By Farai Mudzingwa In 2016, the Ministy of Higher and Tertiary Education (under Jonathan Moyo at the time) introduced a national initiative that would (at least according to them) drive economic growth. This initiative was meant to boost the study of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) at A Level…
By Tinashe Nyahasha Techzim has responded to the requests of some businesses who have been asking us to explain how they could use WhatsApp Business. We have compiled a guide for any Zimbabwean business that is considering using the app. You can buy and download this guide directly here. To…
By Alvine Chaparadza A report published last week by the Zimbabwe Republic Police of the rising cases of debit card cloning symbolizes one of the major risks of using the “plastic money”. Chief Superintended Paul Nyathi stated that from the beginning of the year to 15 March 2018, debit card…
By Rufaro Madamombe So the last time the Harare Facebook Developer Circle held a meetup, it was an artificial intelligence masterclass and well as the name says it was a bit too technical even for the seasoned developers who attended. Now, the meetup held today at Impact Hub catered for…
By Farai Mudzingwa Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court Fadzayi Mahere now has an online automated personal assistant that will be helping in her campaign to represent Mt Pleasant Constituency in the Parliament. Shandu (short for shanduko -which translates to change), is indeed a shift from the norm…
By Alvine Chaparadza In 2016 The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced the Financial Inclusion Strategy with the obvious aim of drawing a marginalized number of people who are unbanked into the financial system. The Strategy is highlighted by an ambitious plan to increase the banking population from 30% by…
By Leonard Sengere If you’re reading this on Techzim, there is a very good chance you are not really into sports. We can all agree that there is some truth in the stereotype that the technologically inclined (geeks and nerds) do not really get why sports are a thing. If…
By Farai Mudzingwa On Monday, we wrote an article on the challenges Econet subscribers were facing over the weekend. About 60 000 subscribers were left in the dark as their credit was being used for data services even if they had not activated ‘out of bundle’ browsing. We reached out…
By Edwin Chabuka So we got invited by Steward Bank to meet their software development team and check out one or two things they were working on. As a commercial break we got some entertainment from their Robot Alpha 1. Might event be a compact and mobile home for Batsi…
By Farai Mudzingwa In 2017 over 73 million people in Africa accessed the internet for the first time. This trend will continue growing forward and in a bid to prepare the continent for this boom, Google is partnering with Udacity and Andele to help provide the digital skills that will…