Are you are into fashion? Would you like to find out how fashion works as a business? What is the inspiration behind every outfit for a fashion designer? Then don’t miss this month’s Meet the Industry cause it’s all about Fashion. Join us on Tuesday the 25th as we discuss fashion with some of the… Read more »
Developer Economics Q1 2014 analyst report
Developer Economics Q1 2014 analyst report VisionMobile has just published the latest in the bi-annual series of Developer Economics reports – this 6th report, entitled State of the Developer Nation, takes a look at the latest developer trends, based on VisionMobile’s most recent online survey of over 7,000+ developers across 127 countries. You can get… Read more »
Accepting Applications for Microsoft BizSpark Program for Startups
As part of the AfriLabs partnership with Microsoft 4Afrika, BongoHive became a BizSpark Network Partner, as an AfriLabs member. Thus, the Startup community of BongoHive and the bigger startup community of Zambia are invited to join the program and benefit from it to boost their businesses.The BizSpark program was launched in 2008 around the world to support startups by providing… Read more »
Insaka with Monica Musonda
BongoHive is pleased to announce that Katebe Monica Musonda, CEO & founder of Java Foods will this month come to our space for an Insaka to share her experience and journey as an entrepreneur. Lawyer turned entrepreneur, Monica Musonda is CEO & Founder of Java Foods, a Zambian based food processing company established to provide affordable nutrition to the Southern African market. Java Foods seeks… Read more »
Project Innovate Hackathon
Saturday 1st at 09:00 am to Sunday 2nd at 05:00 pm February 2014 BongoHive in collaboration with the U.S. Peace Corps, will host the Project Innovate Hackathon. Over the 48 hour period an app will be brainstormed and developed to be used by the public. We are looking for people of all skill levels in programming and design. If… Read more »
The Global Game Jam 2014
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 »
“Yes, your cellphone speaks dialect” – BantuBabel video
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 »
XL3D Game Development Bootcamp and Game Jam
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 »
BongoHive partners with Microsoft and GitHub
We would like to announce two great partnerships for our local tech community. Microsoft BongoHive has partnered with Microsoft Corporation through a continent-wide collaboration with AfriLabs, the African Tech Hub network. The Partnership between AfriLabs Network and Microsoft Corporation signed in October 2013 is envisioned to establish in Africa a favorable environment to support the growth of a technology and innovation economy by enabling… Read more »
VC4Africa GEW meetup Lusaka
You can sign up for the VC4Africa Global Entrepreneurship Week meetup in Lusaka! This event will take place on the 4th of December from 5:30 pm until 8:30 pm. The meetup will be held at Lusaka Hotel (Corner of Cairo road, Katondo Roads, Lusaka, Zambia) and is hosted by community member Edwin Zulu.