InnBucks to become more compelling domestic remittance provider with 92 new outlets in 2022
I have been enjoying the domestic remittance battle taking place. It seems there is a new player joining the fight every week. Meaning we could already have too many eaters…
Local startup teaches kids programming and entrepreneurship
The Zimbabwean education system is not what it should be. We still focus on agriculture, which is understandable as agriculture is one of our most important industries. However, we are…
Local startup makes it easy to find medicine/ drugs and compare prices from your phone
Have you ever zipped around town looking for a drug that seems to have been made up by the doctor? It is quite frustrating having to visit pharmacy after pharmacy…
ZBC’s new channels: Great for local content but DStv & OpenView have a sizable gap
Last week we reported on the six new channels that were operational in the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s (ZBC) digital television migration. This, for whatever reason, was something the ZBC was…
Local hosting service partners with SME Association of Zimbabwe’s business directory
Pnrhost is a local web hosting service that was founded in 2015 and set out to help businesses and improve their online presence. The company offers Web, email hosting, website…
FINSEC launches a private funding platform for businesses of any size
The Financial Securities Exchange Limited (FINSEC) has launched a private funding marketplace called FINSEC Private Markets. The platform comes in the wake of FINSEC’s other funding offering called the Growth…
Second-hand cars: ridiculous prices, preserving value, govt negligence & more
Buying a second-hand car in Zimbabwe is a game of Russian roulette because good looking cars are sometimes on their last legs and the bad ones… well… We took a…
CBZ Bank launches “50% of your salary” Black Friday loans
The Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) announced that it would be introducing Black Friday loans to its customers. There is no denying that Black Friday is one of the most…
It is real, the document where Mthuli Ncube proposes US$50 duty on every new phone and increases withholding tax
On the 25th of November, the Minister of Finance, Dr Mthuli Ncube released the national budget for 2022. There weren’t many surprises and it all read like we expected. As…
OneMoney launches domestic remittance service: everyone wants a piece of this industry
The domestic remittance game in Zimbabwe has become a little crowded of late. Just a couple of weeks ago, Trolleycom launched a city to city money transfer service called MojoMula…