Technology

4 years ago | May 3, 2019

‘No Endgame in sight for Disney’s Success’

Disney blockbuster “Avengers:Endgame” passed the $1 billion box office mark in the opening weekend and J.P. Morgan sees ...

Ukhozi wants better data to develop Zim

“There are big things happening in Zimbabwe with the potential to impact the economy in a massive way, yet in some cases ...

Retailers tracking where you shop

Retailers are finding all kinds of uses for location data from customers’ phones.

4 years ago | April 26, 2019

Tapping into digital tech platforms. . . to boost farming ...

Africa is a bit of an anomaly as far as agriculture is concerned. On the one hand, it has 65 percent of the world’s ...

DHL brings online stores to African consumers

Dhl Express has announced the launch of its new mobile and desktop app aimed at improving the online shopping experience ...

4 years ago | April 17, 2019

Apple’s potential to lead in health care

Apple’s health care ambitions go beyond wearables like the Apple Watch, with the company poised to soon emerge as a ...

E-commerce could create 3 million jobs in Africa

Online marketplaces establishing themselves across Africa, could create around 3 million new jobs by 2025.

Zimbo’s WhatsApp Stickers app trends

A Dubai-based Zimbabwean tech developer has come up with a mobile application that has revolutionised the way ...

4 years ago | April 12, 2019

Latest technology isn’t enough. . . business model should go with it

Manufacturing executives today are confronted with an enormous variety of promising new technologies, ranging from ...

How to bend tech towards positive

Technology is playing an increasingly important role in our lives, from facial recognition systems in policing, to ...

‘Corporates are not using blockchain technology’

If a recent poll conducted by KPMG is anything to go by, blockchain technology still has a way to go in terms of ...

4 years ago | March 29, 2019

Robots are coming: How to stay relevant

We are now well into 2019. It is scary how time flies, it only seemed like yesterday many of us were still on holiday, ...

Cost of internet access still high in Africa

The already high price of internet access got even more expensive for Africans over the past year.

World investors stamped for electric vehicles

Over the next decade, carmakers will be investing heavily in electric vehicle technologies. Reuters analysed investment ...

Are tech talents Africa’s ‘new export’?

With a population of about 1,2 billion people, over 900 million of whom are in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, Africa’s human ...

5 years ago | March 22, 2019

Boeing upgrades software on crisis-hit 737 MAX

Boeing is upgrading the stall prevention software on its 737 MAX, industry sources said as French investigators scoured ...

Air safety, market pressures and cockpit technology

In just five short months, two Boeing 737 Max 8 airliners crashed, killing a total of 346 passengers and crew members. ...

5 years ago | March 15, 2019

Potraz engages stakeholders on tariff adjustment

The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority has started consulting stakeholders on tariff increases after the ...

BMW’s China electric car export plans on hold

BMW’s ambitions to establish China as a hub for exporting electric cars are in limbo because of uncertainty over ...

Men with prostate cancer could avoid invasive surgery

Thousands of men with prostate cancer could avoid invasive treatment and side-effects after scientists developed a ...