Seedstars World Competition is returning to find the best startups in Africa
by Seedstars World, the largest early-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is coming back to the continent for the 7th time. The …
Tag: Innovation
A review of Apptorney, the Zambian Law must-have!
by There’s a new app in town, all white wigs aside, that any Zambian citizen needs in the palm of their hand. The jury is out: …
Liquid Telecom selected as regional partner for MIT’s 2019 Inclusive Innovation Challenge to address digital economy disparities across Africa
Liquid Telecom, the leading pan-African telecoms group, is proud to be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) official partner for the 2019 Inclusive Innovation Challenge …
Zamtel launches Win-It promotion!
Zamtel has launched a new and exciting promotion dubbed Win-It that will see its prepaid mobile customers win bicycles. The Win-It promotion is also aimed …
Meet Zambia’s finalists in Southern Africa Startup Awards
The names of the Zambian finalists in the Southern Africa Startup Awards are: Startup Of The Year: Cognifly www.cognifly.com Best Newcomer: My Perfect Stitch www.facebook.com/myperfectstitch Best FoodTech/AgriTech Startup: Lima Links www.limalinkszambia.com …
Top 10 nominees announced for US$185 000 Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 awards
IPA 2018 was keenly contested with 3 000+ applicants from over 52 countries; This year’s innovations address critical challenges in ICT, agri-business, public health and …
SAIS & Connected Hubs presents: The Annual Southern Africa Innovation Forum 2018
The Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS 2) and Connected Hubs is excited to host a dynamic event at the SA Innovation Summit on 12 …
Finnish government raises €8.7m funding through SAIS for Africa, Zambia inclusive
According to Business Live, the government of Finland has raised €8.7m to fund technology start-ups in SA, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia through the Southern Africa …
e-payments / Gadgets & Apps / Mobile / Newsfeed / Press Release / Start-Ups
Entries for prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation are open
Engineers from Zambia and other sub-Saharan countries are invited to enter the fourth edition of the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Africa Prize …
Broadband / e-payments / Gadgets & Apps / Internet Security / Mobile / Mobile Money / Newsfeed / Press Release / Social Media / Telecoms
Apply now for the Global Telecom Awards 2017
The annual Global Telecom Awards are now open for nominations. If you think your Telecom company has what it takes, enter any of these categories: …
Broadband / Gadgets & Apps / Mobile / Newsfeed / Press Release / Start-Ups
Orange Digital Ventures commits 50 million euros to start-ups in Africa
Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures. As part …
Broadband / e-payments / Mobile / Mobile Money / Newsfeed / Press Release / Telecoms
Africa telecom and finance leaders assess accelerating digital investment opportunities
Leaders from Africa’s biggest telecom investment companies including MTN, Orange, Helios Towers, American Tower, Eaton Towers, Google, Microsoft, Liquid Telecom and SEACOM are meeting with …
Apply for the ZICTA ICT Innovation Programme 2017
ZICTA shared this on their Facebook page: “The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) hereby invites interested Zambian youths aged between 18-35 years to …
BongoHive to host Lusaka edition of DEMO Africa 2017 tour
Startups from Zambia are expected to participate in the 2017 DEMO Africa challenge between the 6th and 7th of September in Johannesburg, and BongoHive will …
Samsung Africa Forum 2017: Interviews with Samsung Product Managers
I got to sit down with Sunil Gupta (Regional Manager for Digital Appliances) and Chaun-Paul Reddiar (Regional Product Manager for Visual Display and Audio) to …
Samsung Africa Forum ’17 is on tomorrow
The annual and 8th Samsung Africa Forum will be held tomorrow 23rd February 2017 up until the 25th in Cape Town, South Africa, and is …
NexTech 2017: Microsoft stays committed to African innovation
With the theme, Building for Africa, NexTech Africa is demonstrating in action Microsoft’s commitment to support and empower innately African creativity and innovation. The organisation’s …
Mobile / Newsfeed / Press Release / Start-Ups
Teledoctor service wins 1st place in Global Impact Accelerator showcase at Slush ’16!
Teledoctor was one of the 3 Zambian startups that won the BongoHive hosted Slush Global Impact Accelerator competition, alongside Musanga Logistics and NewTech. The criterion …
Broadband / e-payments / Gadgets & Apps / Mobile / Newsfeed / Press Release / Start-Ups / Telecoms
Press Release: MTN Zambia has officially launched 4.5G internet trials
MTN Zambia has officially launched the 4.5G internet trials supported by Huawei Technologies. The mobile service provider showcased the trial of 4.5G, an upgrade of …
Vodafone Zambia & Ecobank Zambia partner to provide financial business support to students
Vodafone Zambia and Ecobank Zambia today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide financial business support worth $50,000 to 250 students at five Universities …