Zim entrepreneur appointed to board of a US$200 mil Africa startup fund
Shingai Mutasa, the founder of Masawara Group a local investment firm, was appointed to the advisory board of a US$200 million Africa startup fund according to a report by TechCrunch.…
Some taxes payable in USD now payable in ZWL – Good idea that won’t work
Finally the Zimbabwean government, the Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube particularly acknowledges its double standards (somewhat). The minister has shared a document on Twitter titled, “Measures being instituted by government…
E-passports: what you need to know before applying
Passport, online passport application, Ministry of Home Affairs, Zimbabwe National Digital Registry, e-passport application, e-passportsE-passports are here and we have seen a few people on social media show off the…
Grade 7 results are out, here’s how to access them online
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Grade 7 Results are out according to a report by The Herald. ZIMSEC Board Chairperson Prof. Eddie Mwenje said that the parents and students…
BancABC is going to be down for an entire weekend
BancABC announced on Twitter that it is going to be doing some work on its system from the 4th to the 6th of February 2022. The outage is going to…
Right now it is easy to track you through WhatsApp, that is being rectified
Love or hate it, if you’re reading this, you probably use WhatsApp as your main chat app. The masses decided and there will be no convincing the over 2 billion…
Zimbos! Here’s your chance to give Wikipedia that local flavour
On the 2nd and 3rd February 2022, the AfroCuration event in Zimbabwe, in partnership with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe will bring together young participants from colleges and universities in…
Zim startups! Apply to pitch your ideas at Africa Tech Summit 2022!!
Africa Tech Summit has opened applications to the 2022 edition of Pitch Live at the fourth Africa Startup Summit. Ten start-ups will be selected to present their company’s solution and…
Aspiring Filmmakers! Apply for Netflix’s US$1 mil scholarship
Netflix, the world’s biggest streaming service, has pledged US$1 million to film and television students in Sub Saharan Africa. The endowment is being done through Netflix’s Creative Equity Scholarship Fund…
It only took Econet 24 days into 2022 to raise bundle prices
I think this one might be on me. A few articles ago I said that it was surprising that none of Zimbabwe’s mobile network operators (MNOs) had raised data bundle…