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By Nigel Gambanga The Ministry of Education’s proposed online recruitment system for pupils seeking places for high school has been criticised by the Zimbabwe teachers Association (ZIMTA). According to the Chronicle, the ZIMTA chief executive officer, Sifiso Ndlovu, described the Minister of Education Lazarus Dokora’s directive for all applications for…

By Batsirai Chikadaya Remember Courier City? We wrote about how the Zimbabwean owned startup is planning to disrupt the traditional methods of shipping documents and parcels between Canada and Zimbabwe with a person-to-person courier service that could save you up to 50% on your shipping costs. The service will be…

By Garikai Dzoma Now hardly an hour goes by without me receiving an unsolicited message begging me to make a purchase of some sort. The surprising thing is that these emails are distinctly local (Zimbabwean). What’s even more shocking is that some of the brands included in these emails are…

By Nigel Gambanga Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa has just unveiled the country’s 2017 National Budget which has outlined some of the proposals for fiscal management in the coming year. One of the proposals presented in the address is the introduction of a 5% levy on all mobile phone…

By Staff Writer I remember in my tender age how simpler and seemingly normal even to most folks by then to refer every type of washing powder as Surf. Yes I did and you know everyone was cool with it, no harm came with it. Everybody would be aware of…

By Batsirai Chikadaya The EcoCash team has a two-pronged value proposition for the introduction of South Africa’s RAND currency into its mobile money system. The first phase of its introduction includes: Cash-Ins Cash Outs Sending Money Wallet Services (Balance Enquiries and Mini- Statements) Merchants, Bill payments, Payroll (you could start…

By Batsirai Chikadaya Earlier today EcoCash unveiled its EcoCash Rand Wallet which allows its customers to cash in and cash out in South African Rands with a separate account from your normal USD wallet. Here is how you can set up your new EcoCash Rand Account: As a normal customer:…

By Edwin Chabuka Virtual reality is fast becoming ever so popular maturing from what was just a few startups developing it to some mainstream companies joining in. Yesterday Acer Starbreeze, Google, HTC VIVE, Facebook’s Oculus, Samsung, and Sony Interactive Entertainment announced creation of a non-profit organization of international headset manufacturers…

By Batsirai Chikadaya EcoCash, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile money platform, will now let you cash in and cash out in South African Rands at all its agents accross the country. The new service is aimed at bringing convenience and choice to its 6 million customers by leveraging the existing major trade…

By Nigel Gambanga It’s called the electronic Ministry Application Platform (eMAP) and it is expected to be used on the one day (16 December 2016) that the government has selected for enrolment. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Ministry of Education takes unnecessary risks with rushed electronic enrolment system for Form 1…