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By Nigel Gambanga Two of Africa’s largest mobile networks, Orange and Airtel, announced that they had entered into an exclusive agreement to explore the possible acquisition by Orange of Airtel’s subsidiaries in four countries, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone. Is this reflective of a tougher African telecoms…

By Cliff Makanda Facebook is testing a “Buy” button that would allow users to shop on Facebook. This puts it in direct competition with e-commerce platforms. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Nigel Gambanga In this podcast, we talk about some of the highlights of the Broadband Forum. We also discuss other topics that have been trending in Zimbabwean tech like the sale of Telecel, TelOne activating its mobile network operator licence, startup competitions like Muzinda Hub’s startup weekend and the…

By Victor Mukandatsama Mambo has adapted to the power of the internet to move volumes on their publication by launching a virtual shop online via pazimba.com. This is a noble move, but they definitely need to do more if they are to upset and guard against piracy. …read more Read…

By Nigel Gambanga The legal precedent that followed this decision is what has mattered to a lot of employed Zimbabweans. The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has upheld a decision that says that companies can now terminate workers’ contracts at any time, without offering them packages by giving them three months…

By Victor Mukandatsama Saith Technologies Open Day set for tomorrow at Bluffhill Industrial Park will exhibit technologies that include a locally manufactured drone, electric car and the green machine among other innovations the company has been working on. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Victor Mukandatsama funeral.ly is a Zimbabwean online event management platform that allows one to manage a funeral it was recently launched online. It capitalises on the internet to provide a centralized method for disseminating information and coordinating funerals among family members, friends and colleagues …read more Read more here::…

By Cliff Makanda Apple and Samsung are planning to kill the SIM card by introducing an embedded e SIM. This would allow phone users to switch between operators at any moment …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Nigel Gambanga TelOne, one of the more disruptive players this year, recently started a promotion for its WiFi service. The $1-for-100 MB service has been had one major change with an additional 250 MB thrown in for the $1 voucher. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Nigel Gambanga In case you wanted a glimpse of what took place at Broadband Forum 2015, here are some of the moments that were captured. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…