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By Nigel Gambanga This extends ShowMax’s reach to a totally new region (it launched in 36 new countries, including Zimbabwe, in 2016) and also positions it as a multi-continental VOD service which is betting heavily on the prospect of increased coverage through geographic expansion. Articles appeared first on Techzim;African VOD…

By Nigel Gambanga If you are a developer in Africa or the Middle-East, Facebook has extended a challenge to you. The company is holding a competition to encourage the development of innovative bots for its Messenger platform. Called the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge it’s been announced as a contest…

By Nigel Gambanga Now, Nokia wants to bring back the 3310. According to information that’s been leaked by VentureBeat, a modern version of the 3310 is set to be unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC 2017). It’s an homage to the 3310 of yesteryear. Articles appeared first on…

By Nigel Gambanga According to Steward Bank, most services are now functional and the systems upgrade was completed on most platforms. It will be fully wrapped up by the end of February 2017. In the meantime, there might some incidents of service disruption. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Steward Bank customers…

By Edwin Chabuka Cyber security is a very hot topic the world over and has been a cause of concern the world over with companies big and small falling victim to a malicious attack known as RansomWare. A local Cybersecurity firm, ProComm Group, says Zimbabwean companies have been the victim…

By Nigel Gambanga There are at least 1,500 students across Zimbabwe that are currently getting a free education as part of the national STEM Initiative launched in 2016. According to Open Parly this information was recently shared with a parliamentary committee by the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Professor…

By Tinashe Nyahasha What does a 21st-century education look like? This is not any easy question to either ask or answer. I am more aware of what it should not be but not what it is. Education in this century should NOT be rigid and it should not be boring!…

By Nigel Gambanga Towards the end of 2016, WhatsApp, the hugely popular instant Messaging service introduced two-step verification to some of its beta users as part of an added security measure. Since then some users on Android and Windows have already activated it but a few days ago WhatsApp rolled…

By Nigel Gambanga The Minister also said that since the debt was assumed by the State, the people of Zimbabwe were the ones who had paid for the licence. He also referred to the arrangement as an example of a fair playing field where privately owned enterprises like Econet can…