Stanbic launches virtual assistant facility
Stanbic Bank has launched a virtual assistant/a chatbot, aptly named “Stan”, set to shorten the response time for customer queries as part of the bank’s digitisation drive. The chatbot, Stan,…
Two Nabbed For Fraudulently Generating Electricity Tokens
ZESA employees are illegally generating electricity tokens and then sell them to customers without declaring the proceeds to the utility company. It was reported that some of the employees would…
Take A Look At The Proposed Harare Light Railway Project, Share Your Thoughts
Proposed Harare Light Railway Project Zimbabwe’s road infrastructure has continued on a downslope, getting degraded by the huge influx of traffic and no refurbishment or servicing at all. Traffic jams…
Netflix is testing a sleep timer for your late night binges
Have you ever binged on a TV show so much that you fell asleep mid-episode? The last you want is for the show to keep on playing indefinitely, potentially exposing…
Edgars is now selling on WhatsApp & online
Edgars Zimbabwe is now making the shift to online and WhatsApp merchandise sales. This is something that isn’t too surprising because the pandemic forced many businesses to push their products…
Tollgate fees are now payable in USD
The government has, in SI 32 of 2021, announced that tollgate fees are now payable in USD and local currency.The fees are as follows:Vehicle Price in US$Motorcycle –Light-Motor Vehicle 2.00Mini-buses…
Muchenje vs NetOne: just when we thought we’d heard the last of it
I am sure at this point everyone is aware of the battle that has been waged between Lazarus Muchenje and NetOne. After his dismissal by the govt, we thought this…
Alibaba plans $5bn bond
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to raise at least US$5 billion through the sale of a US dollar-denominated bond this month, four people with knowledge of the matter said,…
EVs charging stations installation begins
Over the next decade electric vehicles may well become the dominant road vehicle, with countries such as India having already announced that they will ban manufacturing of new petrol or…
Universal Music plans Africa expansion to tap streaming growth
Universal Music Group Inc. is bolstering its presence in Africa, where streaming and other forms of music distribution are relatively under developed. The firm, majority owned by Vivendi SA, plans…