Standard Chartered is leaving Zimbabwe but its not happening overnight
Standard Chartered has announced that it will be pulling out of Zimbabwe as well as Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Jordan, Lebanon, and Sierra Leone. Additionally, the bank will be scaling down…
30% interest per month on a loan? The Zimbabwean credit situation improving but still the wild west
There is no such thing as a purely capitalist economy and like many, Zimbabwe is a mixed economy. However, we have flirted with socialism more than most with our ‘command’…
Petrol vs Diesel vs Hybrid vs Electric. Buying pre-owned cars in Zimbabwe EP1
So you are a Zimbo. Young and old, man or woman and you are thinking of which car to buy. What do you look at? Which one type of car…
Cassava’s Sasai Remit partners with UK women’s org on money transfers to Zim & SA
Sasai Remit, a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, has announced a partnership with Qoki Zindlovukazi, a United Kingdom-based women’s networking and empowerment organisation. The two say the partnership will enable both…
Cool new things in Windows 11 beta Build 22593.1
The latest beta build of Windows 11 which is this one 22593.1 is out and I have been pushing some buttons. Here are all the new bits. Groove Music Player…
OK is ditching physical coupons & going digital for Grand Challenge Promotion
One of the country’s oldest promotions, the OK Grand Challenge is back and is sticking digital channels according to the launch event for the annual promotion held late last week.…
EcoCash FCA wallet cash-in RETURNS. Is the informal market going to jump on?
Last night EcoCash Zimbabwe launched its domestic remittance service and at the same event, the country’s largest mobile money operator also announced that Cash in services are back through its…
TECHNIKARI: This local entrepreneur wants you to make money selling domains & web hosting
On this episode of Technikari, I was joined by Privilege Nyauta, the founder and CEO of a local web hosting service called PnrHost which has a subsidiary called Resellme, a…
ZIM STARTUPS! Jack Ma’s US$1.5 mil African Business Heroes is back!
The “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition, one of the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic programs spotlighting and celebrating Africa’s entrepreneurial talent has opened applications for its fourth annual edition.…
EcoCash Foreign Currency Account wallet cash-in service still suspended. Customer service staff confused
EcoCash allows users to have both a Zimdollar and a foreign currency wallet using the same phone number. So, if you have an EcoCash account, you already have the foreign…