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By Victor Mukandatsama Liquid Telecom CEO Nic Rudnick has landed on the “50 African Trailblazers” list for his exploits at Liquid and recognition in the telecoms industry. He joins the likes of Didier Drogba, African Billionaires Mo Ibrahim and Aliko Dangote, music legend Hugh Masekela and Ghana actress Yvonne Nelson…

By Nigel Gambanga Here’s the midweek edition of the Techzim podcast which touches briefly on some of the trending topics on local and regional technology. In this episode, we discuss the MTN Results and their reflection of African telecoms, the concerns on national security and privacy raised by the Ministry…

By Victor Mukandatsama Astro Mobile plans to set up a mobile device and television assembly plant in Zimbabwe by the end of 2015. Should these plans succeed, Astro has potential to create employment and reduce the cost of production for their Astro brand. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Victor Mukandatsama There is a slowed growth in Mobile Money according to the RBZ’s Mid Term Monetary Policy Statement. This is probably a result of the turbulence in both the banking and telecoms sectors. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Victor Mukandatsama Astro Mobile has just commissioned a branch at Joina City Mall in Harare, where it’s showcasing some of its products including the flagship Astro V2+. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Nigel Gambanga MTN Group, the largest telecoms entity in Africa published its interim results for the period ended June 2015. The figures released, which missed analysts expectations, showed a 4.9% % decline in revenue and an 11% drop in profits. This performance is attributed to factors that are common…

By Nigel Gambanga The sale of prepaid electricity has been opened up to Nettcash, the youngest mobile money service which has no visible ties to the government. Just how did Nettcash pull this off when other operators like EcoCash and Telecash are being excluded? …read more Read more here:: Techzim…

By Victor Mukandatsama There is an opportunity for induced Financial Services adoption in mobile money via the use of popular sports such as soccer. Through the use of simple technology, banks can motivate deposits and operators can activate inclusion beyond just sending and receiving money. …read more Read more here::…

By Nigel Gambanga Through a partnership with Mkesh, the mobile money service owned by mobile operator Mcel, Mukuru users in South Africa can now send money straight into a Mkesh wallet. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Garikai Dzoma Still on the topic of setting up your own email servers for your startup, here’s a look at a DMARC policy. What is it? Well, it will allow you, for example, to tell servers receiving your emails what to do when they receive emails purporting to be…