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TechMag.Tv, the broadcasting company for TechnoMag will be live streaming the second African Science , Technology and Innovation Forum (AfriSTI) on 24 February in Victoria Falls . Organized in conjunction … Read More
Zimbabwe is set to host the second African Science , Technology and Innovation Forum (AfriSTI) on 24 February in Victoria Falls to provide a platform to drive technological development and … Read More
The Reserve bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has embarked on initiatives to establish the financial technology businesses (Fintech) to provide an opportunity for innovators to connect banks and other financial system … Read More
UNICAF university has been awarded a provisional accreditation with Zimbabwe Council Of Higher Education (ZIMCHE) to set up operations in Zimbabwe operating through a Visual learning environment. This means Zimbabweans … Read More
ICT Parliamentarians who are currently on a nationwide tour in remote areas, assessing the projects under Universal Service Funds USF have so far hailed the program. Potraz has been installing … Read More
The biggest Mobile World Congress that never was, thanks to the deadly Corona Virus. Most Zimbabwean telecoms companies and associates had prepped up towards this prestigious event in Barcelona, unfortunately … Read More
Parliament to tour Potraz projects The PARLIAMENT portfolio committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) has embarked on a week-long tour in various provinces across the country to asses Postal and … Read More
All roads will lead to Gweru on the 12th of February as Zimbabwe joins the rest of the World in commemorating World Radio Day (WRD). Running under the theme Radio … Read More
The Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has just passed the Statutory Instrument 26 of 2020 that reveals hefty charges for anyone who ever thought of getting into the … Read More
Zimbabwean AI expert William Sachiti and CEO of UK-based start-up Academy of Robotics has published an open-source technology known as ‘Trees of Knowledge’ to improve access to education through smartphones … Read More
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed mining company RioZim Limited is set to embark on a combined solar project of 214MW at its mines throughout the country. According to a circular … Read More
Remember almost two years ago when Facebook promised it’d give users the ability to delete the browsing history it uses to serve personalized ads? After the most leisurely rollout of all time, … Read More
Telecommunication Consumers are set to brace up for another tariff hike, as the Zimbabwean telecoms sector will be reviewing both data and calling rate tariffs soon against depreciating local currency … Read More
Photos and specifications of Samsung’s next foldable smartphone – the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip – have purportedly been revealed by WinFuture. The German tech site posted renders of what it claimed … Read More
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) today reported a 1396,73% growth in intermediated money transfer tax (IMTT) in 2019 to ZWL$2,7 billion compared to the same period the prior year, as … Read More
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied the Trump administration and granted permission to the Chinese telecoms company Huawei to help develop Britain’s 5G network. The UK government said in a … Read More
Tech-based business, Fresh in a box says the company is working on a platform that will allow Zimbabweans to pay for services like Netflix using mobile money platforms such as … Read More
FBC Insurance Company has launched a digital third party insurance called “Yako”. The service allows vehicle owners to purchase a secure and affordable instant third party insurance service for vehicles … Read More
Malawi in partnership with UNICEF opened the first African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) in Lilongwe last week. The move is part of efforts to promote the use of drones … Read More
The Zimbabwean government is set to launch a paperless cabinet next week when cabinet business resumes. The initiative that was announced last year will see cabinet holding e-enabled paperless meetings … Read More
NetOne has become the first Public Sector and State-Owned Enterprise, in Zimbabwe to be accredited as a Gold Partner and Approved Employer by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) … Read More
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Estonia led by the UAE Ambassador to Zimbabwe, His Excellency Jassim Mohamed Mubarak Abdulla Al Qasemi paid a courtesy call last … Read More
WhatsApp finally has introduced a Dark Mode feature, after hinting at it several months ago. The messaging app, with more than 1.5 billion active accounts, has rolled out the feature … Read More
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in its hasty move to curb a surge in foreign currency rates made a rather uninformed move by cutting down limits on transactions between agents … Read More
