September 16
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Urged to Embrace Artificial Intelligence to Promote Free and Fair Elections
THE advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides a permanent cure for disputed elections in Zimbabwe if authorities embrace and deploy the new technology appropriately, a local… Read more »
September 09
Zimbabwe: Telecoms Companies Offering Clients Shoddy Services Face U.S.$5k Penalties As Starlink Launches in Zimbabwe
IN a long overdue development, government has moved to protect users of telecommunications and Internet services, who were traditionally subjected to raw deals by firms offering… Read more »
August 26
Zimbabwe: Misa Zimbabwe Launches Policy Brief On Strengthening Data Protection
Media advocacy group, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has launched a policy brief that seeks to reveal the gaps in Zimbabwe's data protection, privacy and… Read more »
August 19
Zimbabwe: Shoko Festival - Regional Innovators to Converge in Harare to 'Level Up' Digital Media and Civic Tech
AN array of speakers from the continent will grace the 10th edition of the Hub UnConference, an annual gathering on digital media, civic tech, and the creative economy, in Harare. Read more »
July 10
Zimbabwe: Harare City Council to Spend U.S.$2.6 Million On Software System
HARARE City Council (HCC) has tabled plans to gobble US$2,6 million in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems which is in line with meeting government set deadlines. Read more »
May 26
Zimbabwe: Starlink Gets Permission to Operate in Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Saturday indulged in a major policy climbdown after announcing the Southern Africa nation will be now enlist for Starlink's services. Read more »
April 21
Zimbabwe: PG Matanda-Moyo Upbeat As Prosecutors Get 20 Laptops Installed With E-Libraries to Enhance Their Work
IN a notable move aimed at equipping public prosecutors and restoring confidence in the judiciary, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has received a donation of 20 laptops… Read more »
March 25
Zimbabwe: Harare City Council Moves to Adopt Digital Systems to Improve Efficiency
Harare City Council (HCC) has unveiled plans to adopt the Local Authority Digital System (LADS) in a bid to improve administrative processes and the ease of doing business. Read more »
March 05
Zimbabwe: Another Company Fined for Using Starlink's Internet Service
ZAMBEZI Boutique, a Victoria Falls-based company has been fined US$500 for using Starlink internet service which is developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Read more »
November 18, 2023
Zimbabwe: 75% of Banking Sector Jobs Lost Due to Digitization
THE Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (ZIBAWU) says 75% of the sector's jobs have been lost since the turn of the millennium due to a combination of accelerated digitization… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Lay Into Mnangagwa's New ICT Minister Mavetera - Say She Has No Idea What She Got Herself Into
A SECTION of Zimbabwe's internet users, already riled by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet appointments, has described new Information Communication Technology (ICT) Minister… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: Elections Eve - Cybersecurity Monitor Registers Disruptions on Internet Service
INTERNATIONAL watchdog Netblocks has confirmed that internet service has been degraded in Zimbabwe a day before the crucial general election. Read more »
July 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: ZW$ Recovery Diminishes Telecommunications Services Providers' Tariff Hikes Prospects
THE steady recovery of the ZW$ in recent weeks almost diminishes recent calls by mobile telecommunications services providers, making it difficult to ascertain where exactly to… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: Econet Bemoans Eroded Tariffs - Injects U.S.$66 Million for Network Modernisation
Eonet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited (EWZL) has bemoaned the negative impact of inflation eroded tariffs on operating costs amid a move to inject US$66 million for a network… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: Potraz to Launch Inquiry Into Zanu-PF's ED Texts
POSTAL and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has promised to open an inquiry into leakage of private information after Zanu PF sent unsolicited campaign… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mobile Operators to Introduce Data Sharing
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are set to introduce a raft of measures aimed at addressing concerns raised by subscribers, chief among them data sharing, data rollover and issues… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zim Tech Company Acquires SA, Moz and Botswana IT Firms
Zimbabwe's Tano Digital Solutions Group has acquired control of South African-headquartered IT company, Altron Botswana and Altron Mozambique. Read more »
December 22, 2022
Zimbabwe: Rural Areas Endure Low Mobile Base Stations Roll Out
RURAL areas in Zimbabwe continue to endure lower mobile base stations when compared to urban areas in a development likely to sideline the majority of the country's populace from… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Zimbabwe: Govt Adopts Broadband Plan to Reduce Internet Costs
The Zimbabwean government will roll out a national broadband strategy in the next seven years to reduce the cost of broadband to accelerate economic development, a senior official… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Zimbabwe: 50 Percent of Zimbabwe's Population Has No Access to the Internet - Minister
HALF of Zimbabwe's population has no access to the internet, a cabinet minister has said, warning that digital exclusion reinforces and deepens existing economic and social… Read more »