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The impact of artificial intelligence on industries & individuals

May 10, 2018

Technology has been changing the way people work since before recorded history. In the past, it may have been steam-powered machinery, but today artificial…

Zambia’s Zazu raises $218k in crowdfunding campaign

December 6, 2017

Zambian fintech startup Zazu has secured GBP166,000 (US$218,000) after running an oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs in order to launch a digital bank. Launched…

Asikana Network launches #eSkills4Girls in Zambia

October 21, 2017

Over 70 girls aged 15-24 years old were brought together by Asikana Network to acquire basic ICT skills with support from #eSkills4Girls, an initiative…

Asikana Network hosts the first-ever “All Female Hackathon”

October 11, 2017

Ladies in Tech, are you up for a challenge? Asikana Network supported by #eSkills4Girls will host the first ever all female hackathon under the…

Principles for Digital Development – An Introduction

September 6, 2017

Technology is a powerful tool and, in my line of work, can easily become the be all and end all. Just look at the…

Join the #eSkills4Girls Network!

August 15, 2017

On 9 May 2017, digital skills development for African girls and women received a major boost at the first #eSkills4Girls Africa Meetup held ahead…

Hackers Guild Opens Applications for the 2017 Africa Code Week Train the Trainers

August 15, 2017

Are you passionate about technology, teaching, sharing knowledge and empowering our generation and next generation of creators? Then this is for you! On behalf…

LudoHub: A Zambia eSports gaming hub you absolutely need to join

July 21, 2017

“THANK YOU MARIO, BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!!!” If you are a gamer, you probably recognize the above text from many failed…

Local Startup Friday feature: Afridelivery

June 2, 2017

Afridelivery is an online platform that lets you place orders for food from restaurants within Lusaka to be delivered to your selected location….

Roll your own virtual server in the cloud – Part 1

October 5, 2016

Getting started with Amazon’s cloud platform to run websites and services, part 1. Did you know there’s this place where you can grab a…

Introducing the PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim

September 8, 2016

Yesterday Sony held a press briefing, the PlayStation Meeting, and made some big announcements including revealing the slimmer and more efficient version of…

Using Artificial Intelligence to detect symptoms of eye diseases

July 18, 2016

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have been abuzz in the tech world over the last few months, with Google and Facebook both integrating them…

4 Zambian made games you can play right now

July 8, 2016

Game development is more accessible than ever and if you’re Zambian you might have wondered what any of the local developers have been up…

5 online communities for the aspiring Zambian Game Developer

July 7, 2016

There has never been a better time to get into game development. Whether you’re curious, just starting out or an experienced developer, one of…

An introduction to virtualization with Docker Containers

June 28, 2016

Computing has continued to evolve into what we’d believe to be the right direction: towards more efficiency. And there are everyday examples of efforts…

Mac meet Siri. Wait, what about Spotlight?

June 20, 2016

As I was toying with Apple’s new operating system for Macs, dubbed macOS Sierra, I got excited about the inclusion of Siri. This in…

Run Android Apps Without Installing Them

May 22, 2016

Android Instant Apps Another Google I/O announcement. Android Instant Apps is Google’s new game-changing feature which lets you open apps on your phone, without installing…

Allo and Duo, Google’s New Communication Apps

May 20, 2016

Just when you thought messenger apps can’t get any better than WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger, Google announces a really smart messenger app and a really cool video…

An Introduction to Cloud Computing

May 11, 2016

The world of technology is full of buzz-words, many of which get a handful of people excited before silently fading away into history. And…