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By Nigel Gambanga Finally, NetOne has stepped up to the plate, and not a moment too soon actually. The mobile network operator launched its own Over The Top (OTT) service bundles, or more specifically WhatsApp and Facebook bundles. The modus operandi is the same: Give subscribers unlimited access to the…

By Nigel Gambanga A week ago the Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPAZ) was reportedly concerned about the legal status of the Econet Dial a Doc service which the Authority felt had been launched illegally. Now, HPAZ has taken the issue one step further by issuing a notice in the…

By L.S.M Kabweza We got in touch with Econet to establish their position on the new WhatsApp calls and the company’s response is that they’re not worried at all. That VoIP apps would come and move the cheese is something they saw long back he says and that they are…

By L.S.M Kabweza So, since yesterday, we’ve been calling friends using the new WhatsApp calling feature. What we were curious to test is ofcourse if the WhatsApp Calls feature is the big disruptor to the mobile operators that it’s been hyped to be. That WhatsApp Calls are some special we…

By L.S.M Kabweza Telecel (well, Vimpelcom the majority owner) has just sent out the press release below as response to the order to shut operations. The release essentially says that the company takes it the announcements seriously and that they have an existing agreement with the government to comply with…

By Garikai Dzoma Recently during an eNCA broadcast there was quite an extensive talk about the depreciation of the Rand against the dollar. What this simply means is that you now need more Rands to buy one dollar than what you previously needed. The purists must know that not only…

By Nigel Gambanga Today is the second and final day of eTech Africa, the conference and expo organised by Zimbabwe’s Ministry of ICT. Yesterday there were different presentations made by different stakeholders with an interest in the state of ICT in Zimbabwe. The proceedings for today will be centred on…

By L.S.M Kabweza So apparently the DStv price increases – those annual increases they announced two weeks ago – have attracted quite a backlash. “I love sport but will not pander to thieving” said one commenter to the story we posted here. Nigerians and Zambians are taking it even further…

By Nigel Gambanga We have just witnessed a round up of proceedings at the first day of eTech Africa Conference and Expo, the annual indaba organised by the Ministry of ICT with the aim of showcasing the current state of ICT in Zimbabwe and what it is meant to focus…

By Staff Writer So the news today is that in some parts of the world WhatsApp has opened WhatsApp calling invites to everyone using Android. So like some of you, we now have the latest WhatsApp calling feature. We’re calling each other already at the office! If you’re on Android,…