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Jammed! Zimbabwe's immobile mobile systems

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:01:00 +0200

Freedom is in the air, and change is already being commemorated by Zimbabwe's urbanites on the phones. All through Harare's forbidding streets, littered with police, people walk with cellphones, discussing delayed results from the March 29 elections. Moreover, the rumour-mill is busy, particularly with stories over the presidential election. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:04:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zimbabwe's state-run radio stations now on Internet

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:17:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's state-run radio stations are now streaming live on the internet, just months after state television also launched on JumpTV – a Dubai-based distributor of live international television and sports programmes over the Internet. Read full story... | Send to a friend

No throughway for VoIP in Zimbabwe

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:56:00 +0200

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) has failed to come up with regulations to govern Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), raising fears this could be a deliberate attempt to protect state-owned telephone operator, TelOne, whose fortunes have crumbled since the advent of the mobile networks 10 years ago. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Nigeria launches DVB-H mobile TV

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:55:00 +0200

Nigeria has beaten South Africa in the roll-out of the DVB-H mobile TV... Details Nigeria, MultiChoice Africa's local business partner in Nigeria, has launched Africa's first commercial mobile broadcast TV service in the city of Abuja. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Calling Zimbabwe? Be careful… Someone might be listening

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:48:00 +0200

The Interception of Communications Bill, awaiting only Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's signature to become law, will further constrict the flow of information already hampered by other laws deemed repressive, claimed civil society groups. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Draconian comms bill a threat to rights

Wed, 16 May 2007 11:38:00 +0200

New Bill encroaches even further on the rights of Zimbabweans to communicate freely. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zim government moves to control cyberspace

Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:01:00 +0200

The Zimbabwe government is planning to introduce new measures to police all broadcast and Internet based information circulation in a bid to control the flow of information in the country. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Reminders of home for Zim ex-pats

Mon, 02 Dec 2002 14:26:00 +0200

SA gain 8 places in worldwide technology ranking

Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:51:00 +0200