January 31, 2025

Science and Technology

Proliferation of Hybrid Computing Models Among 2020 Data Center Trends Identified by Vertiv Experts

Byron Adonis Mutingwende09 mins

Speed of deployment expected to become increasingly critical differentiator As the world charges into 2020, organizations increasingly will forego the enterprise-or-cloud debate that dominated C-level conversations in recent years in favor of hybrid architectures that incorporate public and private cloud models and edge assets around a reconfigured core. This evolving approach to managing data and…

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Judicial Service Commission to introduce live streaming of court cases and integrated electronic management system

Byron Adonis Mutingwende03 mins

By Anyway Yotamu The judiciary will this year introduce live streaming of cases to attract public and national interest as well as the  integrated electronic management system, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said on Monday 13th of January 2020. In his keynote address to mark the first term of the beginning of the 2020 Legal Year…

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Oil Castor pledges to eradicate fuel crisis in Zimbabwe

Byron Adonis Mutingwende06 mins

By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu Oil Castor Zimbabwe has promised to eliminate the fuel crisis currently prevailing in the nation through producing and supplying bio motor oil extracted from castor bean plant. The company, through its chemistry and engineering department revealed plans to set up a fully-fledged market in Zimbabwe by  releasing 20W40 Bio-motor oil and…

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Cassava reports first set of half year results post demerger from Econet

Byron Adonis Mutingwende05 mins

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Listed entity Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL), which has business interests in mobile money, digital banking, insurtech and on-demand services, reported revenue of ZW$946 million for the half year ended 31 August 2019.   The published results are inflation-adjusted, in line with International Accounting Standard 29 on Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies,…

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Rethinking the control of transboundary plant pests and diseases

Byron Adonis Mutingwende015 mins

… as we commemorate the International Year of Plant Health 2020 By Mathew Abang   In Africa, transboundary plant pests and diseases are costly to combat because control efforts are usually undertaken after huge crop losses have already occurred. Improving national capacities to sustainably monitor, prevent and reduce crop losses will have multiple advantages, but…

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Orange, GIZ alliance to enhance digital employability of 20 000 youths

Byron Adonis Mutingwende06 mins

This partnership will have a long-lasting impact on the economic perspective of young people Recently, Alioune Ndiaye, CEO of Orange Africa and Middle East (www.Orange.com), and Kathinka Kurz, Head of the Development Partnerships Program with the private sector (develoPPP.de) at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, signed a partnership agreement to develop the…

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NetOne Joins Other Organisations in Assisting Cyclone IDAI Victims

OneMoney Records Growth As Market Gains Confidence

Byron Adonis Mutingwende03 mins

According to the third quarter performance report for the postal and telecommunications sector released by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) Director-General, Dr Gift Machengete in Harare today, OneMoney had the highest market share in terms of  active subscriptions. “The mobile penetration rate increased by 3.4% to reach 88.2% from 84.8% recorded in the…

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Mixed fortunes in 3rd Quarter Postal and Telecommunication Sector Performance Report

Byron Adonis Mutingwende07 mins

Dr. Gift Machengete, the Director-General of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has presented the sector performance report for the third quarter of 2019 that had mixed fortunes for the various stakeholders. Presenting the report at the company’s headquarters, Dr. Machengete highlighted various trends that characterised the postal and telecommunications sector in…

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Pure Oil Industries leaves huge footprint in community development

Byron Adonis Mutingwende012 mins

Pure Oil Industries trading as Zimgold, has proved that it not only operating in the country to just generate profits, but rather to also serve the society and impact it in a positive and meaningful way when it honoured charitable organisations and community heroes with one-year supplies of cooking oil. Speaking at the Pure Oil…

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NetOne Invites Informal Sector Players to Join OneMoney Deals

Byron Adonis Mutingwende05 mins

By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu State owned telecoms provider, NetOne is spearheading OneMoney activations for informal sector players in the Harare Central Business District (CBD) by offering them a merchant code which will enable them to accept OneMoney transactions onto their businesses. The OneMoney platform is connected to the ZIMSWITCH network, a platform which…

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New report: Expanding energy access across Africa offers $120bn a year opportunity to power rural transformation

Byron Adonis Mutingwende09 mins

Achieving universal energy access with the help of mini and nano solutions is vital to meet rising food demand and transform rural lives in Africa, according to a panel of experts Investing in new off-grid and mini-grid technologies to extend energy access across Africa will be instrumental in helping smallholder farmers to meet rising food…

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POTRAZ donation enhances ICT uptake among PWDs

Byron Adonis Mutingwende07 mins

By Byron Mutingwende   The helping hand and gesture of love extended to persons with disabilities (PWDs) by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) has been hailed for fostering information communication technology (ICT) among this needy group.   Speaking soon after receiving 20 laptop computers and 20 Fusion software licences from POTRAZ Director-General, Dr….

