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  • VC4Africa

    VC4Africa 6:42 am on April 23, 2012 Permalink  

    Startup Weekend Kampala: Giving a boost to starting entrepreneurs in Uganda 

    Startup Weekends are organised everywhere across our globe, and there have been a number of editions in Sub Saharan Africa in the past year. Now Kampala will follow the example of Johannesburg, Lagos, Accra, Nairobi and Dakar. From 27 to 29 April the MTN training centre Ntinda will be the venue of the 54-hour lasting event. VC4Africa spoke to Richard Zulu, one of the organisers. The first startup event in Kampala was Garage48 in

     
  • Memeburn

    Memeburn 5:50 am on April 23, 2012 Permalink  

    Umbono Alpha Beta: Beer, pizza and startups, the Google way 

    Umbono Alpha Beta is a Google event at which you can have as much free beer and pizza as you want, as long as you love startups. Memeburn was invited to watch as six startups three teams at the end of their six month Umbono program (last year’s winners) and three who are just [...]

     
  • Tekedia

    Tekedia 12:16 am on April 23, 2012 Permalink  

    Preview Of 62 Apps That Will Be Launched Across Africa In Coming Weeks 

    1327760197 maths11 Preview Of 62 Apps That Will Be Launched Across Africa In Coming Weeks

    These are the apps which are coming into the market across Africa. NIGERIA (16) Maths Practice by Olaseni Odebiyi – Lagos Mobile app on maths tutorials to help you pass your GCSE maths,A-level,and WAEC This mobile app features maths tutorials to help you pass your GCSE maths, AS or A-level,

     
  • PC Tech Magazine

    PC Tech Magazine 9:16 pm on April 22, 2012 Permalink  

    Where Social Networks Go To Die 

    Google Wave will be shutting down on April 30

    An e-mail slipped into millions of in-boxes last week carrying the news that Google Wave, an ambitiously complex social network whose intricacies baffled most of those who tried it, was finally going to be put out of its misery on April 30, less than t…

     
  • Tech Mtaa

    Tech Mtaa 1:02 pm on April 22, 2012 Permalink  

    #UgandaSpeaks: A New Ugandan Bloggers’ Initiative to Correct #Kony2012 Mistakes 

    Uganda Speaks #UgandaSpeaks: A New Ugandan Bloggers Initiative to Correct #Kony2012 Mistakes

    After the ‘Kony 2012’ YouTube video which was a great phenomenon, ordinary Ugandans felt that their voice were never heard and their story told. The Invincible Children’s video was viewed more than 100 million times and shared globally like has never been done before. The phenomenon was said to be the greatest, eclipsing the likes of Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber who were previously considered to be the

     
  • Tekedia

    Tekedia 11:37 am on April 22, 2012 Permalink  

    Beni American University – A 100% Online University In Nigeria 

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    This is one project we have been watching seriously just to see how far it can go. A private university that will be 100% online in Africa? With no accreditation right now, it is possible the Nigeria University Commission will kick them badly. But Beni American University has a presence. This is

     
  • Tekedia

    Tekedia 6:00 pm on April 21, 2012 Permalink  

    The Kenyan microMBA Program – Sinapis. Will It Work? Now Accepting Applications 

    sinapis1 The Kenyan microMBA Program Sinapis. Will It Work? Now Accepting Applications

    The program is one of Kenya’s most comprehensive efforts in entrepreneurship training with an access to capital component. Sinapis estimates it to cost nearly Ksh 1 million to put each entrepreneur through our program. In exchange for tuition, Sinapis asks that each business accepted into its program donate 10% of its

     
  • AllAfrica

    AllAfrica 2:20 pm on April 21, 2012 Permalink  

    Zimbabwe: Internet to Influence Next Elections 

    [Financial Gazette]

    Welshman Ncube, the leader of the splinter Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has carved a niche for his party in cyberspace, and now rules the roost on social networking sites Facebook and Twit…

     
  • Tekedia

    Tekedia 11:21 am on April 21, 2012 Permalink  

    You’re a Startup. But Are You Searching Or Executing? 

    startup You’re a Startup. But Are You Searching Or Executing?

    You’ve probably heard at one point or another that the key to startup success is execution.  I’ve said as much myself.  In the harsh reality of building businesses, ideas are commodities and successful business models are luxury goods.  Except that isn’t entirely true.  While inspired execution can determine success or failure, this only happens after a working

     
  • IT News Africa

    IT News Africa 7:00 am on April 21, 2012 Permalink  

    Computers ring a positive note for Ghana’s fire service 

    Tema-based computer firm, Socio Computers Limited, has presented 170 early warning computers to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in Accra. These computers, worth GH¢1,530,000, are expected to…

     
  • iHub Nairobi

    iHub Nairobi 2:39 pm on April 20, 2012 Permalink  

    iHub Green Members show and tell 

    Early this year, the iHub Advisory Board met with the iHub managers to discuss the future direction of the space and what our focus should be for the coming year. One key takeaway  from this meeting was the need for the advisors, community and the iHub team to understand more on what the green members [...] Related posts:Green Membership applications reopening soon It’s been slightly over a year since we had our… All green members have

     
  • Techloy

    Techloy 2:00 pm on April 20, 2012 Permalink  

    #Kony2012 Effect: Youtube Usage Growth in Kenya and Uganda [STATS] 

    Even the launch of Youtube in Kenya and Uganda in October and December 2011 respectively didn’t increase usage of the world’s largest video sharing site.

     
  • Rebecca Wanjiku

    Rebecca Wanjiku 10:35 am on April 20, 2012 Permalink  

    CCK hosting its website abroad…… 

    I have written so much about local hosting; why it should be promoted, the disappointment and double speak of government officials who say how the industry is growing yet they show lack of faith in the industry by outsourcing services Continue reading

     
  • iHub Nairobi

    iHub Nairobi 5:36 am on April 20, 2012 Permalink  

    Weekly Design Thinking Workshops 

    Design is how it works. Steve Jobs Design thinking and user experience are rising forces in Web and software development. UX designers have skills, not roles. So how do we win with user experience here at the iHub? Starting this week, we’ll begin a weekly design workshop  and discussion, facilitated by designers Tosh and [...] Related posts:Design Thinking Workshop at iHub It was a super cool and interactive workshop with Terry… Help! I’m a developer with no clue about design …

     
  • Tech Mtaa

    Tech Mtaa 8:50 pm on April 19, 2012 Permalink  

    Autodesk Africa Offers a Two Weeks Amnesty to Software Pirates 

    Autodesk Africa the vendors of the popular 3D graphics design solution, Autodesk, has announced an amnesty campaign where people using pirated Autodesk solutions will not face any legal charges until 30th April. The users need only to approach local Autodesk channel partners to purchase legal versions of AutoCAD and related software products without fear of retroactive prosecution. Autodesk aims to increase the uptake of the software through legal channels as opposed to the current situation where

     
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