Insight into how Africa uses Twitter Published by Staff Writer on 14 March 2014 Johannesburg is Africa’s most active city on Twitter.
‘Entrepreneurship should be a viable career path, not a last resort for jobless’ Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 March 2014 “To be in business you need to have a different kind of DNA,” says East African incubator founder.
Women in Africa need ‘a tough skin’ to succeed in the tech industry Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 March 2014 Girl Geek Kampala aims to encourage more young women to enter the technology sector.
Entrepreneur left his banking job to launch mobile money product Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 4 March 2014 The MPAYER product enables businesses to manage their financial and transaction systems more efficiently.
The engaged economy: Are you really ‘connected’ to your customers in Africa? Published by Staff Writer on 27 February 2014 “It’s not about the platform but about how you use the platform that matters.”
Kenyan tech entrepreneur sees opportunity back home Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 21 February 2014 “In the western world the rules have already been defined. Here it is a new territory and that is where the opportunity is.”
Mobile driving brand communication in Africa, says Ole! Media boss Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 19 February 2014 Mobile is a big opportunity for the advertising industry and it will transform how brands engage with consumers.
Young Ugandan creates business management app for SMEs Published by Kate Douglas on 19 February 2014 “When you are selling to consumers they don’t care what technology you use, they only care about what they can do with it.”
Ghanaian messaging app Saya gains popularity in India Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 18 February 2014 “Five months after the launch we got 14m people who had been invited by their friends to use the service.”
Entrepreneur talks about opening the first gaming studio in Central Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 17 February 2014 Cameroonian Olivier Madiba sees many growth opportunities for Africa’s gaming industry.
Swedish investors have eye on Africa’s ICT industry Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 14 February 2014 Tech giant Ericsson is seeing “phenomenal potential” in sub-Saharan Africa.
Building apps for improved business efficiency in Africa Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 February 2014 While technology can benefit business procedures, techie Lorenzo Boncompagni says companies need some convincing.
Savannah Fund looking for ‘the winners’ among Africa’s tech startups Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 6 February 2014 “The best startups tend to be foreigners who come in because they have toiled,” says tech fund boss.
IBM manager highlights lessons learnt in Africa’s technology sector Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 4 February 2014 What worked in Brazil, India or China will not necessarily work in Africa, says IBM East Africa head.