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By L.S.M Kabweza Zimbabwe is yet to have a breakout eCommerce success. Though a number of startups have made an attempt at it, so far the market is still wide open for one (or a few players) to be the defaults. Pazimba.com, who launched back in October last year, are…

By Nigel Gambanga If there’s one thing we’ve learnt from mobile network operators looking for additional revenue streams its that you can never get enough VAS services, especially in an environment where there are so many problems that need solutions. Take the problem of massive unemployment and the difficulty that…

By Nigel Gambanga An article published today by the Source has qouted TelOne’s managing director, Chipo Mtasa, highlighting an anticipated growth revenue of 4% in 2015 for the fixed telecoms operator. Mtasa referenced the plans TelOne has which are focused on network expansion while improving client services systems and expanding…

By L.S.M Kabweza 2014 wasn’t a good year for Telecel Zimbabwe. It will go down in history as the year of the decline. It started with the losing 111,000 subscribers in the first quarter. And then in the second quarter customer churn rate increased, this time they lost 130,000 subscribers…

By Nigel Gambanga Here is the latest edition of the weekly Techzim Podcast. As we always do, in this episode we touch on the trending topics from the local tech scene. Under discussion was the P.O BOX Videos viral sensation and its use of social media, the departure of Steward…

By Marlon-Ralph Nyakabau Tech entrepreneurs seem to be describing a nightmare when they share accounts of when they had to deal with the regulatory authorities whilst striving to introduce tech solutions for health. Many have bemoaned the Byzantine bureaucracy of rigorous regulations that eventually lead to a shut door that…

By Nigel Gambanga Today state-owned mobile network NetOne introduced its own emergency airtime credit facility that extends 50 cents to any prepaid subscriber accessing the service on the *140# shortcode. NetOne has made its own credit facility free, meaning that unlike the Econet and Telecel emergency airtime credit purchases, a…

By Nigel Gambanga It’s just days into the year and it certainly looks like the financial services sector is going to go through a very rough spell in 2015. Yesterday Allied Bank, a Zimbabwean commercial bank closed shop while another institution which is still on the mend, Steward Bank, waved…

By L.S.M Kabweza How the resignation of Steward CEO, Kwanele Ngwenya, has been treated in the media and by sources inside the company itself is quite curious. At least 3 reputable media companies (The Source, Financial Express (email news so can’t link) and The Herald) reported since yesterday that Kwanele…

By Nigel Gambanga If job adverts are anything to go by It looks like Econet is working on another new product, this time as part of their drive to modernise education. In the last part of 2014 an advert was placed on the company’s website for someone to fill the…