Startup Weekend Lusaka 2014

Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event that brings together Lusaka designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and experts from all domains to do amazing things. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined… Read more »

GLOBAL DESIGN FOR UNICEF CHALLENGE LAUNCHES IN ZAMBIA

The Global Design for UNICEF Challenge is launching at BongoHive in Zambia in October 2014, along with universities in five other countries around the world. The Challenge is an academic design competition coming out of the UNICEF Innovation Unit that engages students in local problem solving and global collaboration around pressing global problems. The topic… Read more »

Insaka with Angelika Huwiler | September 23rd

Join us for another thrilling talk at this month’s Insaka with one of Zambia’s top female entrepreneurs,Angelika Huwiler, on the 23rd of September at Cairo Road Protea Hotel. To attend this event, please register here. Angelika Huwiler is Founder and Managing Director of Foxdale Court Office Park and Chairperson of the Zambia Fashion Council. Angelika has a BSc… Read more »

Meet the Web Industry | September 16th

“Hello, world!” The sound of that probably gives you a hint on what’s coming next. At this month’s “Meet the Industry” we are featuring Developers who’ve been practicing their skills in web development. What are some of the opportunities and challenges for the developers in Zambia? Is technology the future of Zambia’s development? Come and… Read more »

m-Retailer Reach Semi-finals of GIST Tech-I Competition

The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative announces the launch of the public voting for the 2014 Technology Idea (Tech-I) Competition. Tech-I is an annual science and technology entrepreneurship competition, which this year accepted over 500 entries from 86 countries in the four areas of agriculture, energy, health, and information and communications technology… Read more »

InfoDev Report: Enhancing Access to Finance for Technology Entrepreneurs in Southern Africa

infoDev has released the Enhancing Access  to Finance  for Technology Entrepreneurs in Southern Africa report. This report examines the financing gaps for early stage and growth that high-growth technology entrepreneurs are facing in the information and communication technology (ICT), climate technology, and innovative agribusiness sectors in Zambia and Mozambique, with a more regional review of… Read more »