The City of Harare and Clean City Private Limited today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) that will allow the two parties to collaborate in service delivery to the city. … Read More
Higherlife Foundation has extended by an additional six months the free transport programme for nurses and doctors employed at public healthcare institutions in Zimbabwe. The extended offer comes a day … Read More
Mobile money platform Ecocash now allows subscribers to reverse transactions in the event that they send money to the wrong recipient. This development comes at a much needed time as … Read More
Two Zimbabweans have successfully harnessed technology to harvest rainwater for human consumption. Referred to as Rainwater harvesting, the process involves collecting water from surfaces that rain has fallen upon. The … Read More
NetOne has come up with a content subscription-based service covering news, lifestyle, devotion, fun, love and health tips. Dubbed “Club 373” the content is accessed via text messages, making the … Read More
Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom is to launch the first 5G wholesale roaming service in South Africa. Available from early 2020 in all major South African cities, this latest … Read More
Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe via their ISP arm ZOL, has been silently deploying a market game-changer, whose success is mainly dependant on what they already have which is infrastructure and their … Read More
ICT Minister Jenfan Muswere is in Shenzhen, China to visit the Huawei headquarters on an ICT infrastructure tour. Accompanied by the ministry’s permanent secretary Sam Kundishora, the visit seeks to … Read More
A total of 29,4 million shares representing 1,31 percent shareholding in Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed fintech group Cassava Smartech changed hands on Tuesday in a bulk deal. Formed when Econet … Read More
Microsoft is dropping support of Windows 7, nearly 11 years after first launching the operating system. This means there will no longer be any updates or fixes for current users … Read More
Open Parly ZW will be conducting four civic tech hackathons in Harare, Masvingo, Marondera and Mutare from 8 February to 20 September this year. Civic tech encompasses any type of technology that enables … Read More
Zimbabwe will soon Livestream all court cases of national interest to augment transparency associated with courts as public institutions, Chief Justice Luke Malaba has said. Speaking to diplomats and legal … Read More
Instagram has rolled out a new feature that flags fake photos as part of efforts to combat misinformation and fake news. When pictures are flagged, Instagram makes it more difficult … Read More
Zimbabweans using Italian technology have successfully integrated LP gas into petrol engines giving motorists an option to switch in between the two fuel sources, while LP gas saves 50% on … Read More
Internet service provider, Zol has reversed all January 2020 invoices pre-billed in December with immediate effect. In a statement released by Zol, the move is in line with Treasury’s announcement … Read More
CBZ Holdings has retired six of its executives as part of what insiders say is an ongoing restructuring program. The six positions affected are group finance director, microfinance MD, divisional … Read More
Mobile money platform, OneMoney through its promotion the ‘Fees for less’ is giving back money to the first 500 parents across all provinces that are paying school fees using the … Read More
Twitter is set to roll out a feature that lets you block other users from replying to your tweets. The social media platform revealed the ‘conversation participants’ option that will … Read More
Postal and courier volumes in Zimbabwe have declined by 25% from 1.3 million to 1 million due to the use of e-commerce in the economy. According to Potraz, postal and … Read More
Sony has unveiled a self-driving, electric concept sedan called the Sony Vision-S at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. According to the company, the sedan is meant to showcase the Japanese … Read More
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has urged people who take photos and videos of crash, murder and suicide scenes to think about victims’ families before uploading them to social media. … Read More
Zimbabwe Internet Access Providers (IAPs) have recorded a revenue increase of 82.4% from ZWL$137.7 million to ZWL$251.2 million, Potraz revealed. The growth is against a 75% increase in operating costs … Read More
Samsung is expected to launch its next generation of flagship Galaxy S smartphones on 11 February. The company has sent out an invitation to its Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event taking place in … Read More
NetOne’s mobile financial arm, One Money recorded a growth of 27.8%, from 335,132 active mobile money subscriptions to 428,529 the third abridged sector report by Potraz has revealed. Ecocash recorded … Read More
