Econet taking in 81.2% of total data revenues and extracting more from each customer than NetOne and Telecel
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority released the sector report for Q2 2022. No one living in Zimbabwe will be surprised that even the large companies in this sector are…
What you should know about the recently published MDPCZ policy on telemedicine.
COVID-19 led to a surge in telemedicine utilization. At the peak of the first wave in the US and UK, more than 90% of medical consultations were conducted through telemedicine.…
myRunner: Finally a place I can withdraw my PayPal balance
Zimbabwe is just a place that poses its own unique set of challenges especially when it comes to payments. We are either barred from using certain platforms because of sanctions…
Mobile money and POS transactions way down as Zimbabweans unofficially dollarise
Economies run on trade. Of course, if we looked hard enough we could find one self-sufficient man somewhere but most of us have to trade what we have for what…
Itel Home. From smartphones to blenders
You may know Itel as a smartphone brand with a reputation for selling really affordable smartphones with proper entry-level specs and one huge battery. And you would be right. But…
Buddie Beatz has had an unimpressive 2 million downloads in 10 years, do you use the service?
I love music. It’s the one art form I consume the most, by a mile. I could not have picked a better time to be alive as a music lover.…
You can pay using OneMoney from any POS now, is this a game changer?
You have heard the news, you can now pay straight from your OneMoney mobile money wallet via Point of Sale. This means wherever you find a POS machine you don’t…
Econet’s 2022 Annual report. Beyond 5G and profits
The 2022 Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Annual Report is out. All 125 pages of it and they have been busy. There are some areas they touched on that caught my attention…
FIFA’s offside tech involves cameras that track 29 data points on each player and a ball with a sensor
You know those jokes about nerds/geeks vs jocks. Movies made it seem like there is no place in the sports world for geeky talk. That’s not quite the case. Today…
The UN coaching govts on how to stifle cryptocurrencies makes me mad
You might not understand what the fuss about cryptocurrencies is all about. Or maybe you understand but find it all rather ridiculous. Either way, you have to concede they are…