SM Timeline

July 2010
Website up and running and Continuous Updates being done...

Sadomba-Mahari Computers launches first website under its own domain name.

August 2010
SM Team at ZIMFAIA - Zimbabwe Festival of African Inspired Animation

The Zimbabwe Festival of African Inspired Animation was held from the 30th to the 31st of July at Alliance Francais in Harareand some members of the SM Team managed to attend as well as made a few observations there with regards to the currentprojects that we have been working on...

September 2010
Lights, Camera, Action

Project Genesis (Elements Movie) commences production with recording happening at Mighty Movies in Harare, Zimbabwe!

December 2010
2010 ZIMBABWEAN ICT ACHIEVERS AWARDS

The then Managing Director of Sadomba-Mahari Computers, Kudzai Sadomba, was nominated for the Young Innovator of the Year Award at the inaugural awards ceremony and came Runners Up in the category!

April 2011
BarCamp Zimbabwe Startup Competition

The SM Visual Package(AvisPar) made its first appeal to the public at the BarCamp Start-up Competitions. A last minute invite, no slideshow but a shaky demo and we won the audience (and the judges), making the shortlist!

August 2011
Zim students’ revolutionary animation package

Was the headline of an online publication that took interest in the AVisPar project, coming towards the second round of pitching for Zimbabwe's first Barcamp Competition!

September 2011
ZOL Startup Challenge Finalists: Sadomba-Mahari, AvisPar

With just three days left before the ZOL Startup Challenge finals, AVisPar was previewed by online publication TechZim. AVisPar went on to become Runners Up in the competition, earning a cash price and some internet equipment!

November 2011
16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM-WEAR YOUR WHITE RIBBON

Held every year from 25 November to 10 December, 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign whichraises awareness about violence against women and children. Sadomba-Mahari Computers took part in spreading awareness online...

December 2011
Entrepreneurs set up website

Sadomba-Mahari Computers launched their Award-Winning CMS SM Webcreate (now WebAse) meant to help indigenous companies make websites easier and faster. This was the headline in The Chronicle newspaper (Zimbabwe)!

April 2012
Varsity Movie Premieres

The movie premiered on the 13th of April for the first time, and received a warm welcome to the market with a large number of people flocking to the Rainbow City Cinema to watch the movie. This was Sadomba-Mahari's first venture into making live action films under its SM Movies wing!

May 2012
Varsity Censored...

Varsity: The Mirror of Personality was censored by the Zimbabwean Censorship Board, becoming Zimbabwe's first locally produced R rated film (NO UNDER 18)!

June 2012
SM Movie Studios Launches Website

SM Movies then Managing Director, Kurai Chikwangwani spearheads the successful launch of the business unit's new website under its own domain!

August 2012
SM Launches Classifieds Platform

Sadomba-Mahari Computers launched the ZiLyfe Platform with the aim of creating a portal for small businesses to share their products and services online, and promoting development in the SME sector online.

December 2012
SM scoops major gong at Zim ICT Achievers Awards

The winners of the ICT Ministry organized ICT Achievers Awards were announced at a function held at Cresta Lodge in Harare where Sadomba-Mahari Computers got awarded the coverted Top Web Developer of the Year Award, beating out some of the biggest names in the industry!

January 2013
Zilyfe brings in the Traffic

Sadomba-Mahari's classifieds platform ZiLyfe makes over 100,000 daily hits and its Facebook page boasts a strong following of over 10,000 likes!

June 2013
SM Movies getting Stoned!

SM Movies announces new movie project with Director Nonsi Gwaka at the helm and starring some Sadomba-Mahari staffers. Stoned-3D promises to be a slasher/dark comedy first for Zimbabwe!

August 2013
Zilyfe Ad Campaign and Expansion Apps

Zilyfe keeps growing bigger and better and now with the team at ZiMagic launching several new apps to bolster the platform. Along with Zilyfe Ads, ZiMagic brings you ZiDrive for those intending to get their provisionals and this year's election up to the second resource app ZimDecides 2013.

December 2013
SM shines at Zim ICT Achievers 2013

Another successful year for Sadomba-Mahari at the ICT Achievers Awards with a few new gongs to add to the cabinet. This year, Sadomba-Mahari Computers were also Gold Sponsors of the Awards as well, providing a visual flare to the evening.

January 2014
MozVida launches in Mozambique

Sadomba-Mahari is now truly international, with the launch of MozVida in Mozambique. As we work towards growing in the region, MozVida is poised to become the ZiLyfe of Mozambique, also starting off as a classifieds platform.

June 2014
Zilyfe Hub News Portal Launched

Sadomba-Mahari's Zilyfe is now more than just classifieds! Zilyfe Hub is now the new face of Zilyfe.com, as an integrated news portal, bringing you the latest news in short bite sized bits from all your favourite sources.

October 2014
New products Mopix, Zilyfe Women Announced

Mopix promises to become a global visual treat, under the stewardship of Sadomba-Mahari founder Tumai Mahari. Zilyfe Women will be another new product expanding the Zilyfe line but centred around women, with SM's Kuda Sagwete taking the helm.

December 2014
SM completes a hatrick at the ICT Awards

In what we never thought was possible, Sadomba-Mahari Computers managed to bag the Top ICT Web Developer of the Year Award for the third year running, among other awards, including one for our Acting General Manager Kuda Sagwete as the Young Female ICT Innovator of the Year.

November 2020
SM gets huge fintech contract in Angola

After a very lengthly bidding process, that has taken years, SM managed to clinch a long-term lucrative contract with a well-funded fintech start-up named Telekumbu. More information soon to follow...

May 2024
Sadomba Mahari Holdings incorporated in the UK

Further consolidating our position as an international IT solutions company with many diverse products, serving multiple markets, we are proud to announce the birth of SMH!

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