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VoIP now legal in Zimbabwe?

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:44:00 +0200

Has the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) finally seen the light? If developments at Econet Wireless are anything to go by, VoIP is now legal in Zimbabwe. Or is it? Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zim caught on the web

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:46:00 +0200

The Zimbabwe Internet Report (aka Zi.Report - pronounced Zy as in why) is an initiative from recently formed online media group, Aripano Infinity, that aims to keep track of events and innovations that have a Zimbabwean slant on the internet. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Mozambican computer assembly plant ready for operation in September

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:09:00 +0200

Sahara Computers, together with the Mozambican government, has confirmed that work on the planned computer assembly plant is expected to be completed by September 2008. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Global internet innovators at Africa's first international E-Tourism conference

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:46:00 +0200

Johannesburg: World leading online experts will be speaking at Africa's first international e-tourism conference next month, giving presentations at the two-day conference from 1-2 September, on how Southern Africa's tourism sector can harness the potential of the web, especially in the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read full story... | Send to a friend

SA firm opens imaging bureau in Luanda

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:43:00 +0200

South African enterprise content management (ECM) firm Digital Archiving Systems (DAS) has opened an imaging bureau in the Angolan capital. The enterprise, which is worth US$250,000, will see the employment of 10 skilled ECM workers. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Interactive 2010 website to update stakeholders

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:18:00 +0200

As part of an initiative to get 2010 FIFA World Cup stakeholders in touch and keep them as up-to-date with preparations and events as possible, South African Tourism (SAT) has launched the SAT Events Portal. Read full story... | Send to a friend

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

SADC central banks urged to invest in ICTs

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:51:00 +0200

Central banks from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region must continue investing in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). This is according to Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Deputy Governor Tukiya Kankasa 'Mabula, who explained the important role ICTs play in the banking sector. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Digital migration on track

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:24:00 +0200

The Department of Communication (DOCs) has responded to media reports criticising the finalisation of a policy framework for the digitisation of broadcasting, assuring that things are on track. 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