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By Farai Mudzingwa There’s been a recent trend on Facebook, and if you don’t like missing out you might have just been the victim of a clever browser hijacking tactic. Here’s how you can avoid the problem if you haven’t been caught in the crossfire and if you have here’s…
By Alvine Chaparadza ZIMRA (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) surpassed its first-quarter target by an excess of US $84million. Gross revenue collections were 8.1% above the target of US $1.029 billion. Zimra attributes the improved revenue collection to enhanced effective use of automation. The country’s tax collector is optimizing the use of…
By Farai Mudzingwa The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair will be held from the 24th to the 28th of this month in Bulawayo. In line with this event, ZITF has made an app that will help people attending the event navigate their way around the stands and also know when which…
By Guest Author Written by Shamika N. SirimanneDirector of the Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD With Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg under pressure by the US Congress and greater regulation on data privacy looking ever more likely, swirling revelations about the way in which social media have been used have put…
By Alvine Chaparadza Earlier this year, The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya announced that the Zanu-PF controlled government was set to put in place measures to stop curb the multi-tier pricing system (also known as 3 tier pricing) that is prevalent in doing transactions in the country. The…
By Farai Mudzingwa African startups have been invited to apply for the DEMO Africa 2018 award and stand a chance to win $150 000 along with a trip to the Silicon Valley in order The DEMO Africa initiative is actually run by Lions@frica and is meant to help connect African…
By Farai Mudzingwa Zimbabwe agriculture ” data-medium-file=”https://t3n9sm.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/maize-255×138.jpg” data-large-file=”https://t3n9sm.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/maize-560×303.jpg”> Startup FARMA Solutions are introducing a way for farmers to track their agricultural inputs and output activity in real-time. They hope the system can lead to more accountability and increase the efficiency of agricultural processes. Who are FARMA Solutions The startup is…
By Alvine Chaparadza Poor and expensive products are making Zimbabwe be uncompetitive on the international markets and as a result, foreign currency generation capability has dwindled. However, Zimbabwe has been overly reliant on tobacco as its major foreign currency cash cow. This has forced The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to…
By Farai Mudzingwa State enterprises Powertel, Zarnet (Zimbabwe Academic and Research Network) and Africom were announced to be merging by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa. Most readers will be familiar with Powertel and Africom who both act as Internet Access Providers (IAP) and Internet Service Providers, whilst ZARnet was established to…
By Tinashe Nyahasha It is difficult to imagine Ecocash being dethroned from the mobile money throne in Zimbabwe. Every time a stastic about mobile money or payments in general is given the situation seems hopeless for the competition. Make no mistake, Ecocash are not where they are by accident. They…