By Nigel Gambanga Zimbabwe’s mobile data prices are set to have floor and ceiling prices as the government moves to protect subscribers as well as the industry. While responding to a question on the lack of ceiling price on mobile data raised in Parliament recently, the Minister of ICT Supa…
By Nigel Gambanga The government has put a price on the “WhatsApp effect”. According to the Minister of ICT Supa Mandiwanzira, Zimbabwe lost US$26 million in less than a year. In a recent hearing with Parliament, the Minister shared information on how much Zimbabwean mobile voice traffic had declined because…
By Nigel Gambanga In December 2016, some DStv subscribers in Zimbabwe received a message which was announcing a promotion offering paid up subscribers one month’s free subscription for February 2017. We published an article sharing this information after some subscribers shared the news which they had received via an SMS…
By Tinashe Nyahasha We have partnered Dee-Kaw-Zee, Innovative Technologies and Zimpost to show our appreciation to the love of our life. Yes, you got it right- you, our readers are collectively the love of our life. How then do we show our love to such a diverse group of individuals?…
By Nigel Gambanga The young network has consistently targetted an urban, young audience with distribution and brand growth powered by social media. It will be tying its efforts to Kwesé which has also moulded its content around the huge African huge demographic. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Kwesé TV’s latest deal…
By William Chui bank cards with US dollars ” data-medium-file=”http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Cards-US-dollars-255×128.jpg” data-large-file=”http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Cards-US-dollars-560×280.jpg”> Today a notice appeared in the Herald that stated that Standard Chartered had cancelled, with immediate effect, the use of their Visa cards outside Zimbabwe, with clients needing to seek prior approval 72 hrs before departure. This has proved…
By Nigel Gambanga Participants in Safer Internet Day 2017 Since 2004, an annual event called Safer Internet Day has been commemorated around the world by various organisations and people who promote online safety for users all over the world. The Safer Internet Day is happening today (7 February 2017) and…
By William Chui Standard Chartered Visa Card with US dollars ” data-medium-file=”http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/StanChart-Visa-US-dollars-255×128.jpg” data-large-file=”http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/StanChart-Visa-US-dollars-560×280.jpg”> After the article we posted this morning in regards to Standard Chartered bank cancelling Visa card payments outside of Zimbabwe, it has now come to our attention that this is just for the physical card, when one…
By Nigel Gambanga The Zimbabwean government is putting together funds for the importation of more Point of Sale (POS) machines which will be used to promote plastic money use and cashless transactions across the country. According to the Herald, this information was shared by the Minister of Finance, Patrick Chinamasa…
By William Chui Standard Chartered cancels Visa cards outside Zimbabwe ” data-medium-file=”http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Visa-cancelled-255×128.jpg” data-large-file=”http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Visa-cancelled-560×280.jpg”> A notification published in The Herald today by one of Zimbabwe’s internationally owned banks, Standard Chartered, states that the bank has cancelled the use of its Visa cards outside Zimbabwe with immediate effect. The action has been…