ZiFM Stereo Current Affairs

ZiFM Stereo

Stay up to date with the most topical and interesting current affairs discussions in the country, from in-depth looks at Zimbabwe's history and culture, to hard-hitting talk shows with the country's leaders, this is how you keep up to date with what's going on around you!

  1. The Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: Xenophobia Online Campaigns, Harare's US$3bn Light Rail, WhatsApp Usernames

    20h ago

    The Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: Xenophobia Online Campaigns, Harare's US$3bn Light Rail, WhatsApp Usernames

    This week on The Africa Tech Kin, Danny that Guy covers the technology and business stories shaping Zimbabwe, Africa and the wider world. POTRAZ opens the 2026 AI for Impact Challenge (AI4I), the implementation arm of Zimbabwe's National AI Strategy 2026–2030, offering selected teams up to US$80,000 in milestone-based grant funding. Government greenlights a US$3 billion light rail project for Harare, approved by ZIDA with National Project Status, and we look at the five-phase plan, its history, and how it compares to rail projects in Nigeria and Ethiopia. We also examine a Murmur Intelligence study, reported by Daily Maverick, which analysed nearly four million social media posts and argues South Africa's online anti-immigration narratives are driven by coordinated networks, a story that directly affects Zimbabweans as the 30 June deadline is reached. After the break: WhatsApp introduces usernames, letting users chat without sharing a phone number, and we explain how to reserve yours. Meta announces Brain2Qwerty v2, non-invasive research that decodes typed sentences from brain signals without surgery. And Verve, the Nigerian card brand owned by Interswitch, expands across more than 13 African countries, raising the question of domestic alternatives to Visa and Mastercard. Hosted by Danny that Guy on ZiFM Stereo. Connect with the show: WhatsApp: 0772 168 045 Hashtag: #AfricaTechKin Subscribe to the ZiFM Stereo Current Affairs podcast for weekly episodes.

    23 min
  2. Citizen Engagment and Scoring Platform, Econet FY2026 Results, & VivaTech 2026 | The Africa Tech Kin

    Jun 23

    Citizen Engagment and Scoring Platform, Econet FY2026 Results, & VivaTech 2026 | The Africa Tech Kin

    This week on The Africa Tech Kin, Danny that Guy provides an update after Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit issued a public notice clarifying Statutory Instrument 99 of 2026, confirming that registering a crypto business with the FIU is not, on its own, a licence to operate, and that crypto is not legal tender. President Mnangagwa launched the Citizen Engagement and Scoring Platform, an AI-powered tool built by Harare Institute of Technology start-up LADS Africa that lets residents rate local-authority service delivery. The show explains how listeners can take part via WhatsApp. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe reported its audited results for the year ended 28 February 2026, including 23 percent revenue growth to cross the US$1 billion annual revenue mark, and a push into AI services. Zimbabwe also made its first appearance at VivaTech 2026 in Paris, with HIT, NUST and Bindura University of Science Education showcasing homegrown software and devices. Regionally, a South African High Court ruling found that Bitcoin can count as capital and money under exchange-control law. The episode closes with a global AI update, including the latest figures on ChatGPT's user growth and the wave of new and open-source AI models. Hosted by Danny that Guy on ZiFM Stereo. Connect with the show: WhatsApp: 0772 168 045 Hashtag: #AfricaTechKin Subscribe to the ZiFM Stereo Current Affairs podcast for weekly episodes.

    20 min

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Stay up to date with the most topical and interesting current affairs discussions in the country, from in-depth looks at Zimbabwe's history and culture, to hard-hitting talk shows with the country's leaders, this is how you keep up to date with what's going on around you!