| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.03.2025 | Zimbabwe: Legal Discussions With Vengai Madzima - Socia Media Laws | NewZimbabwe.com has invited Mr. Vengai Madzima, the Senior Partner at Madzima Chidyausiku Museta Legal Practitioners (MCM Legal) to discuss the laws governing social media use in Zimbabwe.
Reporter: Welcome back Mr. Madzima, this week we wa... |
| 24.02.2025 | The Digital Revolution: Mobile Gaming's Impact on Zimbabwe's Entertainment Landscape | Zimbabwe is witnessing a digital revolution. Mobile gaming is reshaping entertainment and connectivity. Once a niche, it has exploded into a mainstream phenomenon. Thousands of players from diverse backgrounds are now engaged in online casi... |
| 24.02.2025 | The Digital Revolution: How Mobile Gaming is Reshaping Zimbabwe's Entertainment Landscape | Zimbabwe is witnessing a digital revolution. Mobile gaming is at the forefront, transforming how people engage with entertainment. Once a niche, mobile gaming has exploded into a mainstream phenomenon. It’s a vibrant tapestry woven from the... |
| 24.02.2025 | The Future of Food: Kinish's Rice Revolution in Dairy Alternatives | In the heart of Tokyo, a quiet revolution is brewing. Kinish, a food tech startup, is on a mission to transform the dairy industry. With a fresh infusion of ¥120 million ($800,000) in seed funding, they are poised to redefine how we think a... |
| 24.02.2025 | Zimbabwe: How Mobile Gaming Is Transforming Entertainment and Connectivity in Zimbabwe | Mobile gaming has seen explosive growth in Zimbabwe over the last decade, with online casino games such as roulette and slots becoming increasingly popular. What was once a niche industry is now a mainstream form of entertainment, attractin... |
| 31.01.2025 | Zimbabwe's Political Circus: A Tale of Deception and Division | In the heart of Zimbabwe, a political storm brews. Two recent events have exposed the fragility of the ruling party, Zanu PF. The first involves a supposed technological marvel that turned out to be a mirage. The second showcases a bitter f... |
| 31.01.2025 | Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Taken for a Ride - Information Ministry and Perm SEC Mangwana Pull Down Social Media Posts On Chikumbutso's 'Fake Invention' | In a rather embarrassing move, Nick Mangwana, the Permanent Secretary for Information, and the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services have deleted all their posts on X celebrating Maxwell Chikumbutso's supposed groundb... |
| 28.01.2025 | Zimbabwe: ICT Minister Mavetera Under Fire for Leading Chiwenga Diss Song At National Shrine - VP's Supporters Label Her 'Reckless, Provocative' | ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera is facing a firestorm of criticism for leading a provocative song targeting Acting President General Constantino Chiwenga. This dramatic scene unfolded yesterday at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, exposing ... |
| 25.01.2025 | Bridging Borders: The Future of Connectivity in Southern Africa | In the heart of Southern Africa, a digital revolution is brewing. Namibia is leading the charge, pushing for regional roaming fee harmonization with its neighbors: Angola, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. This initiative aims to break down barriers an... |
| 24.01.2025 | Namibia Pushes for Regional Roaming Fee Harmonization With Angola, Zimbabwe, and Zambia | Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus revealed that she has engaged her counterparts from Angola, Zimbabwe and Zambia to sign collaboration agreements that will include the harmonisation of roaming fees.
This w... |
| 24.01.2025 | Zimbabwe: Econet Data Usage Volumes Increase By 36 Percent | ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ) has seen data usage volumes increase by 36% on the back of successful network infrastructure revamping works.
EWZ is the country's leading Mobile Network Operator which has dominated the provision of reliable ... |
| 11.11.2024 | Zimbabwe's Digital Dilemma: The Tightening Noose on WhatsApp Groups | In Zimbabwe, the digital landscape is shifting. The government is tightening its grip on social media, particularly WhatsApp groups. This move has sparked a firestorm of debate and concern among citizens. The Information Communications Tech... |
| 11.11.2024 | Zimbabwe: ICT Minister Pushes Back Claims of WhatsApp Group Fines, Clarifies PII Regulation | ZIMBABWE'S Information Communications Technology Minister, Tatenda Mavetera, has described as 'false' reports claiming government is gravitating towards penalising WhatsApp group administrators, clarifying that such fines would only apply t... |
| 07.11.2024 | Zimbabwe: WhatsApp Group Admins to Obtain Potraz License or Risk Penalties - ICT Minister | ADMINISTRATORS of WhatsApp groups operating within Zimbabwe's borders are now compelled to register and secure a license from the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ).
