No, the Zimbabwean govt has not disrupted the internet ahead of election day, it’s something else
African governments have a reputation for shutting down the internet to limit their people’s ability to communicate or stay informed. Just a few weeks ago we were talking about the…
No, the Zimbabwean govt has not disrupted the internet ahead of election day, it’s something else
African governments have a reputation for shutting down the internet to limit their people’s ability to communicate or stay informed. Just a few weeks ago we were talking about the…
Econet now has RCS. It’s like free unlimited texts, but that’s not even the best part!
This was a very interesting discovery. When I was setting up my Pixel 6 with the Econet eSim, I got a notification to sign up for RCS messaging. During my…
Load-shedding is coming back with a bang in August
It appears the good times are coming to an end, my friends. The tarot cards have spoken, and power cuts are in our future. We’ve had a nice two months,…
WhatsApp adds video notes, gets a smartwatch app and more new features to Meta apps
A lot has been happening in Meta’s world and so let’s go over it all. You’ll find at least of the new features useful, or interesting at the very least.…
NMB spins tech department into Xplug, a subsidiary that develops tech solutions for anyone
What do you do when you realise you have a talent and you’re underutilising it? You share it with the world – that’s what. That’s what NMB is doing with…
Elon Musk suing the lawyers that forced him to buy Twitter (now X) is peak entertainment
I don’t care if you love or hate Elon Musk, what you can’t accuse him of is being boring. It seems every other day he does some newsworthy stuff. Let’s…
Telecel now down to 0.5% voice market share, likely making 41c/user/month
Telecel lives, miraculously, and today we get to peek into its inner workings and see how it is staving off death. It’s been years since we last saw positive news…
You’ll be able to use your Zim phone number in foreign countries without breaking the bank soon
You may have heard the news, the governments of Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana will remove mobile roaming charges for their citizens starting in August. We asked the Postal and…
Econet, NetOne, Telecel see drop in voice traffic but increase in data usage, leading to a revenue decline in Q1 2023
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has released the ICT sector report for Q1 2023. There isn’t much that will shock you in there, it pretty much…