By Rufaro Madamombe Google has recently started to update their Play Store with a new feature called Google Play Protect. The feature is available on Android phones and also in the Play Store. Google Play Protect will scan all apps in the Play Store frequently to make sure that they…
By Staff Writer Due to confusion on the cause of the downtime of the country’s largest money transfer and transacting platform this weekend, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe sent us the press release below to explain. Essentially the company is saying; We planned this maintenance months in advance EcoCash has had an…
By Leonard Sengere Group chairman, Prof. Manyeruke, announced the stellar results in his maiden report. The major highlight in the report was the 38% increase in net profit after tax compared to the comparative period in 2016. The banking operations remain the biggest contributor to group bottom line as most…
By Rufaro Madamombe Last year, WhatsApp updated their privacy policy so that Facebook could start working on their monetization strategy of the app. The announcement of the update included the statement “we want to explore ways for you to communicate with businesses that matter to you too”. Earlier this year,…
By L.S.M Kabweza Barclays Bank has revised its Visa debit card daily limits downwards. The bank’s standard cards have been reduced to a daily limit of $100 on Point of Sale (PoS) and $50 on ATM while the prestige segment of cards have been reduced to $150 on PoS and…
By Staff Writer If you tried using EcoCash these past few days, you probably encountered some issues. Problems like transactions just not going through and errors on the platform similar to the one below: So yes, it’s not just you. Some also reported that the regular Econet USSD platform for…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi As you would agree with me, broadband is causing a lot of disruption in literally every aspect of life as we know it. At the #BroadbandEconomy Conference we touched on some of these disruptions and today I will borrow just one, and talk about it a little…
By Leonard Sengere Facebook is quite popular here in Zimbabwe, heck there even are bundles to access the site. We all scroll down our feeds digesting posts from former classmates and wedding videos from dear relatives. Viral stunt videos and epic fails are shared and discussed. Turns out we watch…
By L.S.M Kabweza Yesterday, the government announced that it has approved the spending of at least US $1 billion to establish a STEM focused university in honour of President Robert Mugabe. The amount allocated to the university is equivalent to about a quarter of Zimbabwe’s annual budget. The Minister of…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi RE: All you soccer fans Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (ZPSL) has made it easy for all soccer fanatics to stay intimate with the game. This is both good and bad news. Good of course for all the soccer fans but really bad for those who are, or…