The new controversial licensing requirement, outlin... |
| 11.10.2024 | Zimbabwe: Mohadi Hails Potraz for Deploying 14 Base Stations | Vice President Kembo Mohadi has hailed the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) for deploying 14 base stations in underserved communities.
The latest development is a part of the Tower Relocation Program w... |
| 16.09.2024 | 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 elections observer organisation has said.
AI can improve var... |
| 09.09.2024 | 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 unreliable services.
Through a Government Gazette published la... |
| 26.08.2024 | 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 surveillance.
The advocacy group indicated that the absence of an indep... |
| 19.08.2024 | 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.
The Hub UnConference, which is part of Zimbabwe's urban cult... |
| 10.07.2024 | Zimbabwe: Harare City Council to Spend U.S.$2.6 Million On ERP 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.
ERP is a software system used by councils to manage their operations a... |
| 26.05.2024 | 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.
Starlink, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operator owned by United States (... |
| 03.05.2024 | Maize: South Africa’s most abundant grain now has to be imported | Importing maize is turning out to be more cost-effective. Image: Pixabay
South Africa is currently looking at a 20% reduction in maize yields, while the Southern African region has suffered a 50% loss in staple food crops.
“Some of which ar... |
| 21.04.2024 | 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 fully-installed with electronic libraries.
The gadgets were ha... |
| 25.03.2024 | 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.
Speaking to HCC interview panelists recently, the acting chamber se... |
| 05.03.2024 | Zimbabwe: Another Company Fined for Using Starlink's Internet Service | ZAMBEZI Boutique, a Victoria Falls-based company has been fined US$500 for using Starlink internet service which is developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
In a statement Thursday, the National Prosecuting Authority said the router was seized afte... |
| 18.11.2023 | Zimbabwe: 75% of Banking Sector Jobs Lost Due to Digitization | THE Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (ZIBAWU) says 75% of the sector's jobs have been lost since the turn of the millennium due to a combination of accelerated digitization and socio-political factors bedeviling the nation at large i... |
| 03.08.2023 | Watch: Zimbabwe’s main opposition CCC supporter stoned to death by Zanu-PF supporters | Zanu-PF supporters. images via Instagram @daddyhope2
Zimbabwe’s main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporter was stoned to death by ruling party Zanu-PF supporters.
In the high-density suburb of Harare, Glen View, an opposi... |
| 20.07.2023 | Zimbabwe: ZW$ 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 place the peg.
To date, both the parallel and official market e... |
| 28.06.2023 | South Africa’s refusal to renew Zimbabweans’ visas ruled illegal | South Africa’s high court has declared the decision not to renew temporary residency permits of 178 000 Zimbabweans “unconstitutional”.
Image: commons.wikimedia.org
The high court in South Africa on Wednesday declared the government’s decis... |
| 01.06.2023 | 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 modernisation exercise.
Presenting the group's performance for the year... |
| 11.05.2023 | 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 messages to registered voters.
Registered voters last month r... |
| 19.04.2023 | Bonang Matheba celebrates topping Twitter trends after Young, Famous & African trailer [watch] | Bonang Matheba. Image via Instagram @bonang_m
Bonang Matheba celebrates topping Twitter trends a few hours after appearing on the Young, Famous and African trailer. A song with some bragging words seemed a decent celebration for the 35-year... |
| 01.03.2023 | 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 of change complexities in pricing structures.
Following an e... |
| 06.01.2023 | 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.
The move has set the information technology communication company on a trajectory to become one o... |
| 22.12.2022 | 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 the modern means of accessing information.
Mobile base statio... |
| 21.12.2022 | 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 said on Tuesday.
To this effect, the Cabinet of Zimbabwe on ... |
| 16.11.2022 | 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 exclusion.
ICTs minister Jenfan Muswere said although internet pene... |
| 14.08.2022 | Zimbabwe: Govt Suspends e-Passport Processing Nationwide - Officials Cite Major Equipment Breakdown | ZIMBABWE's electronic passports processing has been put on hold indefinitely following a major machine breakdown.
