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By Prince Jones After the last two Hisense phones that we got for testing, I was going to recommend that the brand goes back to doing appliances and leave the phones to more knowledgeable companies out there. Then I was given the Hisense Prime 1 aka the HS U970 to…

By Garikai Dzoma This is part 5 in our series focused on solar power as an alternative to ZESA, and a DIY approach to setting it up. We have already looked at the basics, budgeting, the panels and the batteries. The only thing remaining are the wires and you should…

By Nigel Gambanga The most visible Fibre to the Home (FTTH) package in Zimbabwe right now has to be ZOL Fibroniks. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) has managed to offer this service to the market because of the extensive fibre roll out being constructed by its parent company, Liquid Telecom.…

By L.S.M Kabweza A report by the Financial Gazette just published says Afrasia Bank, formerly Kingdom Bank, was today placed under liquidation by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe after its shareholders surrendered their banking license. The parent company, Afrasia Bank Limited of Mauritius cannot commit any more money to the…

By Nigel Gambanga A lot of us had forgotten about Edward Snowden and his disruptive leaks until last week. As usual, anything Snowden means some highly sensitive information in line with cyber security. This time it looks like it’s a lot closer to home. Last week The Intercept published a…

By L.S.M Kabweza So the guys over at Comexposed, who are working to showcase the brilliant work of African comic and digital artists, just posted a video of the tech tools one can use (or get access to locally) to create comics. They have great videos on comics in general…

By Nigel Gambanga Queue the noise and excitement in technology, another “geek gathering” is here. All the focus this time will be on Barcelona, as Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC 2015) the biggest mobile tech expo and conference kicks off next week. It’s tradition; each year brings with it a…

By Garikai Dzoma Back in the days when our grandmothers were little girls and our grandfathers were chasing birds in the bushes, and their fathers abandoned their mothers and answered the siren call of Egoli the city of gold, people used to have family meetings where they would gather and…

By L.S.M Kabweza Yesterday, ICT Minister Supa Mandiwanzira, met at his office with Phillip Chiyangwa, Jane Mutasa, POTRAZ acting DG Kennedy Dewera and others to discuss the recent announcement by the tech minister that Telecel’s license had been cancelled. We managed to interview the minister after the meeting. In the…

By Staff Writer What is the latest on digital migration? If the reports in the state media are anything to go by, everything is “on track” and we will be ready to join the rest of the world in migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting. But just how ready are…