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By Batsirai Chikadaya Late last week we had the opportunity to sit and talk with Tawanda Kembo Zimbabwe’s very own BitCoin evangelist and also Lead Developer for BitFinance the only local BitCoin exchange. The conversation touched on various issues affecting Zimbabweans including the current cash crisis, impending introduction of Bond…

By Nigel Gambanga Here are 5 highlights on Zimbabwean telecoms from the latest quarterly report from the regulator, POTRAZ. Articles appeared first on Techzim;1.8 million GB of data consumed & e-commerce boosts the post office – 5 highlights from the POTRAZ Report …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Batsirai Chikadaya Three months ago we called Pokemon Go the mark of the new era. By the time we were convinced enough to write about the global Augmented Reality gaming sensation it had reached its peak with over 43 million active daily users, that was just 3 months ago.…

By Nigel Gambanga With consideration such as flight regulations in destination markets cited as a reason to prohibit the Note 7 it remains to be seen whether Air Zimbabwe will also issue a statement to that effect. Articles appeared first on Techzim;South African Airways bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on…

By Batsirai Chikadaya photo credit: BBC In recent weeks the highly publicized and controversial South African “#feesmustfall” protest reached a peak with widely reported incidents of students facing off with police and school leaders at multiple campuses across South Africa. There have been reports of students being arrested, shot by…

By Nigel Gambanga Botswana Power Company (BPC) the national power utility concern for the Southern African country has partnered with Pan-African telecoms carrier Liquid Telecom to create a new telecoms network provider in Botswana. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Liquid Telecom partners with Botswana Power Corporation to create new internet provider…

By Edwin Chabuka China Mobile Hong Kong and Huawei Hong Kong are partnering in pioneering commercial deployment of LTE-A Pro 4.5G as part of Huawei’s roadmap to 5G which is set for a timeline of 2020. LTE-A Pro or 4.5G was officially named as the new LTE standard by the…

By Batsirai Chikadaya Twitter is (un)officially up for grabs but it’s failing to get a formal bid in place. Their situation is not entirely unexpected to us but may come as surprising to anyone who uses the platform regularly. At a price tag of $18 billion, which puts it $1…

By Nigel Gambanga So just how much cheaper is DStv South Africa? We compared the two and the results actually show that following the price reductions the Zimbabwean option is still more expensive but the difference between DStv Zimbabwe bouquet prices and DStv South Africa prices is now significantly smaller.…

By Edwin Chabuka International music sensation Toya Delazy is touring Africa and is making her way to Zimbabwe for the Toya Delazy Rocking the City concert. A few adjustments have been made to the program with the venue being moved from Borrowdale Racecourse (Mashonaland Turf Club) to Harare International Conference…