Last year sometime in February the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) said that government had okayed the procurement of electric vehicles in the country. Ofcourse the announcement came on the … Read More
The year 2019 was full of tech-activities, so much that we can’t mention all of them in a single post, but this is what we have been doing all year … Read More
As part of Facebook’s efforts to integrate with other biggest social media platforms – WhatsApp and Instagram. The company has been borrowing several features from one platform and introducing them … Read More
NetOne’s mobile financial arm One Money has extended the zero-tariff transaction charges to March 2020. The company CEO Lazarus Muchenje said the extension of the promotion is meant to assist … Read More
While Iran may have promised a very strong retaliation against the recent killing of their army general, it looks like their first response before bombing the US military base in … Read More
Listed entity Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL), which has business interests in mobile money, digital banking, insurtech and on-demand services, reported revenue of ZW$946 million for the half year ended … Read More
Cassava On Demand has launched VAYA Air Charter, a service that will allow business and tourist travellers to hire private planes to any destination. The service will be the first … Read More
Zimbabwe mobile network operators recorded a 121% increase in revenue to $828.8 million from $385 million, the third quarter Abridged Sector Report for 2019 has revealed. The growth of revenues … Read More
The following are the main sector trends for the Third Quarter 2019 compared to the Second Quarter of 2019: Mobile network revenues increased by 121% from $375 million to record … Read More
MTN South Africa today announced that it will relaunch its mobile money service, MoMo in January 2020, allowing customers to send, receive, save and spend money as well as pay … Read More
Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Honorable Monica Mutsvangwa wrapped up the last Cabinet briefing of the year with other ministers yesterday and she revealed the government’s ICT targets that have … Read More
NetOne is rolling out Peer to Peer (P2P) merchant services for all informal and unbanked businesses across the country to transact via Zipit on OneMoney without using point of sale … Read More
Postal Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) through the Universal Services Fund has donated audio-verifit scan equipment worth US$18 276 to Emerald Hill School for the deaf. The scan has … Read More
In a bid to bridge the digital gap between the able-bodied and people living with disabilities, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) on Monday donated assorted ICT equipment to various … Read More
NetOne has suddenly become an awakening giant, rising slowly from the mobile money slumber, the company has begun striking some right chords, but these chords have to be coordinated. Zimbabweans … Read More
If I would choose to be anything, I would never want to be an Ecocash engineer at this moment! The worst has happened to Ecocash, what was supposed to be … Read More
Cassava On Demand’s VAYA mobility division has unveiled two new services – VAYA Cross Border and VAYA Intercity – ahead of the busy holiday season. Speaking on the launch of … Read More
NetOne has donated food hampers and sanitary wear worth $250 000 to one hundred families living with Albinism today in Harare. Head of Public Relations Elderette Shereni said the donation … Read More
Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe has connected 48 higher and tertiary learning institutions across the country through the Edu-zone project that provides free wi-fi access and use of internet to students at … Read More
Instant messaging app, Whatsapp has revealed that it will soon cut off millions of users with outdated devices next year in February. This is going to be a blow to … Read More
Higherlife Foundation today launched the ‘Support Our Hospitals’ campaign aimed at capacitating doctors working in public hospitals by mobilizing funding and material support to ensure public medical staff are well … Read More
Ecosure on Tuesday celebrated its 5th year anniversary streamlining a plethora of milestones the insurance company has achieved since inception. Started in 2014, EcoSure aims to provide affordable, innovative insurance … Read More
The Zimbabwe government is calling out all innovation hubs in universities to come up with a patent for the local production of vehicle number plates with the requisite security features. … Read More
A 29-year-old woman has been raped by a boyfriend whom she met online, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has revealed. The victim met the accused along Samora Machel in Harare for … Read More
Banks are closing physical branches as more personal finance activity moves online and a growing number of consumers would rather open an account or check their balances on their phones … Read More
