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Menard Mutingwende on Building ZimLedger, Finding Paying Customers and the Business of Tech

ZimLedger started with a simple problem, Menard Mutingwende wanted an easier way to analyse his EcoCash transactions. What began as a tool for turning EcoCash statements into useful data soon became ...
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POTRAZ starts data protection inspections on 1 September. Here is what it means for you

POTRAZ ran a notice in the paper this past Sunday. It’s titled Regulatory Notice 2 of 2026 and it essentially says from 1 September 2026 POTRAZ will start conducting mandatory compliance inspections ...
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An Open Letter to African Leaders on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Digital Sovereignty and the Protection of Africa’s Future

I write to you as a former Chairman of the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT) a division of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE), with many years of experience ...
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Zimbabwe is third most attacked country in the world because cybersecurity is a joke to us

Zimbabweans are the type of people who would laugh at you if they saw a top-end safe in your home housing just $7.53. If you can’t handle ridicule, don’t try to go to a bank to deposit $4. We have a ...
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Govt Donates 250 Starlink Kits to Local Authorities. Here’s Hoping it Helps Improve Service Delivery

The Zimbabwean government, through the Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, has donated 250 Starlink kits to the Ministry of Local Government. This is part of that drive to bring internet ...
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Years into Zim’s digital migration, decoders are finally available to view multiple TV channels

Zimbabwe’s digital migration journey was a long and frustrating one. We still aren’t at the promised land, however, we have made great strides. After decades with just one TV channel and a handful ...
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Econet’s AI Deployment Finds 1 Million Customer Phones Throttled at Wrong Data Speed

Econet CEO, Douglas Mboweni has said the company recently discovered a lot of customers were using the internet at the wrong speed. The company credits the discovery to the deployment of AI on the ...
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Breaking News: Starlink instructed to shut down in Zimbabwe by government

Techzim can reveal that the government of Zimbabwe has instructed Starlink to shut down services in the country. Users of the service received an email from the satellite internet service provider ...
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Zimbabwe Government Finally Regulates Cryptos. Exchanges Now Required To Register With FIU

UPDATE (17 June 2026): The FIU has responded to our questions through a public notice. The main thing they are communicating is that registering with the FIU is not a licence to operate. Registration ...
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Rera: Whatsapp-based platform which takes reminding work off your shoulders?

Imagine never having to chase someone for getting work done again. You say what needs to happen once, the recipient gets messaged, followed up with, kept on track and you only hear about it again if ...
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List Of Bureaux de Changes And Money Transfer Agencies Where You Can Exchange Your RTGS Dollars And US Dollars

Today marks the day the Interbank Foreign Currency Exchange Market opens despite banks having already started to trading forex and RTGS dollars on Friday at $1 USD/ $2.5 RTGS dollars. However, Banks ...