The Zimbabwean Perspectivecast

New year New Phone anybody? Blessed Chikosha and Clint Mukarakate sit down to discuss how we chose our best smartphones of the year list encompassing 2024 and early 2025. And after the weird year 2024 was, let's just say there's a few new contenders in the ring and a lot of interesting shifts in the smartphone space, and we'll help you choose the best one for any price range. Be sure t...

Our November episode came a little late (due to the audio issues you may notice), but in the crazy past month we've dealt with proposed license fees for running WhatsApp groups, Starlink getting into shenanigans all over Africa, and the realisation of just how bad our country's cybersecurity situation is, all while talking about the new M4 MacBooks and the PS5 Pro (again). Here we go! To POTRAZ an...

We're BAAAAACCCCK. Sorry for the major disappearance but the Zimbabwean Perspective is completely back. And what better way to start this podcast again than talking about Starlink coming to Zim in a time when our telecomms/ internet sector is going through some MAJOR changes. At the same time we look at how AI has affected everything from the iPhone 16 and Google Pixel 9 phones to Microsoft's Snap...

So, late delivery . We actually covered the Windows 11 event about 2 days after the OS was revealed, but through a lot of weird mishaps, we had to postpone this recording going up for almost a month. there's already a disclaimer at the beginning about things like the compatibility issues but if you want to here us geek out over Windows 11 and read more about it in the articles below, you're in the...

We snuck an M1 iPad review in there for fun too.. Okay so two things: 1) sorry we took so long 2) sorry some of the mic quality is hit-or-miss But we finally got a chance to record again! In this episode of the Perspectivecast we recap the craziness that was Google I/O 2021, talk about racial diversity in technology , more specifically cameras due to Google’s equitable camera initiative , and reca...

In our latest episode of the Perspectivecast we talk about Sony’s amazing (yet elusive and expensive) Xperia1 III and Xperia 5 III flagship phones, jump into Apple’s Spring loaded event and talk about everything from the new iMacs and their lack of ports, AirTags and their status as the most first-world product that even Apple has ever made, and the iPad Pro’s need for true purpose in life. Add in...

We're back! After way too many delays(Zimbabwe is a jungle guys) we've finally gotten everyone together for what's not exactly the happiest of tech news: LG leaving the smartphone business. We talk about how LG failed despite being one of the most innovative and capable smartphone makers on the planet, what they could have done better, and most importantly how that affects the rest of the smartpho...

So as our final episode of 2020 , we recap all the big things that happened in the year both in tech and in Zim, from the effects of 2019, the effectiveness of distance/elearning,the public transport situation going into 2021 and how tech and our relationship with it was affected. We also talk about topics we hadn't really covered on the podcast, namely how movies shifting to streaming services co...

In our latest episode Clint and Tinashe have guest Tapiwanashe Manhombo on to discuss the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter online movement, it's impact on Zimbabwe's general socio-political state and what that may mean for free speech online as a whole. We also talk about last week's American Congress hearing's with the tech monopolies of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and discuss what our own governmen...

In this week's episode we talk about the impressive PS5 reveal event, how the console stacks up against the Xbox Series X and whether Zimbos will be even able to buy this thing! We also talk about why eLearning bundles from all mobile network providers have these odd methods to getting them and why Sika, among other homegrown apps show promise for Zimbabwe's app ecosystem. Add in some previews int...

This week we have one of our writers Brandon Taziwa on talking about both sides of the combi ban, the Ecocash vs RBZ case and Telecel's terrible customer service. We also look at the PS5's upcoming event and the Justice League Snyder Cut being HBO Max's big marketing stunt for launch week subscriptions. Remember to check out our website: https://tzperspective.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/persp...

We're finally back! After taking a "Corona-break" then facing delays on even getting this episode out, we've finally gotten our second official episode out and talk about the Wadiwa Wepamoyo YouTube channel hack that's a rude awakening to Zimbos' online safety and security, the new Dell XPS machines setting the laptop world ablaze and why Sony is losing ground on the against the Xbox Series X when...

In the midst of Zimbabwe being caught in the middle of COVID-19 , as well as the country's first confirmed death, we felt it was best to reach out to everyone and talk about the coronavirus, false information and how best to manage the crisis that has hit our country. WHO COVID-19 SITE: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 Microsoft COVID-19 portal: https://www.bing.com/...

In out first ever Perspectivecast episode, we talk about how the Galaxy S20 Ultra is mind-blowing yet falls short, how far of an impact the Coronavirus has had on the tech industry and the Zimbabwean Army aiming to monitor Social Media usage in Zim!