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By Batsirai Chikadaya Yesterday we were all surprised to find out that Econet, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator, has been dragged to court by a disgruntled subscriber over what she claims to be the misrepresentation of the duration of its WhatsApp daily bundle product. The plaintiff, Ms Maxine Mabuda, is…
By Edwin Chabuka Another edition of the TECNO line of midrange devices, the Tecno L8 is coming in the mid-to-low end side of the mid range smartphone category. Target market is individuals not interested in cutting edge specs but just a basic device capable of lasting a lifetime before crying…
By Batsirai Chikadaya In a surprising twist of events, it has been brought to our attention that the same woman who is currently suing Econet for alleged misrepresentation of its social media bundles through false advertising once sued Telecel for $50,000 back in 2013. According to a Herald report back…
By Batsirai Chikadaya Over the last few days, independent consumer watchdog CONSUMERIZIM has been reporting (tweeting and retweeting) complaints from people failing to purchase ZESA electricity tokens via EcoCash. The system, which went live just two weeks ago was meant to bring much needed convenience to EcoCash users as they…
By Batsirai Chikadaya According to a story posted this morning by The Herald, Econet Zimbabwe has been sued by a Zimbabwean citizen, Ms. Sihle Maxine Mabuda, over what she claims to be the misrepresentation of WhatsApp bundles by Econet to her. The plaintiff argues that the defendant, Econet, through its…
By Batsirai Chikadaya In our earlier post, we introduced you to Courier City a Zimbabwean owned startup operating from Canada that is looking to disrupt the traditional shipping industry dominated by mega multinational companies like DHL, FedEx, and UPS. We were able to get its CEO and Founder Mr. Strive…
By Batsirai Chikadaya Courier City is a Zimbabwean owned Canadian-based tech startup looking to build a person-to-person courier service aimed at disrupting the traditional model of shipping documents and parcels across the world, an industry that has made companies like DHL, FedEx, and UPS billions of dollars. The service uses…
By Batsirai Chikadaya Every year smartphone companies release new and improved versions of devices. From the top, mid and low range devices improvements are made on all device hardware and software. One main feature that tends to make or break the market uptake of a device is the smartphone’s camera…
By L.S.M Kabweza In October, TelOne launched a new voice product called Talk+. It’s a VoIP service that uses Skype. Well, a flavour of it called Skype for Business. The “Business” word might mislead you into thinking Talk+ is a business product, but it is not. TelOne is targeting consumers.…
By Edwin Chabuka Huawei stepped into the premium phablet scene with the gorgeous looking Ascend Mate 7 which boasted superfast 4G LTE-A Cat 6 which translates to theoretical speeds of up to 300Mbps downlink and 50Mbps uplink. It also featured a fingerprint scanner and it was one of the first…