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By Nigel Gambanga Facebook continues with its quest to offer the word free internet through its Internet.org initiative. Just recently it launched its Free Basics service in Nigeria through a partnership with Airtel. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Facebook launches Free Basics in Nigeria while Zimbabwe launch still awaits approval …read…

By Nigel Gambanga Earlier today the Media Insititute of Southern Africa (MISA) and the local telecoms regulator, POTRAZ, brought together the country’s internet service providers and mobile networks operators for a discussion on net neutrality. Articles appeared first on Techzim;MISA & POTRAZ open dialogue on net neutrality as Zimbabwean internet…

By Dominic Mhiripiri The betting industry in Zimbabwe has experience huge growth over the past eighteen months, according to our analysis of local betting houses, and technology has a great deal to do with it. Normally, such a trend in gambling gets casually attributed to the steadily increasing popularity of…

By Nigel Gambanga Showmax recently opened up to 36 new African countries including Zimbabwe. The service can be accessed on Showmax.com or through the Showmax mobile application available for iOS and Android. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Netflix rival Showmax launches in Zimbabwe as battle for VOD supremacy intensifies …read more…

By Nigel Gambanga Now, the bird has inspired has creativity in technology through a new mobile game. Ishmael Chibvuri a Zimbabwean app developer has tapped into the quail bird craze and created his own video game called the Chihuta Bird Game. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Zimbabwean developer jumps onto national…

By Nigel Gambanga This is part of its Africa Code Week initiative that is scheduled to run from the 15th to the 23rd of October 2016. During the course of that week, SAP will be offering free online training and coding workshops to children and youth who are between 8…

By L.S.M Kabweza Zimbabwean reality TV cooking show, Battle of the Chefs, has raised US $150,000 from private equity investors enabling it to create what is certainly one of Zimbabwe best TV productions in a very long time. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Zim reality TV cooking show, Battle of the…

By Dominic Mhiripiri Most of us have by now seen the pictures and videos online. Using the hashtag ‪#‎ThisFlag‬, hundreds of Zimbabweans led by Pastor Evan Mawire are going online to post videos and pictures in which they carry the national flag. They are including messages that protest against, and…

By Dominic Mhiripiri This week, we published the much-awaited national regulations governing drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles) in the country- basically, the precursor to Zimbabwe’s forthcoming aircraft laws. Readers readily shared their excitement at the development, while others however wondered what exactly drones are and more importantly, what exactly they…

By Nigel Gambanga Franz is a new tool that is primed to become your favourite application if you are trying to juggle a host of chat clients as well as multiple accounts for those same clients. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Tired of juggling all those messaging clients? Meet Franz, the…