Zimbabwean software engineer and Harvard University graduate Hope Ndhlovu won the 2019 World Bank Youth Summit award for developing an application called Tuverl that seeks to make public transport cheaper, … Read More
Google has announced a new feature that will allow users to add multiple emails as attachments. This functionality will eliminate the need to download or copy emails before adding them to other … Read More
Cassava Smartech’s EcoFarmer Vaya tractor has clinched strategic corporate partnerships with CBZ, the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) and farm equipment suppliers Agricon to provide tillage equipment for farmers and … Read More
The United States Embassy is assisting Zimbabwe’s health sector to adopt the electronic health records (EHR) system to enhance antiretroviral and tuberculosis patient care and disease surveillance to control the … Read More
Higherlife Foundation (HLF) says it had received 365 applications from doctors around the country in response to its recently announced Training Fellowship for junior and senior doctors, as well as … Read More
ZOL recently released the list of devices that are compatible with their LTE data sim. Below is the list of these devices according to the service provider: The other frequently … Read More
The Ministry of ICT has commissioned three new base stations under the shared infrastructure project in both Harare and Manicaland provinces, a cabinet minister has said. The first shared base … Read More
South Africa has deployed the first phase of its new e-Visa system, which makes it easier for tourists to enter the country. The pilot program has been deployed at the … Read More
One of the country’s leading financial services providers, Zimnat, has launched its own bureau de change, ZFX Bureau de Change. The new outfit, which will be trading as ZFX Bureau … Read More
Zimbabwe has dropped six places to 115 out of 152 economies on readiness to support online shopping, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s Business to consumer E-commerce Index … Read More
The Central Africa Building Society (CABS) will be shutting down the Highfield, Highglen, Letombo and Norton branches on 31 January 2020 as part of the company’s rationalisation strategy, the company … Read More
The minister of ICT postal and courier services Hon Jenfan Muswere recently announced his official twitter account through a “hello world” tweet he made last week. The official twitter handle … Read More
Telecommunications giant and network solutions provider Huawei has partnered the Zimbabwean government through a program that will see thousands of students participating in a talent development program. Through a program … Read More
In the past few days, we have seen the government working tirelessly towards subsidizing wheat and grain, mainly because the two are basics that Zimbabweans can not afford to go … Read More
Knowledge in the use of ICTs is now a basic need and an essential skill for productivity and development, ICT minister Jenfan Muswere has said. This comes as the government … Read More
Newly-appointed Minister of ICT Honorable Jenfan Muswere says the post office has a long future and will not die an imminent death as it continues to leverage on emerging technologies. … Read More
The UNDP has launched an accelerator lab in Zimbabwe as part of the UNDP global accelerator lab learning network initiative to catalyze innovative solutions to some of the complex development … Read More
Zimbabwe’s Timothy Kuhamba is one of the four winners of the 2019 African Space Leaders Awards, an accolade in recognition of his contribution to the African Space Industry. Patrons of … Read More
The establishment of innovation hubs in universities across the country is now 80 percent complete, a cabinet minister has said. The update comes as government has made it policy that … Read More
ICT minister Jenfan Muswere says the government has made it mandatory for institutions of higher and tertiary education to become hubs for innovative ideas. Speaking at the fifth edition of … Read More
As EcoCash continues to struggle getting its services back to normal, the company says it is now working to clear customer queries. “I am pleased to say that transactions on … Read More
NetOne scooped the SDGs and Community Impact Award at the Zimbabwe National Environment, CSR and Responsible Business Awards held last week in the capital, TechnoMag reports. The award ceremony acknowledges … Read More
NetOne customers will enjoy early Christmas gift after Zimbabwe’s second-largest mobile network provider today announced that their clients will enjoy freebies on all OneMoney transactional activities. By TechnoMag Reporter The … Read More
Telecel Zimbabwe has introduced a promotion for its subscribers dubbed the Sizzling Summer Bundles Promotion. The promotion aims to reward loyal Telecel subscribers who subscribe to the headline data and … Read More
Ecosure in conjunction with Hitbay joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Toilet Day by donating portable toilets in Mupedzanhamo and around the central business district. World Toilet … Read More
