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Zim’s first WhatsApp exclusive drama is going to be like a family Group Chat
Jabu’s Homecoming is set to be Zim’s first WhatsApp exclusive drama which will use voice notes, text, pictures and videos to tell a week-long story. The series which is the work of renowned filmmaker...
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Neria 2021: A welcome update for the modern age or unnecessary?
A couple of days ago, a trailer dropped for a remake of the Zimbabwean classic Neria directed by Godwin Mawuru and written by Tsitsi Dangarembga in the early 90s. Now, remakes and reboots are things...
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SI 127 is going to increase ZWL$ prices & encourage black market conversions
Yesterday the government announced SI 127 of 2021 which put new rules and penalties of forex use. The Statutory Instrument looks like it was designed to stop businesses from pricing goods and services...
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Castlevania season 4 review: is it just us or did the animation get better?
Castlevania, a Netflix original anime series, is over after the conclusion of season 4. The show which started out as one of many in a crowd of Netflix’s attempts at anime really showed how far the...
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Extending 10-year-old car imports after “the ban” is all about the money
So… yesterday the Ministry of Commerce and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) released a joint statement that extended the grace period for the ban on imports of second-hand cars that are 10 years...
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One week of SI 127: experts & armchair economists were right
This time last week we got the news that the government had issued Statutory Instrument 127 of 2021. In SI 127 are a raft of new measures that govern the rules of forex in the country not only for...
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City of Harare’s hilarious and clueless Twitter storm
The City of Harare earlier this week went on a bit of a rant on Twitter where it issued a number of orders like dog licences, civilians not being allowed to control traffic at intersections with dead...
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Does Huawei’s Harmony OS stand a chance against iOS & Android?
Huawei’s Harmony OS has been in the works for some time. Murmurs of the iOS and Android competitor date back to the mid-2010s and its imminent arrival will be a welcome addition to the smartphone and...
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Zim has ZWL$9.8 billion budget surplus? In this COVID hit economy?!
Earlier this week, Minister for Finance Mthuli Ncube said that Zimbabwe had a budget surplus of ZWL$9.8 billion in Q1 of 2021. A budget surplus is essentially the government making more money from...
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The cannabis growers licence fee is keeping Zim from a billion-dollar industry
So earlier this week a German company called Amaetheon Agri was given a licence to grow Marijuana/Cannabis for scientific and medical use. This sparked an internal debate about the whole cannabis...
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Meme Itel all you want but it’s doing extremely well in Africa
Itel has been the butt of many jokes for the longest time in Zimbabwe. Most of them have been all in good fun but others are a little malicious. It’s good to remember that Transsion, the company that...
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Windows 11: The good, the bad and the meh…
Microsoft is launching the next generation of the Windows (11) operating system, tomorrow the 24th of June 2021. We browsed the internet to see what was being said about it and here are our thoughts....
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Deposit incentives but no protection for USD, the mess that is Zim’s monetary...
Yesterday we reported on the lack of coverage for USD deposits by the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC). And a lot of people weren’t too surprised that this provision was not set by the Reserve...
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Meet Dawa Health the startup fighting to reduce maternal mortality
Late last week the Telecel Group and Startupbootcamp Afritech announced the finalists for its Africa wide accelerator. Among the chosen few is a Zimbabwean startup called Dawa Health, which offers...
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Bitcoin price fluctuations and how Zim is being lapped in the crypto adoption...
Bitcoin and altcoin price fluctuation is a complex topic to get to the bottom of. There are a number of factors that influence their price. Some factors are apparent while others are in the realm of...
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From cassettes to WhatsApp MP3s: How music distribution has evolved in Zimbabwe
Who remembers the days when you had to use a pen or pencil to rewind a cassette tape? It feels like a lifetime ago, and for good reason. The production and distribution of music in Zimbabwe (and the...
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Eddie Cross: I’m excited about the Zim economy
Today I was joined by the former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Monetary Policy Committee, Eddie Cross. We explored the recently launched ZWL $50 note, the contrast in policy and environment...
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Africa’s 1st karate world champion now has a docuseries & here’s more about...
Last week we reported on a docuseries that would detail the journey of Africa’s first Karate World Champion Shihan Samson Muripo. The production was done by a local content platform called Yakontent...
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Maud Chifamba: UZ’s youngest ever student at 14, now a Chartered Account
In 2012 and at the very young age of 14, Maud Chifamba became the youngest ever University of Zimbabwe Student and tertiary education student in Southern Africa. I recently got the opportunity to have...
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Eddie Cross: Zim should have a 5% transaction tax, halve PAYE & no company tax
I was joined yet again by Economist and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Monetary Policy Committee Eddie Cross to talk about financing a nation, tax collection and administration as...
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