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By Leonard Sengere Speaking to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs, visiting Parliamentary delegation from Iran, Mr Mostafa Kavakebian lamented the low volume of trade between the two countries. In the meeting, where members of parliament from both countries were present it came to light that volume of trade…

By Rufaro Madamombe Today, Google announced an agreement that they have made with HTC. The agreement will see Google paying HTC $1.1 Billion in cash for some people who are part of HTC’s mobile division. As part of the agreement, Google will also get a nonexclusive license for HTC intellectual…

By Edwin Chabuka Econet is being sued to the tune of $870 000 for stealing a business idea, Speaking of lawsuits, BAZ is sending Kwese to the supreme court over the Broadcasting licence issue. While on the subject of licences, TelOne applied for a broadcasting licence for a DEOD (Digital…

By Rufaro Madamombe Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline group, recently partnered with Flocash, a provider of electronic payment services, to enable online mobile payments on Ethiopian Airlines website. You will now be able to pay for airplane tickets from the airline using EcoCash or Telecash. To pay using this payment…

By Guest Author This post was written by a Guest Author. The views expressed in this article do not reflect those of Techzim but of the Guest Author. “Please also pay special attention to women. Women care for the other people much more than men. Men care for themselves. Women…

By Leonard Sengere As more and more of Zimbabweans gain internet access, the power of the internet as an educational tool needs to be harnessed. This is happening in this country as evidenced by the number of e-learning solutions being developed. Case in point – Pass Grade 7 app. With…

By Trycolyn Pikirayi Yesterday, the Internet Society (ISOC) was celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Internet Society is a non-profit organisation aimed at providing leadership in internet-related standards, education, access, and policy. It is an American initiative which over the years has established various Chapters throughout the world, Zimbabwe included. So…

By Rufaro Madamombe With the recent cash crisis that has hit Zimbabwe, it has become more difficult for you to send money from Zimbabwe to South Africa. It’s become difficult because most of the companies that make the transactions easier like Western Union and Mukuru are now strictly accepting USD.…

By Staff Writer The larger a business gets, the more decisions it has to make about what kinds of IT infrastructure it wants to build in-house. There are advantages to developing and doing more on site, but there are some times when outsourcing a particular aspect of the business will…

By Trycolyn Pikirayi Of late, there’s been a lot of talk on ‘corporates stealing ideas’ mainly being sparked by the latest story on how Econet is being sued for more than $870k for allegedly stealing a local business man’s idea. Truth is, the talk has always been there, but it’s…