Twin sisters Matlhogonolo and Masego Mphahlele popularly known as the Mphahlele Twins came second at the Redbull Basement Global Finals in Istanbul Turkey. Red Bull Basement is a global initiative that seeks to discover new innovations by university students and showcase them to a global audience. The aim of the competition is to inspire innovative… Continue reading WATCH: 22 Year Old South African Twins Put Africa On The Global Map With Digital X-Ray Glasses Invention
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WATCH: Zambia-Based Zimbabwean Entrepreneur Creates An African Homegrown Alternative To MasterCard/Visa
Perseus Mlambo, a Zambia-based Zimbabwean entrepreneur in the field of technology founded Union 54 and to date, Union54 has raised US$15.1 million in seed capital. Union54 is a set of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to issue USD debit cards without needing a bank or a third-party processor. Issue cards to customers, employees, stakeholders or just… Continue reading WATCH: Zambia-Based Zimbabwean Entrepreneur Creates An African Homegrown Alternative To MasterCard/Visa
Airbus Plane Completes A Flight Using Cooking Oil As Fuel
The Airbus A380 has completed a trial flight powered on cooking oil. Airbus is a European multinational aerospace corporation that designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft in Europe and various countries outside Europe Their A380 model is the world’s largest passenger aeroplane. The model hasn’t been doing well… Continue reading Airbus Plane Completes A Flight Using Cooking Oil As Fuel
Apple Announces New iPhone, iPad Air, Mac Studio computer And More
Apple yesterday held an event at their Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California. During the event the new iPhone SE, iPad Air and a few changes on their already existing products. New iPhone SE The new iPhone SE is a budget phone that will retail for $429 US. It is the successor to the 2020… Continue reading Apple Announces New iPhone, iPad Air, Mac Studio computer And More
Telone Is Finally Selling Blaze LTE Sim Cards; Here’s How You Can Get One.
Good news! The Blaze LTE sim cards by Telone are being sold at last. If you have lived long enough in Zimbabwe you might remember that TelOne launched their Blaze LTE service in Harare, with a limited number of lines available. However, it seems like the service was oversubscribed and within days the lines ran… Continue reading Telone Is Finally Selling Blaze LTE Sim Cards; Here’s How You Can Get One.
Telone Announces Data Package Price Hike. Is It Justified?
Telone has announced that they are increasing their data package prices with effect from the 22nd of February 2022. Telone has been praised in recent years for having affordable packages. This might change with an increase of over 100 percent o ther prices. The new prices announced on their Facebook page are in local RTGS… Continue reading Telone Announces Data Package Price Hike. Is It Justified?
Samsung Unpacks The New Galaxy S22 Series, Time To Trade In Your iPhone?
Samsung has officially released their much anticipated Galaxy S22 line of phones. And as expected, they did not disappoint or hold back on the cool specs. The Galaxy S22 range includes the following models: Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra. There is a choice of four colors for the S22 and S22… Continue reading Samsung Unpacks The New Galaxy S22 Series, Time To Trade In Your iPhone?
Apples’s Latest Software Update Brings Face ID While Wearing A Mask
One of the most frustrating things for iPhone users over the last couple of years was using face ID with their face masks on. Using the feature in public would mean taking off ones mask or lowering it so that the software recognizes your facial features. For those who do not use iPhones Face ID… Continue reading Apples’s Latest Software Update Brings Face ID While Wearing A Mask
Ridiculous Data Bundles Price Hikes. A Political Strategy?
Netone has just announced yet another data price review. By now we all know that review will never be about reducing the price to match the service that is being given. So yes, the price is up again! While that isn’t too much of a surprise, a question that keeps coming up over and over… Continue reading Ridiculous Data Bundles Price Hikes. A Political Strategy?
5 Most Weird But Useful Tech Gadgets
The pressure on designers across the board to design or create something new and innovative is at an all time high. The following gadgets are the most weird we have come across. The HushMe This device looks like a cross between tapping your mouth shut and some weird looking futuristic headphones. It’s designed to block… Continue reading 5 Most Weird But Useful Tech Gadgets
Woman Gang Raped In Facebook’s Metaverse; True Story!
