Dipleague, how a small mailing list evolved into one of Zimbabwe’s leading...
Of the new electronic classifieds platforms to emerge in Zimbabwe’s during the past few years, Dipleague and classifieds.co.zw stand out and have achieved relative success to Zimbabwean internet users....
View ArticleZOL giving away 35 Gigabytes of traffic at HIFA
Zimbabwe’s largest ISP, ZOL, will be giving away 35 Gigabytes of traffic at this year’s Harare International Festival of Arts (HIFA). The festival will be held from the 26th of April to the 1st of May.
View ArticleAbout spam and Dipleague archives on the internet
It’s clear that Dipleague is one of the most useful classifieds services in Zimbabwe. We’ve covered Dipleague here before. It’s a basic mailing list; simple but very effective. The list generates close...
View ArticlePOTRAZ issues Wi-Fi regulatory requirements notice
The Postal and Telecommunications Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has this week published a public notice advising the regulatory position on the usage of Wi-Fi devices. You can view the full notice here.
View ArticleZOL sets the bar higher, introduces $60 ‘unlimited’ broadband
These are exciting times for people looking for more affordable bandwidth. Zimbabwe Online (ZOL), one of Zimbabwe’s largest ISPs, has introduced a low priced broadband product called ZOLite.
View ArticleStartup Challenge – A chance for Zim startups to win US $25,000 in prizes
On 3 August (just some 9 days away), BarCamp Zimbabwe will be held in Harare. The event is for tech startups, geeks, entrepreneurs and generally the whole tech community in Zimbabwe. We’re excited...
View ArticleStartup Challenge: What Applicants need to know about pitching
A lot of startup applications have been coming in for the US$ 25, 000 Startup Challenge which is being run alongside BarCamp Zimbabwe 2011. Since an event of this nature has not happened in Zimbabwe...
View ArticleBarCamp: Thoughts and contributions on building scalable startups & products
Wow! Wednesday was a great day to reflect on for us here at Techzim. BarCamp Zimbabwe; the country’s first grassroots ICT event finally came together. The event was made possible through the support of...
View ArticleStartup Challenge: Open for applications to 15 August qualifying event
At the qualifying Startup Challenge event, held last week alongside BarCamp Zimbabwe on 3 August, only 2 startups, Mukela Travel and Sadomba-Mahari, managed to make it to the finals. The target was 5...
View ArticleStartup Challenge: One swallow doth not a summer make!
I thought it important to share with you my recent experiences as a judge at the inaugural Zimbabwe Tech Start-Up Challenge. First of all go take a look at "3 more finalists are selected for the...
View ArticleWhy we need YoAfrica, ZOL and Aptics to do mobile broadband
There's one thing we love about two of Zimbabwe's largest ISPs, YoAfrica and ZOL. It is that they understand the difference between local and international traffic. That local traffic does not cost...
View ArticleExclusive: Liquid Telecom acquires Zimbabwean ISP, ZOL
We just got news that Zimbabwe Online (ZOL) has been acquired by the Liquid Telecommunications Group. ZOL is now officially part of the Liquid Telecom Group. From the information available to us so...
View ArticleHow much the price of internet connectivity can reduce in one year
A year ago, US $50 per month unlimited broadband was only offered by one internet provider, the state owned PowerTel. Many would argue doesn’t really ‘need’ to make money. It wasn’t the best internet...
View ArticleAfricom finally kills off the loss leading $18 bundle
In October 2010, Africom made a bold unprecedented move in the history of the internet in Zimbabwe. Fresh from the launch of its new red brand and mobile broadband services, the company announced the...
View ArticleTechzim Interviews: ZOL CEO David Behr on acquisition by Liquid
We had the opportunity to speak to ZOL CEO, David Behr on his company’s recent acquisition by the Liquid Telecommunications Group. In the interview he talks about why they sold to Liquid, what this...
View ArticleAptics enters market with promise of affordable broadband and VoIP
About 2 weeks ago a new Internet Access Provider called Aptics started advertising VoIP telephony and ‘4G’ services in the local newspapers. We have tried the Aptics broadband internet before for our...
View ArticleWhy mobile operators should consider startup funding in Africa
Paul Graham, Founder of the Y Combinator incubation hub once spoke of the ingredients required to create Silicon Valley. He summed it up as a combination of: Rich people (angel or VC investors) + Nerds...
View ArticleAquiva Wireless and Aptics face major problems with WiMAX
An update sent out by one of Zimbabwe’s largest internet service providers, ZOL, confirms (what the industry has been saying for about a month now) that Aquiva Wireless and Aptics are having major...
View ArticleZOL slashes Wi-Fi hotspot prices. Discontinues free minutes
Zimbabwe Online (ZOL), the ISP that has the largest number of Wi-Fi hotspots in Zimbabwe, has slashed the prices of its Wi-Fi internet service. The service has effectively become one of the lowest...
View ArticleTelecel mobile broadband prices now the lowest in Zimbabwe
Telecel this week announced a promotional slash of mobile broadband prices by some 50% in a move that may trigger other mobile operators to respond in a bid to remain competitive. The second largest...
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