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By L.S.M Kabweza What you’re seeing now is the new Techzim design. If you’re mobile you probably love it. And if you’re on desktop, you’re probably wishing that we bring back the old design. Think of this as the first iteration of the future of Techzim. We will continuously adjust…

By Nigel Gambanga An Android App that simplifies aspects on the rights of Zimbabweans as enshrined in the constitution was launched by the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR). The app is set to go added changes, so the team behind it is keen on feedback and suggestions on how…

By Nigel Gambanga Local medical aid society, PSMAS, is introducing e-cards for members that will work with POS terminals at various service providers. Besides being an electronic record of membership status, the card doesn’t look it does much for its users though. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Nigel Gambanga Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has released its annual financial results. The operator has registered lower revenues and a 41% decline in profit. After tax profits stood at $70 million and revenues came to $746 million. Broadband and mobile money have contributed 22% to the operator’s performance and voice…

By Nigel Gambanga The ongoing industrial action being conducted by MTN South Africa workers took on a xenophobic turn when the workers started waving placards asking for the operator’s Zimbabwean born CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, to step down and return to Zimbabwe. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Garikai Dzoma The audit report from KPMG on State broadcaster ZBC highlighted the slew of challenges the broadcaster is facing. The exposé also offered some solutions for the broadcaster’s woes. Closer inspection of what is happening in the environment shows that these solutions are limited and won’t do much…

By L.S.M Kabweza Liquid Telecom, launched an enterprise data storage, cloud storage and file sharing service called CrashPlan Africa. If you’re wondering if this isn’t just a Box or Dropbox with an African tag, hear this: This is enterprise first, and IT departments get the premises based cloud option. The…

By Nigel Gambanga Local mobile operator Econet has been sending out instructions for disabling its Job Alerts service. All you have to do is to SMS the word STOP to 33170 and you’ll get confirmation of your de-registration. Previously, this hadn’t been possible, despite the fact that each alert cost…

By Nigel Gambanga Local mobile device concern, Gtel, has entered the Kenyan market with a device distribution partnership with the largest mobile network there, Safaricom. This apparently marks Gtel’s entry into a fourth African market after South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia. …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Nigel Gambanga A lot of us who are familiar with the movie streaming service Popcorn Time know how access to it requires an app. Now a site called Popcorn Time In Your Browser is letting you do that straight from the site, no downloads or setups asked. Just visit…