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Miyanda Maimbo, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Business Coach at Prosoft Group of Companies leads the conversation at this month’s Insaka on the 21st of April at BongoHive. Click here to reserve your seats. Prior to starting her own group of companies, Miyanda worked for 8 years in the Courier and Communications industry. She quit a well-paying… Read more »
We are excited to announce the launch of our revamped membership plan. Recently we moved to a bigger space and more ideal location in response to the growing needs of our members. We encourage an open and collaborative working style whether you are shaping an idea, contracting as a freelancer or working on a startup as a… Read more »
[bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-xs-3″] [/bs_col][bs_col class=”col-xs-8″] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) shall hold a Young Innovators Competition in October 2015. The Young Innovators Competition is an annual ITU Telecom Initiative aimed at talented young social entrepreneurs using Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) creatively to meet a range of real-life developmental challenges. In… Read more »
Mobile payments have broken down major barriers to solar energy. High upfront capital costs can now be spread over multiple small payments. This Pay as You Go (PAYG) solar revolution is sweeping East Africa, particularly Kenya. Rural populations that are largely off grid, are keen to kick their kerosene habit and enjoy the benefits of… Read more »
The ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition Entrepreneurship Challenge is open for applications! Until 7 May 2015, they will be looking for the best young social entrepreneurs with startups or ideas for startups that use technology to help other entrepreneurs thrive. These efforts can encourage entrepreneurs in any field, through incubation, skill building, mentorship, sharing… Read more »
You are invited to join UNCTAD and BongoHive for the launch of the Information Economy Report 2015: Unlocking the Potential of E-commerce for Developing Countries on 24th of March 2015 at 18:00hrs. Electronic commerce is rapidly transforming the way in which enterprises are interacting among each other as well as with consumers and Governments, and… Read more »
Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is rapidly transforming the way in which enterprises are interacting among each other as well as with consumers and governments. Despite important potential benefits, businesses and consumers in developing countries were for a long time slow to exploit e-commerce. As a result of changes in the evolving landscape for information and communications… Read more »
On the 17th of March we’ll host our first Insaka of the year. We are delighted to host one of Zambia’s serial entrepreneurs, Jo Pope who is involved in Proflight Zambia, Mojo Media and Best of Bikes. Join us for the event and listen to Jo Pope share her entrepreneurial journey with us. Bio In 1988… Read more »
Zambian company, Dot Com Zambia and their start up project called ‘Bus Tickets Zambia’ was named the 2015 New Venture Winner at the 17th Annual Africa Business Conference, held at the Harvard Business School Campus in Boston, on Saturday February 27th, 2015. The theme for this year’s conference, which was hosted by the University’s Africa… Read more »
By Imanga Kay On February 19, the chief at ICT Analysis section of UNCTAD, Torbjörn Fredriksson, visited Bongohive to speak on the topic of “Developing the ICT sector in Zambia.” UNCTAD and BongoHive organised a multi-stakeholder discussion in order to bring to the fore the challenges and opportunities in the ICT Sector in Zambia. Among… Read more »
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