Data Protection Compliance – Breakfast meeting
Are you breaking the law without knowing it? Zimbabwe's Data Protection Act is now in full force, and POTRAZ has set a hard compliance deadline of March ...
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Zimbabwe and regional technology news and updates
On 7 July, Kenya became the first Africa country to launch the Open Data initiative. Kenya will make some government data available online through a platform called Socrata, which allows users to ...
Facebook’s ‘Confirm Your Page Isn’t for Kids’ Pop-Up: An Exercise in Covering One’s Behind
If you manage a Facebook page, you may have recently encountered a pop-up from Meta asking you to confirm that your page ...
Zimbabwe’s Mobile Networks Are Thriving—But Will Consumers Feel the Benefits?
Zimbabwe’s mobile network operators (MNOs) saw some interesting changes in their revenues, costs, and investments. Let’s get ...
Zimbabweans Are Using More Data Than Ever—Is It Because of Unlimited Plans?
Globally, as internet access increases, voice calling falls. It's not that people stop communicating; it's that they use ...
Got That Starlink Email from BDO? Here’s What You Need to Know
First things first, Is it real? Yes, the email from BDO Zimbabwe about your Starlink account is legitimate. It's part of ...
Pinksky: Yet Another App Trying to Slay Instagram—You Can Try It, I Guess
I wonder what you guys think about Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, Truth Social, and other apps trying to take on the social ...
Arguing with AI: How I Got Gemini to Bend the Rules (And How You Can Too)
If you are researching anything for work or just trying to geek out on some niche interest, you know how indispensable ...
When Governments Bet on Meme-Coins and Crypto: CAR’s Experiment and Zimbabwe’s Parallels
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra launched a meme coin called $CAR, describing it as an ...
RBZ’s High Data Pricing Solution Will Make It Worse
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is coming to make your data bundles more expensive. The central bank has mandated 'fair ...
US TikTok Ban Shows Why Android’s Openness Matters
TikTok is no longer available on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store in the U.S., but thanks to Android’s openness, ...
The Future of Smartphone Batteries: Why Apple and Samsung Are Holding Back
One of the main reasons the Galaxy S25 series announcement was underwhelming was the battery situation. There was no upgrade at all in battery size, ...