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I'm not sure if this is good enough to be an update, but I realized something about Harare City Council's prepaid water system. you no longer have to manually enter the token number into the Customer Interface Unit for the water to come out. Now as soon as you buy a token, it activates instantly and water flows right away. For me thats a good upgrade for a smooth user experience. Zvandakazoita manje I left my tap open and bought water whil I was away from home ndakasvika yese yapera. And I know a neighbor of mine futi akazviita izvozvo. Side note, it would be great if ZESA adopted a similar real-time activation system for electricity tokens

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For the past few weeks we've had a lot of requests from startups wanting their platforms covered on our blog. AI has made it so much easier for people with ideas to bring them to life, and sometimes all they need is a bit of recognition.

So we decided to vibecode — yes, vibecode — a platform where founders with startups that need recognition can post their products, and the community can comment, like and review them. It comes with a leaderboard showing the hottest startups every week, month and year. Our very own product hunt platform!

Tell a friend to tell a friend!!!
https://t.co/vJwq62wQW2

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Currently, Zim universities won't count your attachment unless a lecturer can physically visit your workplace.

So a remote job with a US company doesn't qualify, even though that's the work many graduates end up doing anyway. https://t.co/5PLLScu6gT

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Will New Startup, Propertyzone, Manage to Transform Property Shopping In Zimbabwe? https://t.co/UdyVzbF0FH

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A deep dive with Tawanda Chihambakwe of Zimbabwe FlyingLabs into what they're actually building — drone tech for disaster response, hands-on training for young pilots, and STEM programs getting young people into robotics and aviation early. From national disaster management partnerships to school outreach, it's a solid look at how local innovation is solving real problems on the ground

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A look inside RoboGirl Rise 2026, hosted by FlyingLabs and Lenovo Southern Africa in Harare. This 3-day competition, which took place from the 3rd of August, brought together young girls with one clear purpose: to encourage them to step into the world of STEM with confidence and belief in their own abilities.

In the video, Tawanda Chihambakwe, who was part of the FlyingLabs team, walks through the details of the event and what it set out to achieve. Watch to hear more about the vision behind RoboGirl Rise 2026 and the impact it's already having.

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This week, we attended the first RoboGirl Rise event, co-organized by FlyingLabs and Lenovo Southern Africa in Harare. The event was a three-day competition where girls from across Zimbabwe came together to 3D-print some drone parts, assemble and fly drones while competing for prizes. Its main purpose was to encourage young girls to step into the world of technology with confidence.

This is expected to be the first of a recurring annual event. The atmosphere was energetic and enthusiastic, with the venue filled with people from across the tech community. We got the opportunity to interview Jane Govindsamy from Lenovo spoke about their involvement in inspiring the next generation of young women in technology.

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Is this Zimbabwean's startup the answer to the unorganized advertisement of events? https://t.co/M6CjM9gtai

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@deryl_beckham We don't have Pixel 8 sorry.
Just 9 and 10.
https://t.co/iUCvzzxbPW

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This Zimbabwean is making a Zim based open-world action-adventure game Check them out here https://t.co/mGOqQcsPV2

[Joel Farirai @joelfarirai]

@Techzim The app has a section where you are supposed to state other things that you might have, like you have 5 or more passengers, you have luggage etc, but when you request and you don't mention anything else. Firstly, it is deceptive and secondly unfair looking at the fare

[Mangwenya @Mangwen75061049]

@Techzim Yeah, using the app correctly is important. Imagine those 2 drivers who arrived and you canceled the ride in their faces, yet they have used fuel to come to you. Zimbabweans we need to respect each others' hustle.

[Zaba M @zaba_m17]

@Techzim There are 2 options

1) use courier option
2) write on the notes you have this much luggage so whoever accepts the $2, will do so knowing what awaits.

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[Nosy For President @Building_ZW]

@Techzim To be fair, Indrive means we negotiate during the drive..

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Requested an inDrive in Mutare. US$2, agreed in the app.

Driver arrives, sees my bags: pay extra for the luggage.

Cancel. Next driver: "Oh, you have luggage? Then just make it three."

Cancel. The third one explained why Mutare does this, and it starts at the Mozambique border.

https://t.co/5GdDkJh8Ez

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@kloudCoder The Dolphin service in Zimbabwe is an ISP, a Liquid Telecom VNO network.

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@kloudCoder did you read the article?

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Dolphin Telecoms got a licence to run a mobile network in Zimbabwe four years ago.

On 5 August, it's launching one.... in South Africa.

The target is the 2 million Zimbabweans living there. R99 for 10GB. R99 for 90 days of unlimited WhatsApp. R299 for unlimited calls.

We checked the prices. They're ordinary for South Africa. And 90 days is already how long a South African SIM survives before it expires. MTN will extend it for R5 if you ask.

So what's actually being sold here? We think the strong play is on a new wallet called Dolphin Pay also targeted at the Zim Diaspora.

But we can't help wondering. why can Dolphin launch an MVNO in South Africa but not at home?

https://t.co/rcLH0qLYOd

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[Mduduzi Mathuthu @Mathuthu]

With a brown envelope 😂