ZiFM Stereo Current Affairs

This week on Business Unusual Takudzwa speaks to Real Estate Practitioner Mr Lawrence Rimayi about the real estate market in Zimbabwe. Catch Business Unusual every Thursday at 19:30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

Join Brian Sithole on this weeks episode of #ThePlatform as he discusses the Zambia General Elections and Results where incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won. Brian speaks with President of the New Nation Party (NNP)Doctor Nevers Mumba. For all your weekly social of political news, tune into #ThePlatform every Wednesday from 19:30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

DannythatGuy analyzes the week's big technology news in Zimbabwe, Africa and the rest of the world.

Harare City Council is drafting Zimbabwe's first e-hailing bylaw. Mayor Jacob Mafume says InDrive drivers should have no issue sharing revenue with the city. The episode covers what the council has said, the legal gap it admits exists, drivers reporting arrests after accepting rides booked through the app by council officials, and the Digital Services Withholding Tax that has applied to platform-based transport since 1 January 2026.

Harare's Electronic Traffic Management System has recorded more than 2 million traffic violations. Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe says Phase One is 99% complete across 20 camera sites, tickets are expected shortly, and fines will be backdated. We cover how the system works, the TelOne revenue sharing arrangement, integration with ZINARA and the Central Vehicle Registry, and the entrapment concerns raised by Harare's own chief traffic officer.

Econet has set out job creation plans aimed at Zimbabweans returning from South Africa. CEO Douglas Mboweni says fast-tracking construction at Econet Tech City could create about 2,000 short term jobs, and EcoCash plans to recruit 15,000 new agents by Christmas.

Econet has announced EcoAI Tokens, which the company says allows customers to convert airtime into access to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Mistral from US$3.

Airtel Africa has switched on what it says is Africa's first commercial direct-to-phone satellite service, live in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 14 August in partnership with SpaceX.

Anthropic has begun watermarking text generated by Claude, following European Union AI Act transparency obligations that took effect on 2 August. We explain how the watermark works, what it cannot detect, and where Google, OpenAI, Mistral and xAI stand.

WhatsApp is testing Scam Alert, an optional on-device AI that warns users when a message from someone outside their contacts looks like a scam.

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Todays episode of Backstage with Patience features Tendai Brendon Kembo and Tomas Lutuli Brickhill as they discuss the Documentation of Art History in Zimbabwe . Catch #BackStage every Tuesday at 19.30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

This week on YZone Mjay discusses The Modern Love Dilemma and The Need for Clarity-"Situationships". Catch YZONE every Monday at 20:30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

On this episode of Legal Matters Zororai Nkomo discusses the topic of understanding Inheritance Law in Zimbabwe. He chats with Zimbabwean Family Law Expert Legal Practitioner Mr Tafadzwa Muvhami. Join us weekly for all legal debates and discussions every Monday at 19:05pm only on ZiFM Stereo.

Join Kudakwashe on this weeks community dialogue as he speaks about The Future of Municipal Property Development, Public Accountability and Urban Regeneration in the city of Harare with Rufaro Marketing CEO Mr Ngoni Chimbalu. Catch Community Dialogue every Wednesday at 20:30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

Join Brian Sithole on this weeks episode of #ThePlatform as he discusses Understanding Data Controller Licences and Officers with Deputy Director of Advocacy and Compliance data protection Madam Zvichanzii Mugota. For all your weekly social of political news, tune into #ThePlatform every Wednesday from 19:30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

This week on The Gender Agenda Khaya discusses Femicide and GBV, Control and Mysogeny. We hear from National Coordinator for Men for Equality Trust Chaka Ruzvidzo. Catch Gender Agenda every Wednesday 19.05pm only on ZiFM Stereo

DannythatGuy analyzes the week's big technology news in Zimbabwe, Africa and the rest of the world.

ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera launched the Ndarama Enterprise Resource Planning system at a national seminar on digital sovereignty at the Harare Institute of Technology, held during Technovation Expo 2026. The seminar produced commitments to a National Data Centre ecosystem under Smart Zimbabwe 2030, a Zimbabwe AI Ethics Framework to be tabled by the end of the first quarter of next year, regulatory sandboxes for start-ups testing AI products, indigenous language AI covering Shona and Ndebele, the Zimbabwe Digital Innovation Commons, and a ring-fenced portion of the Universal Services Fund for precision agriculture and smart health diagnostics. Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Ambassador Dr Frederick Shava formally declared the ERP launched. The Ministry of Tourism and Ndarama Technologies are also building a system to track the 2% Zimbabwe Tourism Authority levy in real time.

The 2026 AI for Impact Challenge produced its winners. POTRAZ, working with the International Telecommunication Union and the Zimbabwe Centre for High Performance Computing, received 738 applications, selected 60 innovators for a six day residential bootcamp in Manicaland, and named 16 winners.

Artificial intelligence, coding, robotics and the Internet of Things are to become compulsory subjects in Zimbabwean primary and secondary schools, announced at the Abedai National Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Challenge at Tynwald Primary School.

Augustus Capital, a locally formed investment vehicle, is set to acquire Telecel Zimbabwe for US$175 million under a corporate rescue programme supervised by Grant Thornton Zimbabwe. The plan includes US$89 million in capital expenditure across roughly 1,200 LTE sites, retention of all 248 employees, and token payouts to existing shareholders. Telecel's active subscriptions fell to 303,284 by the end of 2025 and the operator reportedly owes creditors more than US$240 million.

POTRAZ begins mandatory data protection inspections on 1 September under the Cyber and Data Protection Act and Statutory Instrument 155 of 2024. Any organisation holding personal data on 50 or more individuals requires a data controller licence, with fees ranging from US$50 to US$500.

INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 finds that 55% of cybercrime reported across Africa is now AI enabled, with financial losses more than doubling since 2024 to an estimated US$484 million. The report covers scam centres in 72% of surveyed countries, AI generated synthetic identities used to bypass biometric checks, and ransomware attacks on power grid and customs infrastructure.

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