By Alvine Chaparadza If anyone would be happy about the 4th quarter Potraz report is a shareholder because the revenue in the sector has significantly improved from the last quarter. The 4th quarter of 2017 is remembered for the political transition that took place in Zimbabwe, chronic shortages of cash…
By Staff Writer Rapid technological developments have essentially transformed businesses, creating opportunities and threats for both, new and mature firms. Organisations are increasingly looking to make sure that their business strategies are underpinned by the right technologies. It comes as no surprise then that senior industry executives have been calling…
By Farai Mudzingwa Potraz just released their annual reports with and the subscriber movement from the third quarter to the fourth contains some interesting information. Econet increased their number of subscribers by 4.9%, whilst NetOne saw a 1.9% increase as well. Telecel, however, is the only network provider that lost…
By Farai Mudzingwa Potraz has just released their Sector Performance report. The report contains details of perfomance for the 4th quarter of 2017 along with the 2017 annual report from Potraz. Notable points from the Report: ACCESS • Active Mobile Subscriptions rose from 12. 878 926 in 2016 to 14…
By Guest Author Ben Roberts, Liquid Telecom’s Group CTIO, explains how access to technology can inspire a new generation of African techies. The future of Africa belongs to Generation Z. As the world’s youngest region, approximately 20% of Africa’s population is currently aged between 15 and 24. But the hope…
By Farai Mudzingwa Liquid Telecoms has released a report that details how the emerging generation in Africa will impact society going forward. The generation born from 1995 to early naughties is usually termed Generation Z and this is the generation Liquid’s report focuses on. The document is particularly interesting because…
By Alvine Chaparadza Bitcoin prices briefly fell below $8000 in the past 24hours in response to news that Google is planning to ban the advertising of cryptocurrencies. Google’s move is similar to Facebook’s January announcement that banned ads on binary options, Initial coin offerings and cryptocurrencies. This latest news maybe…
By Alvine Chaparadza Yesterday’s launch of The ICT Innovation Drive was praiseworthy and its ambitious plan of making Zimbabwe a technology powerhouse through increasing its capacity of technological development and innovativeness was equally met with enthusiasm and skepticism at the same time. The event was marked by startups that received…
By Farai Mudzingwa Kwese is now offering a package that is specifically tailored for civil servants. The new deal is a 2-year contract offering and over the next 24 months, civil servants will pay a monthly fee of $20.30. This 20 bucks will get you: Free Decoder Free Standard installation…
By Farai Mudzingwa A few days ago we talked about HiiL Justice Accelerator Challenge, a program that looks for entrepreneurs offering innovations in the justice field and helps them establish them with funding and training. Today they had an event where they offered more info on what applicants need to…