News, updates, reviews and statistics on the technology industry in Zimbabwe. Internet, software, hardware, people and progress.
The Zimbabwe Internet Report ranks 1224 in Africa and 10 in Zimbabwe. According to site visitors it ranks 1512, and 1304 according to page views:
According to blogroll links it ranks 3905 and 3815 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts
ZOL continues to be an innovative and pioneering ISP. Check out this letter they sent to their clients this week: Here is a quick tip from ZOL that can save you up to 90% on your phone bill and get cheap Intenational phone calls and SMS messages. You can even
The various statutes that make up the law of Zimbabwe are public documents. So are judgements from the country’s High Courts and the Supreme Court. The challenge though, has always been access to these documents, until now. A new online initiative now makes all of these documents freely available. Through
I recently came across a unique blog that I loved immediately- it’s one with useful posts on making money in Zimbabwe. Most Zimbabwean blogs I know are about politics, so it’s refreshing to come across something like this every so often. Max specialises in assisting Zimbabwean startups to grow. He
Arts Initiates, one of Zimbabwe’s leading arts and culture websites, is looking for writers from Bulawayo and Harare. Arts Initiates is edited by veteran Zimbabwean arts journalist, Wonder Guchu. The potential candidates should be able to write reviews - literary, visual art, theatre and film possess analytical skills have
Jeff Jarvis talks about his new book: “What Would Google Do?” He asks what can other businesses learn from the fastest growing company in the history of companies- Google. What would a Google-run car maker look like? How about a Google-run insurance company? Google is not just a company,
If you have ever tried to visit any of the Zimbabwe Government Websites you will know how out of date and poorly maintained they are. Just over a month after he was inaugurated as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai has an official website and compared to what we have
It seems that there is a problem with the ZW Internet Database Servers that are maintained by Telone. This problem has affected all ISPS and a lot of email is going undelivered. See this email from YoAfrica for more: Dear Customer, There is a serious problem with email and browsing
Webdev on Friday (27th March 2009) closed down it’s recently opened TGI internet café located at the company’s 9th Street Premises. According to a representative from the company, bandwidth costs made the venture unprofitable. The café had become popular with more upmarket surfers who preferred the quiet and spacious environment
[ItNewsAfrica] High hopes exists that the formation of a government of national unity in Zimbabwe will revive the troubled information and communications technology sector in Zimbabwe. Like many sectors in the Southern African country’s comatose economy, the industry has not been spared the economic downturn that has bedeviled Zimbabwe in
[PC World] The swearing in of U.S. President Barack Obama and the other presidential inauguration activities generated massive Web traffic Tuesday, leading to site slowdowns but not to a general meltdown of the Internet. With intense and widespread interest in the ceremonies and festivities, especially President Obama’s oath of office
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