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Well if you ever transacted in the past few days, you would have noticed a very big unpleasant change to the charges Ecocash is now charging. Where are we really going as a nation, is it a lack of worthy competitors, or government policies causing all these unrealistic charges. Apparently to transact $5 the charges are now about $2 that’s a 40% charge on a single transaction, all this is a result of the Digital Service Tax (DST) on top of the government tax and the service provider charges as well. Lack of clarity on actual charges is what is causing this uproar and the reasons for these ureasonable hikes yet to be disclosed to us, where will this money go and what will it be used for. Let’s take a look at what is really happening so we may try to get handle on the current situation.

Launched in November 2025 Open Claw was more familiar in tech circles but like a pandemic outbreak it has spread all over the world in every sector and chances are you have heard of it by now, so we are here to explain to you what it is it. Open claw is a self hosted AI assistant you run on your own machine or VPS powered by AI models like AI or anthropic using API keys. The reason Open Claw has been trending is because of its use for day to day tasks like replying your WhatsApp messages, emails, social media and basically everything in your devices while you do nothing, i know it sounds simple yet potentially a security risk so let me show you how it really works and how it’s different to mainstream AI models like Chat gpt and more.

In a rather unprecedented and rarely seen move in the Zimbabwe business world, Econet is planning to delist on the Zimbabwe stock exchange and the company also made a number of chages in it's business and structure with the splitting of it's operations nd introducing entities like Econet InfraCo. While some understand what it means other don't especially those who buy stock without having deeper comprehension of how it all really works, we are here to explain to you. So to address the elephant in the room and answer the most asked question, yes Econet will still be a public company after it delists and all the rules that affect public companies will still affect, for example getting shareholder approval for major decisions and so on. So what will happen to the shareholders and the country as a whole since Econet is one of the biggest companies i Zimbabwe. Let's get on into with it.

Social media has been flooded with reports that Zimbabwe has enacted a new cyber law to deal with the Cyber crime but POTRAZ has moved to dismiss those reports. The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has moved to correct misinformation circulating online. Zimbabwe has not passed a separate law called a “Cyber Crimes Act.” Instead, cybercrime offences are handled through amendments to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act changes introduced when the Cyber and Data Protection Act (2021) updated the Criminal Code. So actually what is the cybercrime act and how does it affect general citizens.

In a rather unprecedented move, Econet is planning a shocker, though the move is common offer seas on the some of the biggest exchanges in the world locally it's a rather unsual move. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd. will voluntarily delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, citing a persistent valuation discount to regional peers. Econet has advised shareholders and the investing public to exercise caution when dealing in the company’s securities until further announcements are made regarding the delisting process and related transactions. So what does this really mean for stakeholders?

A few weeks ago, the government announced the scrapping of some fees and the reduction of fees in a wide range of areas from motorists fees, to city fees and to even business and agriculture fees but despite the announcement these fees had not yet been reduced raising concerns about the disconnection between central government and local authorities. In another move, the government has scrapped eleven licence requirements and consolidated fragmented local authority permits into a single, unitary licence as part of broader reforms to enhance the ease of doing business, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said.

Just last week some fraudsters were arrested in Harare for reportedly defrauding almost 30 victims by cloning simcards and stealing over USD $17 000 and over 30 million Zig. Just a week prior a friend had told me that she met a woman who was complaining that she saw a notification that she had sent $600 to a certain number but claiming she didn’t do that transaction but she only received the message confirming the transaction and when she checked her balance all the money was gone, so all signs were pointing out to sim cloning. Sim cloning is a much common technique in the criminal underworld but let’s simplify it for common users so that everyone understands how it works, how to know if your sim is cloned and what steps to take. Please share this with family and friends it might help someone.

If you have a laptop using windows then this article is for, read through the short 2 minute read and you might pick up a thing or 2 that might actually save you money if you can prevent it than trying to fix. As new updates always excite users sometimes these updates are pushed with bugs that might result in system damage and loss of precious data. In the latest updates, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows updates released since August 29, 2025, are breaking authentication on systems sharing Security Identifiers. Windows uses unique alphanumeric strings known as Security Identifiers (SIDs) to track and manage user accounts, groups, and computer accounts. So what is really going on, how it affects your computer and what to do.

It all started in the telecommunications industry when StarLink entered the scene ending the monopoly enjoyed by Econet and Netone, we also radical reactions from these companies introducing cheaper solutions something they could have done before be didn’t because there was no real alternative. Now the same strategy will applied to the energy sector, to help end a monopoly with failed service delivery in most instances. Zimbabwe is poised to finally end ZESA Monopoly, as private companies can now buy and sell electricity to citizens. Let’s hope it will have the same impact as StarLink so here is all you need to know.

To say there has been discrepancies on water bills by councils would be an understatement with a lot of inconsistencies and unfair bills often attributed to guess work, as they had to send people to physically do meter readings. Well we don’t need to point out the flaws in this method as sometimes those sent might not be able to actually have readings for each and every household given in some homes there would be no one during the day and several other reasons. As we did with electricity, water bills have finally joined the club starting with Harare. The City of Harare, in partnership with Helcraw Water Pvt Ltd and Laison Technologies, has begun installing prepaid water meters, a move aimed at improving efficiency and promoting fair billing for residents.

For the past few weeks, as we have covered in our earlier articles, the government has been slashing prices on several fees for things like licenses, city parking and more though the price cuts haven’t come into effect. This comes at a time where citizens are suffering with the deteriorating economy and failing to pay some of these fees, another agency has joined the bandwagon to try and ease the financial issues the Citizens are facing. The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has introduced flexible payment terms for motorists who are in arrears in terms of vehicle licences. The headline is you can now pay in structured payment plans to help everyone clear their debts.

Ever since the modern day AI got on the scene, it has been impacting almost every aspect of our lives and in business, from finance to the health sector. Some companies have even gone as far as replacing some jobs with AI in a frightening reality check of the future awaiting humanity of a world run by AI. In the latest series of AI driven events, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in its new five-year strategy to transform tax administration, integrate the informal sector and raise the country’s tax-to-GDP [gross domestic product] ratio to US$11,5 billion by 2030. Here is all you need to know.