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Lukonga Lindunda on examples of the type of start-ups BongoHive supports and its future plans

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Future Lagos | 5 Forecasts for the Future of African Cities

Future Lagos | 5 Forecasts for the Future of African Cities

“The growth in information and communication technology will soon erase the ‘official’ borders of cities…” (Image: Lekan Jeyifo) An innovation expert in Nigeria shares his thoughts on how economic expansion and innovation will transform the continent.   By Bosun Tijani For Africa, the 21st century is largely a tale of its cities. The continent is now home to more than 400 million urbanites—an…

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Bongohive Forum: Developing the ICT Sector In Zambia Featured UNCTAD

Bongohive Forum: Developing the ICT Sector In Zambia Featured UNCTAD

On February 19, the chief at ICT Analysis section of UNCTAD, Torbjörn Fredriksson, visited Bongohive to speak on the topic of “Developing the ICT sector in Zambia.” UNCTAD and BongoHive organised a multi-stakeholder discussion in order to bring to the fore the challenges and opportunities in the ICT Sector in Zambia. Among the participants were representatives from UNICEF, UNZA, Embassy of…

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Bongohive Tech Talk with Emma Sinclair, Entrepreneur

Bongohive Tech Talk with Emma Sinclair, Entrepreneur

Last night at Bongohive we got to be graced by Emma Sinclair, a woman so passionate about entrepreneurship you could feel it in the air around her. She told us her startup story and now I get to share it with you.

At an early age, she grew up watching her father keep an eye on the stock exchange in the UK, which companies were doing well, which ones weren’t, and which ones had potential to take…

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Web Development, 4 Stories from the Bongohive #BHMTI

Web Development, 4 Stories from the Bongohive #BHMTI

Ever wondered what drives people to jump on to the web space because of their passion and earn money from it? How do they start? I have 4 stories for you, from local people.

Regina Mtonga – Co-founder of Asikana network, Web Developer, Android Developer Trainee

Always having had a passion for IT, she graduated from the University of Greenwich with a degree in Computer Science. She noticed that…

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Bongohive Insaka with Pangaea Holdings CEO, Ceaser Siwale; An Entrepreneurial Read

Bongohive Insaka with Pangaea Holdings CEO, Ceaser Siwale; An Entrepreneurial Read

Last night was yet another Bongohive Insaka, hashtag #BHInsaka and it was graced by Mr Ceasar Siwale, entrepreneur and CEO of Pangaea Holdings, which is an investment banking and securities firm. We had previously written about him after he made an appearance at the Startup Hour in June so let’s see what other advice he has for entrepreneurs trying to establish their startup companies.

Ceaser…

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BongoHive Insaka with Pekka Sivonen: Entrepreneur

BongoHive Insaka with Pekka Sivonen: Entrepreneur

Last Thursday’s  Bongohive Insaka hosted Pekka Sivonen, 3 time award winner of Entrepreneur of the Year  in Finland as judged by Ernst and Young and also a part of an 80 people think-tank group responsible for future trends, appointed by the Finnish government. Pekka Sivonen has had over 20 years experience in mobile software industry and is a self termed “die hard entrepreneur”.

Pekka started a…

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Could Taximania Take Lusaka by Storm?

Could Taximania Take Lusaka by Storm?

Have you ever thought it would be great if you could call one number to organize all the taxi rides you ever needed? Well Taximania is working to solve the issue of reliability when it comes to calling for a taxi. Taximania is essentially a taxi-finding startup. Only recently launched on 1st January 2014, Taximania is receiving quite some rave reviews on its Facebook page.

Picture calling your…

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