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Zimbabwe has begun compensating White farmers for land seized during its 2000 reform programme. Payments include small cash amounts and $308 million in treasury bonds. This is part of a $3.5...
Starlink goes live in Zim
SpaceX's fast and uncapped satellite Internet service Starlink has officially launched in Zimbabwe.
South Africa's northern neighbour is the 14th African country to get the service, with the most recent other additions being Botswana, South Sudan, and Sierra Leone.
Zimbabwean minister's son arrested for using Starlink
A Zimbabwe politician’s son was arrested on charges of illegally possessing a Starlink terminal, a sign of the risks in countries where the SpaceX technology isn’t licensed.
Neville Mutsvangwa, the son of of women’s affairs and community...
Starlink starts blocking roaming in Zimbabwe
SpaceX's broadband satellite Internet service Starlink has warned users in Zimbabwe that it will disable their roaming services upon request from the country's communications regulator.
Like South Africa, Zimbabwe does not yet officially support...
SOUTH African ruling party ANC’s Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has labelled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa an American puppet in his latest rant over Zimbabwe.
He revealed South Africa had always been against America’s sanctions regime, which they argued would...
Zimbabwe's digital currency needs backing of $100 million's worth of gold
Zimbabwe needs $100 million (R1.8 billion) of gold to kick-start its proposed bullion-backed digital currency, as the southern African nation makes another attempt to stabilise its floundering dollar.
The central bank...
"Facebook rapist" Thabo Bester arrested
In a hastily arranged press conference, often incoherent and with few details provided, the Ministers of Justice and Police confirmed on Saturday that Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana were arrested in Tanzania on Friday night.
Bester and...
Michael Jordaan argues that Zimbabwe should adopt a stable cryptocurrency
Adopting a stable cryptocurrency is not only a future-oriented thing for Zimbabwe to do, it can also solve many of the country’s currency troubles.
This is the view of former FNB CEO and Montegray founder Michael...
Econet sued over Internet shutdown in Zimbabwe
Lawyers and a media-advocacy group in Zimbabwe asked the High Court to declare the shutdown of the internet illegal after the government blocked access to most social-media services last week.
The shutdown has caused loss of business and income...
Zimbabwe orders Internet shutdown
When the Zimbabwean government ordered internet service providers to shutter parts of the web in an effort to curb anti-government protests, it also plunged homes into darkness because people can’t pay their utilities online.
Most people in the southern...
Bitcoin surges in Zimbabwe as military seizes power
Bitcoin climbed as much as 10 percent on Zimbabwe’s Golix exchange on Wednesday after the country’s armed forces seized power.
Zimbabwe reverses data tariff hikes following public outcry
Zimbabwe has reversed the latest data tariff hikes which caused a furore among consumers, who considered them not only steep but also an attempt to clamp down on social media.