‘Stress is an essential ingredient for growth,’ says mobile money pioneer Published by Kate Douglas on 10 July 2012 How we made it in Africa’s Kate Douglas talks to Hannes van Rensburg, considered by many to be the pioneer of mobile banking in Africa.
What South African call centres can learn from India Published by Jed Hewson on 3 July 2012 “By harnessing the power of achieving more with less – fewer software costs, fewer IT costs, less of a dependence on costly real estate – we can essentially remove the borders and restrictions placed around technology the same way we’ve removed the borders between countries.”
Kenya’s top five media moguls Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 27 June 2012 Although many Kenyans can claim to own a small radio station, magazine or shares in a listed media house, the real kings are few.
Meet the Boss: Mickael Ghossein, CEO, Telkom Kenya Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 26 June 2012 “Any successful person needs to have a listening ear; this will help them be in the know of what is happening around them.”
Why Africa’s tech entrepreneurs should think about moving to Silicon Valley Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 21 June 2012 Dinfin Mulupi talks to Mbwana Alliy, founder and managing partner at the Savannah Fund – a fund that invests in African technology startups.
World’s first Twitter activated vending machine launched in South Africa Published by Claude Harding on 15 June 2012 South Africa’s Bos Ice Tea has launched what it claims to be the world’s first Twitter activated vending machine.
Why mobile telecom towers are big business in Africa Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 June 2012 The spectacular rise of Africa’s mobile telecommunications industry over the past decade has been well documented. Riding on the back of this growth is Helios Towers Africa, a company that leases space on telecom towers to mobile network operators.
How Kamal Budhabhatti built one of Kenya’s foremost IT companies Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 June 2012 “M-Pesa was invented five years ago, but everywhere you go the only thing we talk about is M-Pesa. We must come up with something new.”
Five outstanding Kenyan women entrepreneurs Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 7 June 2012 Dinfin Mulupi looks at five Kenyan women entrepreneurs who have dared to enter the male-dominated world of business to build some of the region’s most respected companies.
Meet the Boss: Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 23 May 2012 Bob Collymore, CEO of Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom, answers our questions.
Facebook to list today as Africa features as one of its fastest growing markets Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 18 May 2012 Yesterday, Facebook set the share price for its first public stock offering at US$38 as the social networking giant made final preparations for what could be a record-breaking market debut.
Meet the Boss: Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO, Craft Silicon (Kenya) Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 15 May 2012 Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO of top Kenyan IT firm Craft Silicon, says Africans should ditch the ‘get rich quick’ mentality.
Can mobile banking boost financial inclusion in Nigeria? Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 May 2012 “Mobile money solutions will play a major role in integrating Nigeria’s huge informal economy, which is driven by small-scale farmers, traders, craftsmen and other types of small and medium size businesses, into the formal economy.”
Kenya’s Safaricom projects bigger M-Pesa role in revenue Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 May 2012 Mobile money transfer service M-Pesa has emerged as one of Kenyan operator Safaricom’s key income generating businesses as per the 2011 financial results the company announced on Thursday.