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In Zambia’s vibrant tech landscape, a quiet revolution is underway—led by women who dared to dream, build, and scale. The Women in Tech Zambia Accelerator, implemented by BongoHive Innovations and funded by Standard Chartered Foundation, has become a launchpad for female entrepreneurs transforming ideas into impactful ventures. With the application deadline extended to 8th June… Read more »
I’ve watched their eyes light up as lines of code turn into moving robots. I’ve seen their hands shoot up to answer questions about AI and app design. And I’ve witnessed the quiet transformation of children who once doubted their abilities begin to flourish in a space that nurtures curiosity, creativity, and confidence. This is… Read more »
By Mulubwa Chungu (Technical Lead at BongoHive Consult – Backend & DevOps, Gen AI Core Team) This past week has been a whirlwind in artificial intelligence, with significant strides across AI coding agents, multimodal video generation, and productivity tools. OpenAI, Google, and Tencent unveiled groundbreaking technologies, while Notion and Meta introduced innovations to enhance workplace… Read more »
By Mulubwa Chungu (Technical Lead at BongoHive Consult – Backend & DevOps, Gen AI Core Team) This past week has been another whirlwind for artificial intelligence. In just a few days, we saw Meta unveil a standalone AI app and free Llama API preview, Nvidia push reasoning benchmarks higher, Google aims its models at dolphin… Read more »
By Mulubwa Chungu – Technical Lead, BongoHive Consult | Gen AI Core Team Support Lead From OpenAI unleashing its multimodal image brain to robots learning to box, the spectrum of advances; software, agents, and hardware shows that intelligence is spilling out of chat windows and into every product surface (and even punching bags). 🎨 OpenAI… Read more »
Exciting Leaps in Video, Coding, and Next-Gen Models By Mulubwa Chungu – Technical Lead, BongoHive Consult | Gen AI Core Team Support Lead This past week marked a major turning point in artificial intelligence. From video generation breakthroughs to next-gen models and enhanced productivity tools, tech giants like Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and ByteDance are… Read more »
On April 16, 2025, BongoHive Consult partnered with the National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) to host a forward-looking workshop titled “AI for Public Relations in Water & Sanitation: Tools, Ethics & Crisis Response.” Held at Southern Sun Hotel in Lusaka, the session brought together communications professionals from water utilities across Zambia to explore… Read more »
Last year, six exceptional female-led startups emerged as the top winners of the Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator Program – Cohort 4. Each business received $10,000 in equity-free grant funding, alongside hands-on mentorship and strategic training. To find out how these women are doing one year later, our Marketing & Communications Lead, Tilyenji Mwanza… Read more »
By Mulubwa Chungu Technical lead at BongoHive Consult – Backend and DevOps, Technology Consulting This week marked a significant turning point in artificial intelligence (AI), featuring cutting-edge model launches, innovative industry applications, and remarkable advances in AI reasoning and multimodal capabilities. Leaders like Meta, DeepSeek, Gemini, and OpenAI took center stage, while tech giants such… Read more »
BongoHive, a leading technology and innovation hub in Zambia, today announced the launch of its AI Lab, a dedicated research and development centre focused on advancing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in the country. The lab will serve as a hub for AI research, development, and industry collaboration, enabling businesses, policymakers, and communities to harness the… Read more »