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ARIPO Director-General Makes It To Top 50 Most Influential IP Authorities

Byron Adonis Mutingwende05 mins

Mr Fernando dos Santos, the Director-General of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) joined other luminaries in the Top 50 Most Influential IP Authorities by the Managing Intellectual Property Organisation. The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has made great strides towards its goal of becoming a paperless office. According to director general Fernando…

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Technology Key to Wetlands Conservation: SASSCAL, Partners

Byron Adonis Mutingwende08 mins

By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) is spearheading the Wetland Assessment and Monitoring Platform for Transboundary River Basins in Southern Africa (WeMAST) project and has partnered various stakeholders in an effort to design, develop and operationalise an integrated Earth Observation(EO) based…

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UNESCO, MSD Commit to Bridge Climate Change Gaps

Byron Adonis Mutingwende08 mins

By Joyce Mukucha The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has joined hands with United Nations, Education and Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), International Hydrological Programme, Princeton Climate Analytics and the Government of Zimbabwe in planning towards implementation of the National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) to strengthen proactive climate risk management in Zimbabwe. Considering the current capacities…

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China Unveils New Cooking Energy Equipment

Byron Adonis Mutingwende03 mins

By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The China Industrial International Group (CIIG) has introduced a new cooking Safe, Economical, Environmental, Convenient and Innovative (SEECI) coal stove as a way of easing power outages and economical challenges that are currently affecting Zimbabwe. Briefing journalists during a media tour in Harare last week, the CIIG chief executive…

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New blockchain-based community currencies to boost cash transfer aid

Byron Adonis Mutingwende09 mins

Red Cross and partners will develop community currencies to help cash-poor regions grow their own economies, thanks to a grant from Innovation Norway matched by private sector.  A new global network of blockchain-based community currencies will be developed by an international partnership to supplement direct cash and voucher assistance programs for vulnerable communities in developing…

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NetOne zero-rates all OneMoney transactions except 2% tax and Card Swipe charges

Byron Adonis Mutingwende04 mins

NetOne has introduced zero-rated transactions on all OneMoney transactions except the statutory 2% tax and card swipe charges, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lazarus Muchenje has said. “Effective today, we have introduced zero-rated transactions on all OneMoney transactions except the Statutory 2% tax and Card Swipe Charges. What this means is there will be no transaction…

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Tourism and hospitality industry sectors key pillars for Zimbabwe’s economic recovery

Byron Adonis Mutingwende04 mins

By Byron Mutingwende   Government has identified the hospitality and tourism sectors as key pillars for economic recovery while emphasising on the need to align with the 4th Industrial Revolution.   This was revealed at the 2019 Hospitality Congress that kicked off in Mutare today and is running under the theme “Hospitality Stepping Into The…

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Uganda’s next agricultural tech entrepreneurs win government business with flagship project

Byron Adonis Mutingwende06 mins

Start-ups and innovators pitched for funding, business and support in front of a jury of experts at the Disruptive Agricultural Technology (DAT) Challenge and Conference.   A new generation of Ugandan entrepreneurs has won business opportunities with a flagship government project to help drive forward the digital revolution in agriculture. At an event in Kampala…

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We will fully restore service: EcoCash reassures customers

Byron Adonis Mutingwende02 mins

EcoCash has reassured the public that the process of stabilizing its new, more secure platform following a weekend upgrade, is nearly complete but has pleaded for patience as it works to “optimize” the performance of the service.   “We once again would like to thank our valued customers for bearing with us during this critical…

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SheTrades Global calls for AfCFTA to reflect views of women entrepreneurs

Byron Adonis Mutingwende04 mins

Women businesses say African Continental Free Trade Area needs to deliver for women Inclusive social and economic development can only be attained through gender equality (Addis Ababa) – Transformational change in Africa requires the continent’s women to be fully included in trade and the economy, experts and policymakers told the SheTrades Global event taking place in Addis Ababa….

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Siemens Mechatronics Certification Centre Embraces 4th Industrial Revolution

Byron Adonis Mutingwende04 mins

By Byron Mutingwende in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   The Siemens Mechatronics Certification Centre in Kenya has embraced the 4th Industrial Revolution, Prof Jean Bosco has said. Prof Bosco made the remarks during the on going Africa Industrialisation Week happening at the African Union Headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that is running under the theme, “Positioning…

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Restraint urged as Ecocash addresses migration post-cutover stabilisation challenges

Byron Adonis Mutingwende02 mins

In response to a barrage of criticism from subscribers who have become attached to the country’s leading mobile money transaction platform which underwent a system upgrade from Saturday, EcoCash has announced that it successfully migrated to a new platform over the weekend, and that it was now addressing post-cutover stabilisation issues.   “We successfully implemented…

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AfCFTA presents Africa opportunity to reposition its industrial production frontier: Muchanga

Byron Adonis Mutingwende011 mins

By Byron Mutingwende in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ambassador Albert Muchanga, the Commissioner of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission has said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents an opportunity to the continent to reposition its industrial production frontier. The Commissioner made the remarks today at the African Union Headquarters in Addis…

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Sasai exhibits at Africa’s top tech conference

Byron Adonis Mutingwende06 mins

Sasai, the new all-in-one App from Cassava Fintech International (CFI), is exhibiting at AfricaTech, the fintech and digital expo that runs concurrently with AfricaCom, the continent’s largest telco and tech conference held in Cape Town, South Africa, every year.   The conference, which brings together hundreds of telco, fintech and digital technology players, financial services…

