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The Podcast is a chance for all of us to share things that we find, interesting, noteworthy, controversial or all of the above. It's relaxed and informal and is a platform for us to share our ideas and opinions. Like all good conversations the more opinions the better. You can join in the conversation whether it's on the comments section or on social media using the hashtag #tisuvanhuvacho.
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Episode Notes On this episode of Technikari, I was joined by Norman Moyo the CEO of the Econet Group subsidiary that Strive Masiyiwa said would be bigger than Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Econet Wireless - Distributed Power Africa (DPA). We discussed the state of power generation in Africa with a particular focus on the Zimbabwe Electricity …
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King Kandoro: Zimbabwe's economy is a Mshikashika
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Episode Notes The recent policy measures that were put in place by the government left many scratching their heads as to what is going on in Zimbabwe. The most confusing one of them all was the banning of credit which was overturned, but not as loudly as loans were banned. To get stuck into the immediate and future effects of new policies (those th…
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Mike Madoda & Barry Manandi: Football before social media in Zim & the state of the PSL
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Episode Notes On this episode of Technikari, I was joined by one of the best sportscasting duos out there, Barry Manandi and Mike Madoda. I am sure all of you have heard their voices over the radio or seen them on TV and I had the pleasure of picking their brains about what football was as a young fan before the advent of social media. It was a dif…
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Imagine getting paid by your ISP whenever there is an outage. The UK has already figured it out
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Episode Notes Who doesn't want to get a little something back from Liquid Home, Utande, TelOne et al if there is a service outage? Well, the UK seems to have a solution that compensates customers in the event of an outage. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/costs-and-billing/automatic-compensation-need-know T…
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Zimbos forced to pay bribes in SA because of botched Covid Vaccination card roll-out
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Episode Notes Zimbabweans are being forced to pay bribes at borders because no one told them to activate their COVID-19 Vaccination Cards. According to a report by NewsDay Zimbabweans are having to pay bribes in order to cross the border. "At the land borders, Zimbabweans travelling to South Africa are reportedly paying bribes of up to R100 after t…
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A brand is not a logo, it's a story SO TELL IT!!!
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Episode Notes I was joined by Sherman Baloyi who is the Creative Director at OnaDsgn, a local brand strategy firm to go over why international companies spend thousands to even millions of dollars on their brand/branding or unique identity. The conversation covers how logos have become more than just "we do this" to an embodiment of the greater ide…
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This local entrepreneur wants you to make money selling domains & web hosting
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Episode Notes On this episode of Technikari, I was joined by Privilege Nyauta, the founder and CEO of a local web hosting service called PnrHost which has a subsidiary called Resellme, a platform that allows anyone to sell domains and web hosting to businesses and individuals. The latter is the more interesting product, in my opinion, because it fi…
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16 A's at O-Level, now this young Zimbo has built an e-learning app
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Episode Notes Takudzwa Nhongo in 2017, went about trying to find the problem with education in Zimbabwe. In the year prior the ZIMSEC pass rate was 29.96%. To find out what was going wrong, Takudzwa applied to write 18 subjects for his O-Levels and came out of that with 16 A's and 2 B's. This was quite a remarkable feat and to achieve it he develop…
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75% of African startups getting funding have no black cofounder. That and more on the African venture capital space with Mark Kleyner of Dream VC.
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Episode Notes On this episode of Technikari, we were joined by Dream VC cofounder Mark Kleyner. We talked about venture capital, angel investing and all things funding. Mark and Dream VC are not your typical VC outfit. Unlike those you know, their focus is on Africa, just like Transsion. Mark shares his view on the good, the bad and the ugly of the…
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Being an art entrepreneur in Zim & NFTs: the business of selling beautiful things
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Episode Notes On this episode, I was joined by Peter Kaunda the Patron of the Arts at Artillery Gallery in Harare. He shared his experiences in the art scene in Zimbabwe on the business side, the art subscription services Artillery recently launched as well as the struggles of authentication, verification and insurance of art in Zimbabwe. You can v…
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Comrade Fatso vs PVO Bill: they tried to demolish Moto Republik now coming for the business model
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Episode Notes On this episode of Technikari, we were joined by @Magamba TV co-founder Comrade Fatso to talk about the Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Bill that seeks to regulate Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe. Magamba has been one of the few content companies that have come to strongly oppose the PVO bill and for good reason…
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Zimbos put the fear of God into NetOne over the ridiculous data prices & Econet 5G
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Episode Notes Last week NetOne announced a price adjustment for its OneFi packages that would have seen 80GB going for ZWL$99,000 which was US$800 at the auction rate. After a day-long public outcry, the state-owned mobile network operator saw the light and reduced the prices to a more realistic range. It was one of the rare instances where social …
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2021 the year of Statutory Instruments, smartphone tax, USD discounts & ZSE trading
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Episode Notes As 2021 draws to a close we talked about the craziest things that happened over the year, like SI 127, SI 89, the US$50 smartphone tax, data prices and more. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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Spiderman No Way Home Review: Not as good as the hype suggests
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Episode Notes Yesterday we went to watch the new Marvel blockbuster Spiderman No way Home and judging by the ticket queues, this is a movie that many wanted to watch. The film isn't bad, far from it. It is a fun ride with plenty of surprises. However, there are some problems with the movie that are hard to overlook for some Spiderman fans... This p…
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Invincible Review: Amazon clearly doesn't want us to trust a Superman-like figure
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Episode Notes If you've watched The Boys (which is another show on Amazon Prime Video) then you are familiar with Homelander and what he is all about. And in the network's newest superhero show Invincible, a common theme has emerged. Amazon doesn't want us to trust a Superman-like figure or as a Reddit post I saw when the show came out said, Jeff B…
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Castlevania season 4 was absolutely brilliant
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Episode Notes Castlevania, a Netflix original anime series, is over after the conclusion of season 4. The show which started out as one of many in a crowd of Netflix's attempts at anime really showed how far the streaming service has come with the medium. We recently watched the series finale of Castlevania and here's what we made of this Netflix g…
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Shadow and Bone Review: Netflix has a hit on its hands
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Episode Notes For every 20 or so forgettable and uninspiring shows that Netflix produces, there is always one that is really good and Shadow and Bone is one of those rare ones. The Tisu Vanhu Vacho crew had a conversation about just how good Shadow and Bone is, as well as a few things that it didn't get right. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.…
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Mortal Kombat 2021 offers little else beyond the violence
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Episode Notes Mortal Kombat is one of those franchises that when it comes out you have to check it out. However, in the current climate, the movie doesn't exactly hit all the notes but if you are a fan of callbacks and violence you'll probably like it. The Tisu Vanhu Vacho crew sat down to pick the movie apart and point out things that the movie di…
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Is it just us or did social media become more toxic during the pandemic?
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Episode Notes On this episode of Tisu Vanhu Vacho, we are joined by Heart and Soul host and digital content creator Unique Zimuto to talk about how wild it has been on socials during the pandemic. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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Episode Notes To say Batman vs Superman (BvS) was a divisive movie is an understatement. The movie was loved by some and critically panned by the film intelligentsia and viewers, even those who were faithful members of DC comics fandom. Like any other thing time is the judge and with Zach Snyder back at DC, well for the Snyder Cut, how did Batman v…
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