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We’re proud to celebrate Dawa Health, a BongoHive alumni startup, for being crowned the Winner of the DS4Health Africa Ideathon 2025, sponsored by Google. 🎉 The competition, hosted during the Deep Learning Indaba 2025, brought together innovators from across the continent to design data-driven health solutions for Africa. From over 30 submissions, Dawa Health was… Read more »
From Lusaka to South Carolina, BongoHive and Standard Chartered Women in Tech (WiT) alumna, Tetiwe Nzimah, continues to champion innovation, sustainability, and safety in child transportation through her company, Kiddies Commute. Recently selected as a 2025 Sonoco Visiting Fellow at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Tetiwe’s fellowship marked a milestone… Read more »
The fifth edition of the Standard Chartered Women in Tech (WiT) Zambia Awards marked a major milestone — five years of transforming women-led businesses through technology, innovation, and inclusive growth. Hosted at the Standard Chartered Bank Head Office in Lusaka, the event brought together industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers to celebrate the top five winners,… Read more »
At our recent BongoHive monthly staff meeting, the theme was Denim with a touch of white. At first glance, it seemed like a simple dress code — a light-hearted way to bring the team together. But as the conversations and activities unfolded, it became clear that denim itself carried a story that mirrored our mission… Read more »
After an intensive 5-week hybrid bootcamp and energetic pitch sessions before august audience made up of investors and venture capital firms, the timbuktoo MineTech Accelerator Programme has officially concluded. From ten startups selected from a competitive pool of 350+ applications, today the initiative announced five winners of the critical seed financing. The winners will proceed… Read more »
We are excited to share that our recent session, “Pathways to People-Centred Solutions,” was a resounding success. The event brought together innovators, educators, and thought leaders to explore how Human-Centred Design (HCD) can drive practical, sustainable, and impactful solutions. Our distinguished speakers — Yaza Kara, Kabwe Yambayamba, Taylor Cruz Mwila, and Brian Mushaukwa — delivered… Read more »
In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind of survival. But what does it take to build a business that not only lasts but is also attractive enough for a successful exit? We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Christos Diakosavas, the founder of Digi… Read more »
Inside the Programme Equipping 170 Zambian Entrepreneurs for Success We recently marked the conclusion of the final in-person workshop for the Youth-Led MSME Empowerment Programme, an initiative by the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts in partnership with UNDP Zambia, and facilitated by BongoHive. This ambitious journey, which successfully ran in Livingstone, Kitwe, and finally,… Read more »
Did You Know? 🚀 Coding & Robotics classes can shape your child’s future in powerful ways! Research shows that children who learn coding and robotics at an early age develop stronger problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and creativity. These classes don’t just teach programming — they build confidence, encourage curiosity, and prepare young minds for a… Read more »
By Mulubwa Chungu (Technical Lead at BongoHive Consult – Backend & DevOps, Gen AI Core Team) This past week in artificial intelligence has been nothing short of breathtaking. With massive leaps in embodied agents, coding copilots, national-level policy, and compositional reasoning, we’re witnessing the dawn of a more intelligent, more interactive AI era. From deep… Read more »
