Tech

By Farai Mudzingwa ZBC Is Still A Huge Deal Outside Of Urban Centres During my recent trip to Jerera, I got to notice a trend about the consumption of entertainment content and the difference between urban and rural communities in Zimbabwe. Whilst we usually shun all things ZTV is related…

By Alvine Chaparadza CBZ Holdings has announced that it is arranging to increase loans to Small to Medium Enterprises(SMEs) to the tune of $10million so that it can propel the growth of this sector. CBZ is reported to have increased their SME business by 28%. CBZ is showing its commitment…

By Farai Mudzingwa The President has finally announced the names of those who externalised funds, as promised. A two-week extension had been given to those who had not come forward under the amnesty. We will be looking at it to confirm if there are any interesting things for us to…

By Farai Mudzingwa Yesterday, I was part of the journalists that went to Jerera to cover Potraz’s roadshow. Local residents and those from nearby areas were being educated on their rights as consumers as people in the more rural parts are usually the last to report incidents. With a number…

By Alvine Chaparadza With all its glamour of being a decentralized currency and appreciating in value to over $20 000, you probably didn’t know Bitcoin’s mining process consumes a lot of energy. Mining basically is a competitive process in which different users(miners) on the bitcoin network get into a race…

By Alvine Chaparadza With all its glamour of being a decentralized currency and appreciating in value to over $20 000, you would probably didn’t know Bitcoin’s mining process consumes a lot of energy. Mining basically is a competitive process in which different users(miners) on the bitcoin network get into a…

By Tinashe Nyahasha One of the most topical issues raised in the 2018 National Budget by Patrick Chinamasa is the issue of the indigenisation law amendment. The amendments that were tabled signaled a very significant departure from the Robert Mugabe regime by the Emmerson Mnangagwa government. When he presented the…

By Alvine Chaparadza Today marks the day that the linking of Ecocash accounts and Standard Chartered(StanChart) accounts is finally going live. Previously, it had been announced about such an arrangement but the platform wasn’t yet operational. Zimbabwe’s oldest financial institution and the largest mobile money transfer platform are teaming up…

By Alvine Chaparadza The evolution of banking from brick and mortar to online banking has come with many benefits to the society characterized by increased financial inclusion, the easiness of sending and receiving money and reduction of transaction costs. But the problems that face online banking weighs heavily against its…