techzim

By Nigel Gambanga It’s 2015, so the conversation around the availability of the internet in Zimbabwe is not so different from what you get in any other part of the world. Almost half of the population has access to an online connection. Current and potential consumers of internet services talk…

By Nigel Gambanga We have received information that local Internet Access Provider Dandemutande, the company behind the uMAX service, will be merging with two internet service providers, iWayAfrica and AfricaOnline. This move comes as the entities seek to establish a competitive advantage in a competitive operating environment that has been…

By Nigel Gambanga 7 months ago, at the height of its product launch blitz, local mobile operator Econet introduced the market to Econet Connected Car. No, it wasn’t meant to be new competition to the safe Google self-driving car, but a car tracking system that was touted as a revolutionary…

By L.S.M Kabweza Masawara’s annual results for the year ended December 2014, show that Dandemutande, a subsidiary they own, went through a 4th consecutive loss making year, posting of a loss of US $1.2 million. The loss has however improved from the $2.1 million posted in 2013. Dandemutande is the…

By Garikai Dzoma It has been just over 20 years since Zimbabwe joined the internet. It was back in 1994 when serial entrepreneur, inventor and geek Robert Nursten and his son Clint founded Zimbabwe’s first Internet Service Provider ISP called Data Control Systems which they later sold to Econet. The…

By William Chui I am a thief. I have been for a while. In fact, when I stop to think of it, I fear that my children might inherit the inclination to engage in this nefarious activity of mine. Looking back in my internal memory I can’t seem to pinpoint…

By Nigel Gambanga A lot happened in local tech in the past week, particularly in broadband and telecoms. We discuss some of these issues in this episode of the podcast. Part of the discussion included the Telecel ownership issue, particularly the remarks shared by the Minister of ICT in Parliament…

By Nigel Gambanga I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s not fully convinced that our country has this digital migration issue under control. Even though NetOne paid for this whole project, I’m proudly wearing the skeptics’ cape until I see something really convincing and I know there’s a huge…

By Nigel Gambanga Not too long ago we published an article on the way the Instant Messaging platform, WhatsApp, is being used by local medical professionals for added efficiency in the delivery of health services. It turns out it’s not just doctors and nurses that are cashing in on the…

By Nigel Gambanga I still don’t get how tech and music ended up having such a weird relationship, but as a fan of music I don’t need to really. The music industry has a very complicated relationship with technology. On the one hand, it is butchered by piracy and the…