O’mari running aggressive promotion – send, Zipit, cash out free
And the battle continues heating up. EcoCash came first, InnBucks came in like a wrecking ball and now O’mari is making a go for it. O’mari’s latest promotion, the For…
They say Zimbabwe to attract US$15bn investments in 2024. Can that be?
We don’t quite know what Zimbabwe’s gross domestic product (GDP) was in 2023 yet. Official estimates say $36bn, up from $27.4bn in 2022, the Vice President said it was $40bn…
Has access to Chinese satellites helped Zimbabwe’s agric revival?
Growing up in an urban area has one unfortunate result – you do not intuitively connect food with agriculture. All you know to do is walk into an air conditioned…
Zimbabwe, South Africa both threaten Starlink importers and confiscate kits
Here is how I see the situation – some people elected a few people from among them, stewards of some sort, to look after their interests. However, just like the…
This program trains journalists and independent media houses to become sustainable
We are still in the Information Age, where computers and the internet play a vital role in daily life, business and governance. This ease with which information travels has had…
Samsung Galaxy S24 series – the bar has been set, albeit in a recycled design
The Samsung Galaxy S24 range of smartphones was announced and it looks like they are beasts. The S24 Ultra in particular seems to have tickled many people’s fancy. There’s a…
Here is why Zimbabwean startups struggle to raise capital from international investors
Serious question here – how come Zimbabwean startups do not pull in as much funding as their African counterparts? Is that even a fair question to ask? Let’s talk about…
When govts give out free SIM cards, you know the potential for tracking and surveillance is huge
Some of us are old enough to remember when SIM cards were out of the reach of many people. I’ve heard stories of people selling their cattle to buy SIM…
Is Zimbabwe’s 1st ever-orbiting satellite ZimSat-1 no more?
It’s 7 November 2022, and ZimSat-1 is ready to be shipped into orbit. Zimbabwe’s 1st orbiting satellite carrying the promise of gathering data on land use and cover, soil fertility,…
This is why Itels and budget phones slow down quicker than flagships like the iPhone or S23
We talked about software degradation and why your devices slow down over time. You can find out more about that here. The gist of it is software quality deteriorates over…