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By Nigel Gambanga According to the latest quarterly report from the telecoms regulator POTRAZ, in the first quarter of 2016, the number of active LTE subscriptions in Zimbabwe increased by 23% reaching 152,782 from the previous quarter’s total of 124,179 active subscriptions. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Zimbabwe LTE use increases…

By L.S.M Kabweza With all the stuff happening around us lately; WhatsApp ‘mysteriously’ blacking out in Zimbabwe for several hours a few weeks ago, then an increase of the price of social media, and then more recently a hunt for a new type of terrorist, it’s good comedians can help…

By Nigel Gambanga Econet Media, the broadcasting arm of the Econet Wireless Group has finally launched Kwesé TV with a few exceptions from what has been anticipated all these months. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Econet’s Kwesé TV now live in Kenya with Kwesé Free Sports, adopts direct to TV model…

By Nigel Gambanga According to the Minister of ICT, Supa Mandiwanzira, the draft ICT policy was recently approved by the cabinet. This marks a go-ahead from the government and paves way for the policy to become the official framework for the government’s plans relating to Information Technology. Articles appeared first…

By Nigel Gambanga Mandiwanzira pointed out that while he was yet to meet with the telecoms regulator POTRAZ to get a full explanation for the suspensions, his own interpretation so far was that this could be the regulator’s response to the mobile networks’ attempts to fight a tariff reduction while…

By Garikai Dzoma Here’s the step by step process for registering your startup as a private business corporation in Zimbabwe. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Here’s the step by step process for registering your startup as a private business corporation …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…

By Nigel Gambanga Jealousy Mawarire, the spokesperson for Zimbabwe People First (ZPF), an opposition political party, has been charged with contravening section 88(b) of the Postal And Telecommunications Act for a tweet he made in response to the Minister of Higher Education Jonathan Moyo’s attacks on ZPF leader Joice Mujuru.…

By L.S.M Kabweza It has been a while since we have written about Rocket Internet in Zimbabwe or their wider African operations. That doesn’t mean they haven’t been active. A lot has happened at the startup clone factory in the past several months; from the plummeting of their share price…

By Nigel Gambanga This Saturday (13 August 2016) illustrators, designers, gamers, comic book geeks, and superhero fans will have a chance to spend the whole day (the event is scheduled to run from 9 am to 6.30pm ) at Moto Republik in Harare checking out some of the new work…

By Nigel Gambanga Earlier today a number of people on social media were quick to point out the striking similarities that exist between Zimbabwe’s own draft bill and Lesotho’s own Computer Crime and Cybercrime Bill. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Zimbabweans scream plagiarism after discovery that proposed Cybercrime Bill resembles Lesotho’s…