The world is changing. And as that happens definitions of terms are changing as well. Rape doesn’t mean what it meant 20 years ago. Nina Jane Patel, a psychotherapist who conducts research on the metaverse, said she was left “shocked” after between three and four avatars attacked her in the metaverse. What is the Metaverse?… Continue reading Woman Gang Raped In Facebook’s Metaverse; True Story!
Local Startup Musungo Gets Sought After Apple Certification
Great news for Apple fans! You no longer need to import a charger for your Apple device. A local manufacturing company Musungo recently attained Apple MFi certification for their chargers. Whats the big deal? MFi is a program by Apple that offers a broad range of wireless and wired technologies that can be used in… Continue reading Local Startup Musungo Gets Sought After Apple Certification
TBT: That Time When A Chinese 13 Year Old Hacked The School System To Get Answers To His Homework
A 13 year old wiz kid from China, Wang Zhengyang faced some challenges whilst doing his homework and decided to approach the hurdle unlike any other 13 year old. As a 13 year old, if I didn’t know the answers to my homework either 1) I’d copy a friend who had the answers or 2)… Continue reading TBT: That Time When A Chinese 13 Year Old Hacked The School System To Get Answers To His Homework
Google’s Senior Vice President Is This Zimbabwean. Who Is James Manyika?
His name is James Manyika. This Zimbabwean has managed to land the role of first Senior Vice President of Technology and Society at the Google, the American multinational technology company everyone depends on! Talk about the talent that Zimbabweans possess. Appointment At Google James Manyika goes down in history as the first Senior Vice President… Continue reading Google’s Senior Vice President Is This Zimbabwean. Who Is James Manyika?
Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies To Become Africa’s Saving Grace
The Zimbabwean Tech tycoon Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet Group has announced the creation of a new entity, Cassava Technologies, that will house many of the group’s assets. Cassava Technologies This new entity, whose headquarters are in London, will bring together Econet’s digital services and infrastructure businesses. This includes the brands we’ve come to know such as… Continue reading Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies To Become Africa’s Saving Grace
First Ever Drone Conference in Zimbabwe. Why We Need More Such Events
Excitement was at an all time high as Zimbabwe held its first ever drone conference starting on the 10th of November 2021 at the Celebration Center in Harare. The event was hosted by Precision Airlines and Drones for Good Network. Drones and UAV Conference Zimbabwe The Drones and UAV Conference Zimbabwe was looking into the… Continue reading First Ever Drone Conference in Zimbabwe. Why We Need More Such Events
NetOne Offers Users Ridiculously Cheap 5GB Data. Today Only!
The mobile network operator, NetOne is today celebrating their 25th Anniversary and thankfully users will be benefiting massively from this celebration. Brief History NetOne was the first mobile network operator to exist in the Zimbabwe market. They launched in 1996 with just 2000 lines during the World Solar Summit. The company has been in operation… Continue reading NetOne Offers Users Ridiculously Cheap 5GB Data. Today Only!
Copycat NetOne Joins The Data Tariffs Review Party. October 2021 Data Tariffs
Mobile network operators have been reviewing their prices, like ZERA and others seem to be doing. NetOne, which is viewed as one of the cheaper service providers have finally joined the trend. As of September 2021, the mobile network service provider Econet announced a review on their data prices. Telone followed suit soon after. Of… Continue reading Copycat NetOne Joins The Data Tariffs Review Party. October 2021 Data Tariffs
If You Use The Following Android Or iPhone Phones, Say Goodbye To Whatsapp… For Good
At this point the world has established that Whatsapp is absolutely fundamental to communication and was grateful when it was up and running again following a momentary shutdown. Unfortunately for some users, they will be saying goodbye to Whatsapp again forever. On October 4 2021, Facebook, which is the holding company of Whatsapp and Instagram… Continue reading If You Use The Following Android Or iPhone Phones, Say Goodbye To Whatsapp… For Good
How A Facebook Employee Is Said To Have Led To The Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook Shutdown
Yesterday, Monday the 4th of October 2021 was a tough experience globally. Facebook had shutdown all its social platforms, i.e Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram. This shutdown or glitch, as some are calling it, came unexpectedly. The world was in a state of panic, particularly those who depend on these platforms for work related purposes. Instagram… Continue reading How A Facebook Employee Is Said To Have Led To The Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook Shutdown