By Tapiwa Munzwa Bulawayo-born programmer and drug lord Paul Le Roux is allegedly the brains behind TrueCrypt, an encryption application made famous by Edward Snowden. In what reads like a script for a Hollywood action-thriller movie, the long form piece of investigative journalism chronicles Le Roux’s life from his birth…
By Nigel Gambanga A Zimbabwean hub, Stimulus Africa presents the inaugural Stimulus Africa Entrepreneurship Symposium [SAES] ICT for Development [ICT4D] 2016 that will be held from the 30th March 2016 to the 1st of April 2016. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Local hub Stimulus Africa to host Entrepreneurship and ICT for…
By Nigel Gambanga From the information gathered so far, Matsaudza isn’t being hired to lead EcoCash, Econet’s mobile money services, though. He is expected to fill a new role focused on managing digital payments and bridging the gap between EcoCash and Steward Bank, the retail financial services institution owned by…
By L.S.M Kabweza Econet Wireless International has hired top African television media executive, Joseph Hundah, to head its newly formed Kwese TV across the continent. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Econet group hires former SABC, Multichoice & MTG media exec to head Kwese TV …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…
By Nigel Gambanga Mustard Seed generated significant interest among potential investors as well as prospective schools that were keen on integrating the platform with their existing school systems, something which prompted the team to explore the possibility of enhancing the system’s capabilities with options for district and provincial level data…
By Guest Author Apple did it again on Monday 21 March 2016 with the announcement of the new iPhone SE. At this point you must be lashing out in defence of more memory on a phone because I know you want all those gigabytes and if you had things your…
By Nigel Gambanga Mobile devices are the leading communication devices for the rural population in Zimbabwe with 84% of households in this group having at least one household member with a mobile phone. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Mobile devices gain prominence in rural Zimbabwe as 84% of households embrace cellular…
By L.S.M Kabweza A year now after the launch of Econet’s Dial-a-Doc health service, the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) is still to accept it as a positive contribution to healthcare services in Zimbabwe. Information we have received from the council is that doctors working for the…
By Nigel Gambanga In the meantime, Viva Mobile has introduced its subscription-based video on demand TV service known as Uhuru TV (stylised as uHuru TV) with a pre-launch campaign that is offering early signups a free 7-day trial. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Yet-to-launch operator Viva Mobile introduces new VOD service,…
By Nigel Gambanga In this episode, we discuss the highlights of the POTRAZ Report including WhatsApp’s popularity; the online company registration now available in Zimbabwe, the end of load shedding and the scandals at NetOne. Articles appeared first on Techzim;The Zimbabwean WhatsApp love affair, NetOne scandals, e-government & load shedding…