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On Sunday 23rd February 2014 BongoHive was pleased to receive Stefania Druga from the Afrimakers project, she is also the founder of HackiDemia (a global network that designs workshops and kits enabling kids to use curiosity, play, and empathy to solve global challenges.). Stefania arrived in Lusaka, Zambia to assist with the delivery of… Read more »
BongoHive invites you to hear professional Zambian writers discuss the “story behind the story”. Our speakers are Nkole Nkole, Katrina Zaravica, Dario Chongolo and Imanga Kayama. What is their inspiration? What are the challenges? How do they come up with a great story? What drives them? What are some of the opportunities in this industry? Join… Read more »
Developer Economics is the de-facto research on the app economy and developer ecosystems by VisionMobile, based on the largest, most global developer surveys. The new Developer Economics survey has just been launched, tracking platform Mindshare, monetisation by platform and revenue models, use of tools and investigating opportunities and challenges in mobile development today. This 10-minute… Read more »
For the first time in Zambia, Ubongo Game Lab will host The Global Game Jam here in Lusaka at BongoHive. Ubongo Game Lab is a community technology group interested in game development, gaming technology and its use within Zambia. They have taken a big step onto the game development scene in putting Zambia on the map. The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world’s… Read more »
InfoDev’s Mobile Innovation Program have released a video about Bantu Babel – a local Language translation mobile application. In the video, Daryl and Francis (the two developers) who worked in collaboration with Peace Corps on the app conduct a survey across the City of Lusaka. The aim of the survey was to get feedback from… Read more »
Last week Ubongo Game Lab, our local game development community, held a week long Game Development Bootcamp and Training Session at Bongohive to give absolute beginners the tools and knowledge they need to get started in Game Development. It was an intense 3 days of learning, modelling and coding that got them ready for the… Read more »
Reviewed by Sithembile Ncube So for the past couple of months I’m sure most of us have skimmed through articles on smartwatches, Google glass and how wearable technology is going to be the future. I’ve been fascinated but I haven’t been as enthused as others because I haven’t seen the gap it would be filling… Read more »
Global Entrepreneurship Week ended on a really great note with Lusaka hosting it’s first ever Startup Weekend. If you don’t know what Startup Weekend is, it’s a global movement of entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs who come together for weekend-long, hands-on experiences to launch and explore business ideas. The official organizers of Startup Weekend Lusaka… Read more »
Do you have a fresh, interesting perspective on IT, business and technology and innovation in Zambia? BongoHive is looking for guest bloggers who want to offer their insight on the latest news in technology and innovation in the Zambian tech scene.
If you followed our activities last week, you’ll remember that the first thing to keep us busy was the Social Good Summit on Monday. The Social Good Summit is an annual event that was pioneered by UNF, Mashable and the 9Y2 in 2010 and takes place annually in September in participating countries all over the… Read more »
