Technology Transforming Elections in Africa

This article is a follow up to a previous article on ‘The Influence of Technology on Governance in Africa‘ in which we observed how technology is shaping how governments operate, how citizens expect their governments to operate, and the interaction … Read More

Case Study: How Kenyan SME earns 60% of its Revenue from the Web (Part 2)

We continue with Grace’s story of her successful use of the Internet and social media in running a successful SME

Stories such as that of Grace Murugi and her Cakes.co.ke business not only inspire, but also shed a light on … Read More

Case Study: How Kenyan SME earns 60% of its Revenue from the Web (Part 1)

Africa is undergoing a wonderful renaissance, driven by Internet and Mobile Technology. In just 10 years we have leaped from a 0.4% internet penetration rate to 13.5% internet penetration rate, according to Internet World Stats. We have embraced mobile technology, … Read More

Doing Tech Business in Africa: A Few Lessons from Twitter's Rise in Africa

Very recently Portland Communications released some data from research carried to find out about the usage of Twitter in Africa. The report was received quite well and received some notable attention across the web. Much of what has been written has looked … Read More

Nigerian Card Game WHOT! is The New Game Taking Over iOS, Android and Facebook

WHOT! Is The New Game Taking Over iOS, Android and Facebook

 WHOT! is taking on the digital gaming world and being regarded as the best iOS, Android and Facebook casual card game.

The popular mobile and online card game is gaining … Read More

Tech Startup Success Formulas for Africa: Content & Connectivity

Tech is (or will become) the New Agriculture

In many an African country, the primary economic driver is typically agriculture (as well as mining & tourism in others). It is evident that many African economies suffer for their over-dependence on … Read More

Africa Mobile Web Pulse Check

Mobile phone technology has revolutionized the African continent in so many ways. The mobile phone has been for many an African the first real (or at the very least, most sophisticated) computing device they have encountered that has connected them in a significant manner … Read More

Africa Social Networking/Social Media Pulse Check

Back in 2008, in an article on socialmediatoday.com titled ‘Why Social Media in South Africa Will Fail’, the author makes a rather daring assertion:

… social media and social media marketing and social media strategy is an almost pointless pursuit … Read More

Interview with Adloopz.com Founders

We very recently brought to you the story of social advertising startup, Adloopz in a ‘Startup Watch’ feature. The innovative startup was started by a handful of young and passionate Nigerian software developers. We managed to round them up for … Read More

The two giants of local social networks in South Africa

Social networking (and that could to some extent be read as ‘Facebook’) is quite a phenomenon across the African continent and especially amongst the youth. According to this article:

According to Alexa statistics, Facebook is the number one or number two … Read More