Technology

By L.S.M Kabweza Bad money has driven out good. There’s a shortage of US dollars in Zimbabwe. The government insists the Bond Notes are equivalent to USDs. They are not, and the market is increasingly clear about it. So businesses have been responding to that reality. It started with the…

By Leonard Sengere CC Image courtesy of Public.Resource.Org on Flickr The Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights were up for grabs and several companies made bids with Star India (formerly Star TV) coming out on top. The IPL is the most popular Twenty20 cricket league in the world and the…

By Rufaro Madamombe Today at Meikles Hotel, Econet launched a new program under their Elevate community which they launched in June. The new offering is called the Elevate Virtual Agent Programme and it aims to create employment for Elevate members. These members will just need a laptop and an internet…

By L.S.M Kabweza A mobile payments and remittances startup called TerraPay may have achieved what could turn out to be a huge industry milestone in the remittances space in Africa. The startup announced today that it has secured a license from the Reserve Bank of South Africa to conduct low-value…

By Leonard Sengere Kwesé TV announced the launch of Kwesé Play, starting in South Africa, which had been announced as coming months ago. Kwesé Play is a Roku powered streaming box, similar to Apple TV and Chromecast. That means you need an active internet connection, preferably uncapped to watch content.…

By Trycolyn Pikirayi No doubt that for a long time… like a really long time, women have been marginalised in most, if not every, aspect of life. Nonetheless, over much protest, education, redesigning of laws etc. that has changed. It has changed alright, but does the change suffice? Well, of…

By Rufaro Madamombe So we recently talked about whether GB WhatsApp, a modified version of the popular chat app WhatsApp, is safe or not. In that article, we also briefly mentioned some of the GB WhatsApp features that might cause people to move to that app instead of the official…

By Edwin Chabuka So it’s 9 months in and the battle of the smartphones is still very much heated. We have seen the return of industry household names, the redemption of dented pride and arrival of very very very competitive newcomers. Maybe you might not properly visualise the magnitude of…

By Tawanda Moyo A week ago the seventh season of one of TV’s greatest shows ended. As expected of a show of such huge following, the reaction to the season has received varied and mixed reactions. I have taken the time between when the season ended and now to rewatch…

By Leonard Sengere If you follow car news you are probably aware that the recent trend is for cars to come with rear view cameras. This way you get a live feed of the space directly behind your car as you reverse and this helps you avoid any backup collisions.…