Technology

By Leonard Sengere You have no doubt been following the whole situation with the military implementing the National Democratic Project. You have heard that the president is under house arrest and several other top politicians have been taken into custody. This information and more has been distributed over the internet.…

By Trycolyn Pikirayi Since print media and national television won’t give you much, social media is the next best thing… or maybe even if print media and television were an option today, social media still triumphs because it gives news in real time. Though of course on social media the…

By Tinashe Nyahasha If there is anything that has kept us sane as Zimbabweans over the years it has been our humour. Prices go up and before you know it someone has come up with an intelligent quip that’s already circulating on WhatsApp. This has been happening even today since…

By Leonard Sengere Poa! internet is a relatively new ISP in Kenya with a unique business model. Their focus is on the low income earners in the slums of Nairobi, the capital. They use solar powered hotspots to deliver the internet and provide free access to schools, health centres, churches,…

By William Chui Over the last week, there has been quite a lot of news surrounding the political situation in Zimbabwe. WhatsApp groups have been in overdrive, as people hit the forward button on any and every message received, many-a-time without even verifying the contents of these messages. As there…

By Trycolyn Pikirayi So ever since we wrote about eMAP (Electronic Ministry Application Platform (eMAP), people have been communicating challenges with the system. I promised to follow up on the inquiries of the people on the comments section. I would have responded to these on the comments section but I…

By Leonard Sengere If you are Zimbabwean and own a smartphone, it’s almost a given that you use WhatsApp for your messaging needs. You kind of have to, everyone else does and most can only be reached on the messaging platform. WhatsApp gained this kind of popularity because it is…

By Trycolyn Pikirayi After all has been said and done, whatever happens to or in Zimbabwe, we want to one day wake up to cheaper data prices! As advised yesterday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) said it is in talks with local mobile phone companies over…

By Trycolyn Pikirayi Online stores now make sense in Zimbabwe. Apart from the increased internet penetration; we, because of the cash crisis, have been forced to ‘grow up’ fast. Amongst other epayment options, mobile money e.g EcoCash came into the scene and made online payments simpler and doable. You’ll also…

By Leonard Sengere The Central Intelligence Department (CID) today made their way to Magamba offices at Moto Replubik armed with a warrant to confiscate desktops and laptops. This has been confirmed by Magamba Network Trust. The warrant they were wielding was granted in connection with the Martha O’Donovan case. If…