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Econet Wireless valued Econet InfraCo at US$1 billion
A billion-dollar carve-out is about to redraw how big money plays telecom assets locally. InfraCo valuation and structure Econet Wireless pegged Econet InfraCo at US$1 billion. Circular released the valuation call. Infrastructure, power, and property units sit inside InfraCo. Profit and revenue figures were disclosed for the first time. Listing plan and market impact Econet InfraCo is lined up for VFEX listing. IPO size would top Zimbabwe's capital markets history. The introduction method blocks fresh capital raising. Existing shareholders get shares instead. Spin-off logic and asset scope Econet Wireless split its infrastructure to mirror global operators. Real estate portfolios were folded into the unit. InfraCo gains freedom to...
ICAZ pursued a UK deal to increase global mobility
Global career doors just cracked wider, and local accountants are lining up to cash in. New UK recognition deal The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe pushed talks into the final stretch. Agreement targets UK-based professional bodies. Signing is expected by April. Outcome boosts cross-border acceptance of qualifications. Mobility and credential strategy Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe tied the move to career portability. Broader plan aims at sharper global competitiveness. Demand for internationally accepted credentials drove urgency. Negotiation status and timeline Emmanuel Mudefi confirmed one UK partner as the priority. Draft paperwork already passed review. Legal sign-off stands as the last hurdle...
Delta Corporation Limited's value spikes
Market value ballooned fast, forcing money to pile into one stock and redraw the ZSE pecking order. Valuation spike and rerating Delta Corporation Limited saw its market value jump over US$550 million. December 15, 2025, marked a value of US$964.78 million on ZSE. End January lifted it to about US$1.53 billion. Price-to-book climbed near 4.5x, flagging investor rerating. Capital rotation after Econet move Econet Wireless Zimbabwe planned delisting pushed cash elsewhere. Investors steered funds toward Delta's defensive cash-generating model. Analysts framed the move as portfolio reshuffling, not hype. Trading activity concentration IH Securities flagged Delta as a major liquidity magnet. Total value traded hit US$164 million...
atkAudio drops atkAutoleveller for live level control
Volume chaos just got flattened, with a new plug-in clamping levels before listeners reach for the knob. Real-time level control lands atkAudio released atkAutoleveller as a live level balancer. The plug-in continuously nudges audio toward a chosen target. Behavior mirrors a dynamic normalizer rather than a static gain. How the engine reacts Input limiting shields the circuit from sudden spikes. Output limiting caps or offsets the final loudness. Threshold defines when auto-leveling even kicks in. Hysteresis sets how much change triggers movement. Where it fits best atkAutoleveller suits podcasting and streaming workflows. Broadcast and live event chains are supported. Film, television, and audio setups also apply. Post-production...
Living Fish Studio drops Guitar Stroke Helper for MIDI guitar writing
A quiet workflow fix just handed composers a faster way to fake convincing guitar parts without fighting a piano roll. Guitar Stroke Helper launch Living Fish Studio released Guitar Stroke Helper for MIDI guitar writing. The tool targets composers and arrangers. Focus stays on performance realism, not sound generation. TAB-driven performance design Guitar Stroke Helper builds parts directly from TAB input. Fretting operates separately from the picking motion. Users can sculpt riffs, arpeggios, and strums. Finished results export as standard MIDI. Timing and groove control Stroke curves adjust the strum feel across strings. Anchor string settings stabilize rhythmic motion. Velocity control applies independently per string. Note...
10K Audio adds user samples to Gyro 1.1 update
A looping tool just stopped being polite and started acting like a full-blown control center for samples and MIDI. Gyro 1.1 feature expansion Gyro 1.1 reshapes the instrument into a sampler MIDI hybrid. The update adds user samples and external MIDI routing. Creative control shifts from a closed system to an open playground. Custom samples enter the engine 10K Audio unlocked sample loading inside Gyro Pro. Users can build and manage personal sample libraries. One shots and textures slot into layered playback. Pitch detection auto-maps incoming samples. Generative MIDI breaks free Gyro now sends melodic MIDI outside the plug-in. Producers can drive synths or hardware from Gyro's patterns. External instruments can stack on top of...
Akai Professional partners with Spitfire Audio
A major hardware platform just cracked open its walls, letting a boutique sampling house plug straight into MPC workflows. Akai and Spitfire partnership launch Akai Professional and Spitfire Audio entered their first formal collaboration. The deal places Spitfire instruments inside the MPC ecosystem. Both brands framed the move as long-term, not a one-off drop. NAMM reveal and hardware context The partnership surfaced at The NAMM Show 2026. Announcement coincided with the debut of the MPC XL. Timing tied the software news to flagship hardware momentum. First instrument release details Originals Intimate Strings arrives first on MPC hardware. The library centers on a small string ensemble. Recording sessions took place at AIR...
Shure drops KSM series microphones
New microphones just hit the pro market, aiming straight at studio realism, pushing Shure to flex precision hardware instead of hype. KSM series debuts at NAMM Shure introduced the KSM microphone series at The NAMM Show 2026. This lineup targets musicians and studio professionals. Design choices emphasize realism and low internal noise. KSM lineup design philosophy KSM microphones use hand-crafted capsules for detailed capture. Each model prioritizes off-axis control and clarity. Lightweight metal bodies support durability. Accessories improve isolation and usability. KSM32C feature profile Shure KSM32C uses a three-quarter-inch capsule. Its tuning favors neutral balance across frequencies. Off-axis spill stays tightly controlled...
Antares Metamorph V1.1 adds external RVC model support
A vocal plug-in just leveled up its shape-shifting game, letting creators bend voices harder without shipping data anywhere. Metamorph V1.1 rollout Antares Metamorph V1.1 adds fresh tools for AI voice manipulation. This update expands creative scope without touching cloud servers. Offline processing keeps projects locked to local machines. Outside model support arrives Imported RVC models can be loaded from external training sources. Users can slot in community-built voices directly. Security safeguards are baked in to protect systems. Privacy stays intact during every conversion pass. Smarter vocal fitting tech Vocal Range Matching adjusts input pitch automatically. Analysis reshapes performances to suit selected voice profiles...
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