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A while ago Econet introduced a flurry of new bundles to keep up with the coming of a ruthless rival called Starlink. Starlink stirred the market with consumers flocking to the new service provider given the affordability of its data regardless of upfront equipment costs. While consumers rejoiced, our traditional telecomms service providers were left fearing for their survival so Econet reacted by introducing new bundles like SmartBiz but among the new introductions was the smart for you bundle, which was ambiguous, with any clear specifications on how it works and how to use it with only a fair use policy in place without details. At first it rolled out to few select users before it passed the testing phase but even now, most users don't know how it really works. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says it has reviewed its Smart4U bundle offering as part of ongoing efforts to align the popular product with changing customer needs and usage patterns.

It seems like a long time ago, a tech event was hosted by minister of ICT in Harare which was centered around cyber crimes where monetization on digital platforms was brought up prompting citizens to think that revelations or rather more fittingly confessions made at the event gave the government new ideas about lost revenue in untaxed sectors. These mainly touched content creators, forex traders and more but there was another sector affected that is less known by the majority of people considering its a concept understood by very few people, that is crypto currency. Crypto currency has gained momentum and is slowly being accepted as form of payment all over the world, which makes sense government was to get in on that action too but it is easier said than done because crypto uses a de-centralized system as opposed to traditional systems, there is not middle men, no oversight and mostly harder to trace so how will the government regulate this market. Let's find out.

Meta quietly removed end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, a move that affects billions of users, reverses years of privacy promises, and raises urgent questions about who really owns your conversations. There was no announcement, no banner inside the app, no email to your inbox. On Thursday, May 8, 2026, Meta simply updated a help page on Instagram's website with a quiet notice: "End-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram is no longer supported as of 8 May 2026." Just like that, a layer of protection that shielded your private conversations from everyone including Meta itself was gone. Essentially, from May 8 onward Instagram DMs will behave like most other social chat platforms: messages transit through Meta’s servers unencrypted, giving Meta and, by extension, law enforcement or other agencies, the ability to read them if needed.

It's 2026 and it's the same old story, cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, and one of the biggest risks facing organizations and individuals today is the exploitation of unpatched software vulnerabilities. Recent reports indicate that hackers are actively abusing newly disclosed Windows security flaws to gain unauthorized access to organizations, highlighting once again how quickly attackers move when weaknesses become public. The incident has raised concerns across the technology world, especially because the vulnerabilities reportedly affect systems tied to Microsoft Windows and Windows Defender. For businesses, institutions, and everyday users, it is another reminder that delaying updates can create serious security consequences.