of certain events is just perfect and things seem to come together as if this was intended by a higher power. Yesterday was one of those days as two things were happening and they aligned in a seamless and interesting manner. Firstly, yesterday was…

By Farai Mudzingwa It seems Econet is diversifying their IoT platform to also include drone services. Through their subsidiary, Cumii, they are venturing into offering drone services in different sectors. Cumii is a subsidiary of Econet Global and they focus on IoT solutions in various industries. They focus on various…

By Alvine Chaparadza The banking sector is in a good momentum characterized by its profitability last year. Shrewd investments and lending practices have significantly reduced non-performing loans and prop the banking sector’s profitability. The shrewd practices have consequently lowered the number of loans released into the economy. However, the Reserve…

By Tinashe Nyahasha So looks like Uganda is following Tanzania in ‘outlawing’ online news publications. Well, of course the authorities would not call it outlawing the news. In Uganda, the equivalent of POTRAZ has directed internet service providers to block ‘unauthorised news websites.’ Uh, wait, what on the earth is…

By Alvine Chaparadza The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe has received $6 million from the government as part of the $22 million allocated in the 2018 National Budget for completing the digitization process. George Charamba, Secretary for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services stated that the money will be channeled to the…

By Guest Author If you have ever felt like big brother is watching you at work, it probably is. It is all happening due to the advent of technological tools and employee monitoring apps that let organizations monitor their employees like never before. With increased surveillance come increased concerns regarding…

By Farai Mudzingwa We recently wrote an article on the entrepreneur who claims to have had his idea stolen by Econet. This is alleged to have happened a few years back but the issue was taken to court last year. The complainant Ignatius Munengwa has now taken the issue to…

By Alvine Chaparadza Today Opera announced its new mobile browser, Opera Touch designed to be used with one hand. Most key functions of the browser are now placed within a user’s thumb enabling you to browse whilst carrying your groceries with one hand, for instance. Opera brags that its latest…

By Farai Mudzingwa Whatsapp is making changes to some of their user policies in order to meet regulations in Europe. The GDPR (General Data Production Regulation) is being released and it requires many companies operating via the internet to change their approach to collection of user data. Companies that do…

By Alvine Chaparadza Kwese is reportedly failing to honor its financial obligations to its partners for the media rights of the upcoming 2018 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020, European qualifiers and the Nations League. This is according to a report by media rights lister, TV Sports Markets. The pay-television company…