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Merck Foundation Motivates Girls To Pursue Sciences

Byron Adonis Mutingwende013 mins

The program will empower girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com) launches “Educating Linda” program in partnership with the First Lady of Malawi and Ministry of Education of Malawi; he program will empower girls in STEM education. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany in partnership with The First Lady of…

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Africa on course to compete globally in terms of innovation

Byron Adonis Mutingwende08 mins

By Byron Mutingwende   The conference in Zimbabwe on intellectual property (IP), innovation and value addition for business competitiveness and sustainable development is set to put Africa on course to compete globally in terms of innovation.   Officially opening the conference in Harare running from 6 to 8 November 2019 yesterday, Hon Ziyambi Ziyambi, Zimbabwe’s…

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NetOne, HIT Ink Research and Development deal

Byron Adonis Mutingwende06 mins

By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) has ventured into a partnership with the Zimbabwe’s state-owned mobile telecommunications firm, NetOne in order to promote game changing innovations through research and development. The partnership will stimulate skills and knowledge transfer, access to facilities, expertise and idea incubation and support for both…

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SADC seeks to increase efficiency of Internet regional traffic

Byron Adonis Mutingwende08 mins

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is seeking to increase efficiency of regional traffic in an effort to address the slow and expensive exchange of African inter-country traffic via overseas hubs. This emerged at the SADC Capacity Building Workshop on Regional Internet Exchange Points (RIXPs) / National Internet Exchange Points (NIXPs) Connectivity and Monitoring and…

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Zimbabwe To Host Intellectual Property Conference

Byron Adonis Mutingwende04 mins

Zimbabwe will host a magnificent Conference on Intellectual Property (IP), Innovation and Value Addition for Business Competitiveness and Sustainable Development in Africa for the first time. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mrs Virginia Mabiza at a press conference held in Harare today. The conference…

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Zimbabwean aeronautical engineers assemble new crop spraying drone

Byron Adonis Mutingwende012 mins

By Wallace Mawire Two Zimbabwean aeronautical engineers have initiated a new crop spraying drone technology to provide a more efficient, effective and sustainable crop spraying service for Zimbabwean farmers. According to Piwai Chikasha, Managing Director at Alley Capital Group, a Zimbabwean engineering company offering crop spraying services using precision spraying drones, agriculture is one of…

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Vaya Tractor helping commercial and contract farmers countrywide

Byron Adonis Mutingwende07 mins

Farmers from around the country have paid tribute to EcoFarmer Vaya Tractor, saying the service had come in handy in helping with mechanised equipment, and assisting them to meet delivery deadlines, especially for contract farmers. Vaya Tractor – which officially launched its services to the nation earlier this month at a ceremony attended by the…

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No soil left behind: How a cost-effective technology can enrich poor fields

Byron Adonis Mutingwende07 mins

By International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) farmers across sub-Saharan Africa try to coax crops out of sandy soils that are not ideal for holding water and nutrients. Their harvests are predictably poor. A traditional approach would have them apply more fertilizers and use irrigation, but both of these options require access to resources and…

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Contract and commercial farmers turn to Vaya Tractor

Byron Adonis Mutingwende03 mins

High demand for tractors through Vaya Tractor by large commercial farmers and organizations that do contract farming has surprised the Cassava management team as the service takes off. “We thought all the demand would come from smallholder farmers, who don’t own tractors. But even large commercial farmers are coming to us enquiring for the service….

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Women Urged To Embrace And Utilise Provincial ICTs Centres Availed by Government

Byron Adonis Mutingwende04 mins

By Nyasha Mutena The Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Hon Stembiso Nyoni has urged rural women across the country to embrace and exploit ICTs centres that have been availed by the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICTs) in the provinces. In her statement on the International Day of Rural…

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Cost of Data in Zimbabwe still remains the cheapest in the region

Byron Adonis Mutingwende03 mins

With the internet fast becoming a part of everyday life for a large majority of Zimbabweans, data consumption has increased exponentially as almost all forms of communication are internet-based. Although price hikes have become a day to day occurrence in the country, the cost of data remains a heated debate amongst peers, with local telecom…

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Econet bundle price for data, SMS increase: Keeping pace with rising inflation

Byron Adonis Mutingwende05 mins

Leading mobile network operator, Econet Wireless has announced yet another increase in bundle prices for data and SMS with effect from 15 October 2019 in what analysts say is a move meant to keep pace with the current inflation. Dr. Prosper Chitambara, the Senior Programme Officer of the Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of…

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Africa50 in partnership to develop Volobe Hydropower Project in Madagascar

Byron Adonis Mutingwende010 mins

Africa50, Colas, Jovena and SN Power signed a shareholders’ agreement last Friday to develop the Volobe hydropower plant in Madagascar.   The project entails the construction and operation of a 120 MW hydropower plant on the Ivondro river, 40 kilometers from Toamasina, to be operated under a 35-year concession. It also includes the construction of…

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