EcoCash has reassured the public that the process of stabilizing its new, more secure platform following a weekend upgrade, is nearly complete but has pleaded for patience as it works … Read More
Indigenous-owned Pan-African ICT solutions provider Axis Solutions has launched a new game-changing revenue collection and recording solution that adapts to multiple form factors, from handheld mobile devices, laptops and desktops … Read More
The Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube has proposed to review the tax-tree threshold on electronic transactions from the current $20 to $100 and the maximum tax payable per transaction by … Read More
We would like to apologies to all our readers who faced difficluties in the past few days as we migrated our server from one hosting company to the other. The … Read More
As Ecocash’s official downtime lapsed, most subscribers were worried whether the system will at all come back with normalcy, especially after 9pm yesterday, 24hrs after the initially announced deadline. The … Read More
Dear Honourable minister, once again, congratulations on the appointment, you have been deputy minister for more than a year and this makes you the most experienced minister ever to be … Read More
The news doing round on social media that the newly appointed ICT minister Jenfan Muswere is not a technocrat and may fail to deliver on his mandate at the helm … Read More
Mobile and IoT solutions provider Workz Group and Econet Zimbabwe announced a deal that will see them offer Zimbabwean subscribers network connectivity via embedded SIM devices such as the iPhone … Read More
NetOne continues to unleash promotions as we head into the festive season. Their latest offering “Refer & Win” gives subscribers an opportunity to win 1GB worth of data when they … Read More
ZIFA has urged all football lovers that will attend the 2021 AFCON qualifier against Botswana this evening to acquire their tickets online as there won’t be any ticket sales at … Read More
Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube announced yesterday during the 2020 Budget presentation that Zimbabwe will be channeling resources towards the launch of the country’s very own satellite. He said the … Read More
LEADING commercial bank ECOBANK Zimbabwe is facing disciplinary action amid the abuse of newly released bank notes emanated from the bank, central bank governor John Mangudya has revealed. The central … Read More
The Ministry of Finance has allocated a budget of ZWL$341.7million to the Information Communication Technology ministry this afternoon during the 2020 National budget presentation in parliament. Minister of Finance Mthuli … Read More
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has started receiving January 2020 online application letters for aspiring nurses using the electronic platform www.mohcc.gov.zw. Accessing the electronic form is ZWL$10 which … Read More
Tanzanian cellular network company, Vodacom announced the launch of the country’s first smart feature phone, Smart Kitochi, operating on KaiOS. The Smart Kitochi comes with access to popular apps like WhatsApp, Google … Read More
Sasai, the new all-in-one App from Cassava Fintech International (CFI), is exhibiting at AfricaTech, the fintech and digital expo that runs concurrently with AfricaCom, the continent’s largest telco and tech … Read More
Impact Hub Harare is launching a one-month holiday Coding Bootcamp for children between the ages of 8 to 20. The program is a weekend class designed to enable students with … Read More
NetOne’s mobile payments solution service OneMoney has introduced a new promotion dubbed “One Money 50% Bonus Airtime”, in addition to “One Top-Up” where subscribers have been getting 10% discount whenever … Read More
Potraz director-general Gift Machengete has called out the government, international organizations and big businesses to join hands and fight cybercrime. Machengete said a multi-stakeholder participation in cybersecurity is critical. He … Read More
EcoCash today announced a major upgrade of its platform scheduled for the weekend, which will result in a 24-hour downtime of all EcoCash services. Announcing the upgrade – which is … Read More
Since minister Kazembe Kazembe was appointed ICT minister 14 months ago, he has done considerably well to shape up the sector. His 1 year 2months stint was not easy and … Read More
Telone has introduced the Blaze LTE sim card that customers can place in modems or WI-FI routers as well as handsets with the Frequency Band FDD-LTE Band 20 (800) only. … Read More
Cadton Investments under its Executive Solutions banner hosts a cybersecurity symposium in Vumba next week in partnership with ICT consultants in Zimbabwe. The two-day event starts on 20 November. Symposium … Read More
The newly appointed ICT Minister and Makoni-West legislator, Hon Jenfan Muswere was today officially sworn in by the president at a ceremony held at the statehouse. On Friday President Emmerson … Read More
