BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe pledges tech-driven traffic system

The Government says it is prioritising a technology-based traffic management system to curb road carnage, amid growing calls in Parliament for police to be equipped with breathalysers to tackle drunk ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 hours ago

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Econet in aggressive tech roll-out

Telecommunications leader Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reported a 70% decline in connectivity-related customer complaints after completing a major network upgrade during the year ended February 2025....

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ restores RTGS system after technical fault

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it has restored the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system following a technical fault that disrupted transfers and some cross-border transactions since Tues...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe central bank hit by technical glitch

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has informed the public of a technical issue currently affecting its network, which may lead to delays in various banking services.In a notice issued on 18 August 20...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zim startups join Visa's Fintech Accelerator

Zimbabwe's fintech ecosystem is gaining international recognition as two local startups, ChatCash and BigDot.ai, have been selected among 22 companies for Visa's Fourth Africa Fintech Accelerator. The...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

MCAZ deploys tech to fight fake medicines

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has embraced cutting-edge portable technology to combat substandard and falsified medicines, which continue to be of serious concern.The authority is...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe, China seal US$55m technical cooperation agreement

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday presided over the signing of a US$55 million Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement between Zimbabwe and China, in a move set to boost the country's dev...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2025

EDUCATION

France to hand over biotech lab to UZ

Zimbabwe's scientific and academic sectors are poised for a significant leap forward following the official handover of a new biotechnology laboratory to the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) by the French ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zimbabwe emerges as hotspot for scalable fintech solutions

Zimbabwe is rapidly positioning itself as a fertile ground for scalable Financial Technology (fintech) innovations, with leading local financial institutions at the forefront of this transformation. B...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe positions itself as a leader in fintech solutions

Zimbabwe is quickly becoming a hub for scalable financial technology (fintech) solutions, with local financial institutions driving the transformation. By harnessing technology, these institutions are...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Cassava Technologies, Zindi to showcase African AI innovation

Cassava Technologies, a global tech giant of African heritage, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zindi, Africa's largest professional network for data scientists, to jointly...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 May 2025

SOCCER

ZIFA disowns job advertisement for Technical Director post

The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has issued a strong public warning against a fake job advertisement circulating on social media and other unofficial platforms, falsely claiming that the posit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe goes hi-tech

In a major boost to Zimbabwe's agricultural sector, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially commissioned a state-of-the-art 56,000-tonne smart-grain storage silo complex in Kwekwe, a move set to save ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 May 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zimbabwe adapts to use technology in agriculture

Zimbabwe is rapidly transforming its agricultural sector through the adoption of agritech and climate-smart solutions as it works to combat the effects of climate change, improve yields, and reclaim i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 May 2025

AFRICA NEWS

South Africa shows off new border patrol drone tech

Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has unveiled the Border Management Authority's (BMA) new drones and body cameras that will be piloted over the Easter weekend to enhance border security.Schreib...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 April 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Steward Bank seeks to rebrand as TN Cybertech Bank

Steward Bank Limited has initiated the process to change its name to TN Cybertech Bank Limited, according to a public notice issued last week, signalling what could be a significant repositioning in Z...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

The future is tech, Mnangagwa

President Mnangagwa yesterday challenged the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) and other local universities to become centres of economic revival leveraging on technology. He said it was important ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2019

OPINION

Stacking the odds against Cassava Smartech's Sasai

Cassava Smartech, an Econet spinoff, recently launched Sasai, a mobile application which mirrors China's WeChat. Of course, it is a first by Africa, but odds are highly-staked against its success.Ther...

By Respect Gwenzi | Published: 18 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ works on Fintech strategy

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in partnership with other stakeholders is working on a National Fintech Strategy and has already put in place an Interagency Fintech Working Group that is expected to play...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 September 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe mining industry lags behind in technolo

YOUNG Miners Foundation (YMF) chief executive Payne Kupfukwa has lamented that the local mining industry was lagging behind in terms of technology, with firms using archaic and inefficient equipment.K...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 September 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Met Dept calls for use of nuclear technology

Zimbabwe's Meteorological Service Department (MSD) acting director Rebecca Manzou has urged nations to use technologies meant to detect nuclear activities for alternative purposes, particularly season...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

High-tech security for Kariba Dam

THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is set to introduce high-tech equipment, including closed circuit television (CCTV) and drones, to improve security at Kariba Dam. This follows incidence of vandalism...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 June 2019

ZIMBABWE

Cassava Smartech listing on tomorrow

Econet Zimbabwe's fintech business Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL) will list on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) tomorrow.This comes after regulatory approvals to spin off the telecoms giant...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 December 2018

OPINION

Disruptive technologies: Of driverless cars in Zimbabwe

The disruptive technology hype is abuzz with innovations such as the driverless or autonomous cars, drones, artificial intelligence etc.All these innovations are exciting and I believe it is a questio...

By Tororiro Isaac Chaza | Published: 21 November 2018

OPINION

Time to give technocratic management of economy a chance

THE experiences of the hyperinflation still linger in the minds of many citizens. Since the end of the GNU tenure, the management of the economy of the country has been struggling to regain full confi...

By Dr Bongani Ngwenya | Published: 30 September 2018
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