It is often said that opportunity for mobile growth in Africa is like a land grab. All you need is a mobile service that makes it easier for people to communicate, and potential for aggressive expansion is endless. Over the last few years, Mxit has enjoyed unparalleled success in South …
Many companies rarely announce the next generation of one of their flagship products as ‘revolutionary’. Instead of using it as proof of their own excellence, in fact, very few companies provide any rational justifications why their new product is befitting such a prestigious ‘accolade’. In Microsoft’s case however, the new …
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) are delighted to announce the call for applications for the 2013 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). Too often, innovators and entrepreneurs are not highly profiled on the African development agenda. It is IPA’s mission to elevate attention around innovative work and help support …
Mobile innovation is booming in Africa (that’s a fact), and African developers seem to have an equally corresponding passion for it. Mobile Entertainment Africa 2012 therefore can be said to be the ideal setting where, Africa’s hugely untapped potential for “Mobility” can be fused with an unprecedented developer excitement for …
Despite multiple warnings, it is astounding the number of people who have been deceived (and who are still being deceived) by Nigerian email fraudsters. Usually, these scams do not involve email phishing for credit card details or unauthorized online transactions on the individual’s behalf or anything along those lines. But …
When most people watch the above video about Mobile Stats in Africa 2011 many think of opportunities to only milk that huge audience. The Praekelt Foundation are different. They build open source, scalable mobile technologies and solutions to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in poverty. Launched at …
I really really really loathe traveling to Johannesburg. It’s ugly, traffic kills me and there are no mountains. It’s all about the mountains. I have nothing against the residents of the massive city though. The one reason and only reason (for me) to go to Jozi is to attend Tech4Africa. …
Silicon Cape isn’t the only place where you can find innovative people and organizations in Africa. Say hello to iHub Nairobi. Founded by Erik Hersman, who also founded Ushahidi. This video explains what iHub Nairobi is all about…
World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making …
This is a video worth watching. Dead Aid author Dambisa Moyo is spot on. Brings back memories of TED Global 2007. During …
This week has been really tough if you are one of those users reliant on a Seacom connection, the cable which connects …