Some Whatsapp users have been banned from using the private message application for being part of groups with suspicious names TechnoMag has learnt. This development has left many frustrated and … Read More
FBC Bank recently sponsored e-learning equipment comprised of a digital interactive whiteboard, 45 learners’ laptops, two teachers’ laptops and a projector to Emgamwini and Mawaba Primary Schools in Bulawayo under … Read More
Minister of ICT Honorable Jenfan Muswere says his ministry will be presenting the Smart Zimbabwe 2030 Master Plan to the Cabinet Committee on Innovation Technology Development and Application in three … Read More
Retailer OK Zimbabwe has unveiled an online shopping store to allow customers to buy online. Prior to this, the strategy had been to only sell products in its wide network … Read More
Netone yesterday announced a tariffs hike with effect from today. This was no surprise to many as mobile network operators and internet service providers are now frequently reviewing their prices. … Read More
Just like how people can follow hashtags or topics on Instagram, Twitter is officially introducing a new feature that will have its users follow topics the same way that they … Read More
Netone has partnered local boxer Charles Manyuchi to give orphans at Mother of Peace community in Mutoko an early Christmas. The country’s second-largest mobile network operator had a team in … Read More
NetOne is appreciating its customers today in Bulawayo as part of their customer appreciation tour across the country to show the measure in which the company values both its customers … Read More
Tech firm, Designetics yesterday launched a free competency-based e-learning application with a strong emphasis on STEM, ICTs and Skills Development. Addressing delegates at the launch, Designetics founder Lovemore Chirongo said the … Read More
Mobile telecommunications player, NetOne has partnered withPotraz to host the Cyber Security Symposium tomorrow in Bulawayo. The symposium will officially mark the end of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which … Read More
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to commission an Innovation hub at the National University of Science and Technology during a graduation ceremony to be held on Friday. The hub will … Read More
Social media giant Facebook, yesterday announced that they are introducing a new logo for Facebook.Inc to distinguish the corporate parent from its applications. The logo is supposed to be put … Read More
NetOne has signed a memorandum of understanding with Harare Institute of Technology to promote skills and knowledge transfer, and idea incubation. NetOne Chief Technical Officer Darlington Gutu said the agreement … Read More
Whatsapp has announced that it is introducing a new feature for android users that allows users to unlock the app with fingerprints.The company said the feature provides an extra layer … Read More
Microsoft has opened public testing for its new Office app for Android and iOS. The new Office app merges Word, PowerPoint, and Excel apps into one and makes things easier … Read More
Three of the founding Econet board members, Mr Douglas Mboweni (EWZ CEO) and Mrs Tracy Mpofu (EWG CFO and Cassava Chairperson), as well as Econet founder and Group Chairman Mr … Read More
NetOne has scooped the best customer service award in the Mobile Telecommunications Sector at the Contact Centre Association of Zimbabwe’s 8th Service Excellence Awards held last week in the capital. … Read More
Centre for Science and Advanced Global Innovation Technologies (SAGIT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education today launched the Atlas Convention in the capital. The Atlas Convention … Read More
Central Association of Co-operative Unions (CACU) in Zimbabwe, together with a Kenyan ICT solutions company Sybyl have launched a cloud based banking system aimed at helping the small scale companies … Read More
NetOne board has appointed Chipo Jaisson as the acting Chief Executive Officer, pending the suspension of Lazarus Muchenje Chipo Jaisson is chartered accountant by profession, and once acted on interim … Read More
Netone Board has suspended its CEO Mr Lazarus Muchenje and Chief Finance Officer, as the current rigorous audits continue to haunt the state-owned enterprise, TechnoMag can report. The board had … Read More
A computer whizzkid who discovered a weakness in the examination results database ruthlessly exploited the loophole to hack his grades and forge passing grades for himself. The computer genius who … Read More
Zimbabwe is set to host the second African science, technology and innovation forum 2020 on 24 February in Victoria Falls to provide a platform to drive technological development and innovations … Read More
Zimbabwe Procurement Facilitator, Zimproc, a local private company has brought in a smart initiative to collaborate tenders all in one place and serve its potential clients, saving them from the … Read More
There is an urgent need to come up with the best way forward for what used to be the fastest-growing mobile Network in Zimbabwe, which today is not even worth … Read More