This comes at a time when there have been disputes between Kingdom Five Zimbabwe a private company contracted to carry out ren... |
| 21.07.2022 | Lindiwe Zulu believes Zimbabweans ‘should be in their home country’ | Lindiwe Zulu says she believes Zimbabweans must go back to their home country. Image: GovernmentZA / Flickr
Lindiwe Zulu – Chairperson of the ANC subcommittee on international relations – stated in a party policy discussion that Zimbabweans... |
| 26.05.2022 | Zimbabwe: Zinasu to Take Telone Centre to Court After 200 Percent Fees Hike | The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) has promised to take telecommunications giant, TelOne's Centre for Learning to court following its announcement of a 200% fees hike the union claims could leave many out of school.
TelOne Centre... |
| 13.03.2022 | Zimbabwe: Mutare Introduces New Customer Relations Management System | The City of Mutare has introduced a new digital system of reporting and tracking complaints lodged by residents as a way of ensuring accountability.
In a public notice Thursday the City of Mutare said the new system was internally developed... |
| 08.03.2022 | Zimbabwe: Wa-Faya Promises Free Internet, Tuition for Under-Privileged University of Zimbabwe Students | SOME 30 under-privileged University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students will receive a years' tuition scholarship from Wa-faya and its partners with the college getting free WiFi.
The UZ campus will be equipped with free internet to ease research and... |
| 01.03.2022 | Zimbabwe: Chamisa Claims Credit for High Mobile Phone Usage - Vows to Turn Zim Into Digital Society | CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has insisted that the opposition party has government experience, citing the performance of its ministers during the one-term coalition administration.
A government of national unity... |
| 11.09.2020 | Darknet Dealers are Selling COVID-19 Test Kits for Thousands of Dollars | In the last week of January 2020, days before the World Health Organisation declared the novel coronavirus a Public Health Emergency, Jason started stockpiling testing kits.
Acting on a tip-off from connections in China and Hong Kong, the U... |
| 07.02.2020 | African Tech News Roundup | Hello techies, welcome to the Africa Tech News Roundup. Thank God it’s Friday (Dancing).
It’s indeed been a busy week, especially with the restriction on Motorcycle (Okada) on the major street of Lagos. I hope you didn’t have to trek long d... |
| 05.02.2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 5th February, 2020 | Hello,
It’s the Big 5 Daily!
Enjoy!
William Sachiti, a Zimbabwean AI expert, has published an open-source technology dubbed ‘Trees of Knowledge.’ He aims to leverage technology to boost education in Africa via smartphones.
Farmcrowdy has ac... |
| 17.11.2017 | Robert Mugabe's power-hungry wife, 'Gucci Grace,' may have provoked Zimbabwe's military takeover | Reuters
Grace Mugabe, wife of President Robert Mugabe, addresses a rally in Gweru, Zimbabwe, September 1, 2017
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"Gucci" Grace Mugabe may have been the source of the military's ire and potentially spurred this week's a... |
| 30.09.2013 | With a bang or a whimper? 3 predictions for the launch of insurance marketplaces | Tomorrow is the day. Somewhat like the Grinch and Christmas, Sen. Ted Cruz couldn’t stop it coming. The health insurance exchanges go live tomorrow – state-run exchanges and the big federal one. It remains to be seen whether a government sh... |
| - | Unresolved disappearances, economic misery haunt Zimbabwe at 42 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – A marching brass band, a troupe of skydivers and colourful mass displays set a celebratory tone for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s independence address to the people of Zimbabwe.
For the first time since independence in... |
| - | African Tech News Roundup | Hello techies, welcome to the Africa Tech News Roundup. Thank God it’s Friday (Dancing).
It’s indeed been a busy week, especially with the restriction on Motorcycle (Okada) on the major street of Lagos. I hope you didn’t have to trek long d... |
| - | The Big 5 Daily: 5th February, 2020 | Hello,
It’s the Big 5 Daily!
Enjoy!
William Sachiti, a Zimbabwean AI expert, has published an open-source technology dubbed ‘Trees of Knowledge.’ He aims to leverage technology to boost education in Africa via smartphones.
Farmcrowdy has ac... |
| - | With a bang or a whimper? 3 predictions for the launch of insurance marketplaces | Exchangemageddon. The Affordable Destruction Act. Insurancekerfufflecrisis.
— Annie Lowrey (@AnnieLowrey) September 27, 2013
Tomorrow is the day. Somewhat like the Grinch and Christmas, Sen. Ted Cruz couldn’t stop it coming. The health insu... |
