Technology as a Way of Improving Livelihoods As technology advances, the opportunity to make use of innovations in the health and education sectors increases. The issue on how to utilize this for Zambian development gathered over 120 technology professionals this Monday evening 20 May, as the Mobile Monday network held a meeting in Lusaka under… Read more »
The Buzz on: Daryl Lukas
Daryl is one of the most active members at BongoHive and if you ever visited us here, even in his absence, no doubt you’d hear his name creep into a conversation. He is an involved young mind enthusiastic about being in the forefront of innovation. Even with all he has to offer, he still remains… Read more »
The Bantu Babel Official Launch
Although European dialects have been adopted as official languages in many African states, if you found yourself outside the main cities anywhere in Africa, it wouldn’t take long for you to realize that English won’t take you as far as you might hope. The Bantu Babel app aims at giving traditional African languages more… Read more »
Comparative Study on Innovation Hubs Across Africa
Guest post by Hilda Moraa Source: iHub Research: The 7 Hubs under study Introduction: iHub Research releases the first report of a kind ever on ICT Hubs research. The on-going research aims to understand the unique factors that make up ICT Hub models across Africa. The objectives of the study is to understand the models of… Read more »
First Congress for African Tech Hub Network
AfriLabs, the African tech hub association, gathers for first annual meeting at re:publica AfriLabs, a pan-African network of 19 technology and innovation hubs in 13 African countries, is convening for its first annual meeting on Saturday, May 4th in the lead up to re:publica. At this event— Europe’s largest conference on internet and society in… Read more »
BongoHive Social Media Intern
Do you love to collaborate? Do you love HUGE projects? Do you love social media? Then BongoHive has the job for you! Internships are available for qualified students at BongoHive. The internship are unpaid requires a minimum of two days/week over three months at BongoHive offices in Olympia (Lusaka, Zambia) About BongoHive BongoHive is a… Read more »
Bantu Babel – African Language Translation App, now available on Google Play
Bantu Babel is a product of a Randon Hacks of Kindness hackathon, The Peace Corps Innovation Challenge Hackathon, which was held in December 2012 at BongoHive, Lusaka’s Technology and Innovation Hub. The project team included a group of developers and Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs). Bantu Babel is an African Language Translation mobile application available on the Android… Read more »
Tweet Up Fundraiser
As an innovative tech space, BongoHive is committed to hosting events that encourage ideas that connect and inform people. What sets BongoHive apart from other tech hubs is our willingness to partner with and host events that encourage the sharing of ideas and connect inspired people. C1RCA1964 is a newly founded, fast growing social media… Read more »
Hubs-in-Africa List Now Available
We would like to thank all of you who have supported the Africa Hubs project so far by either submitting reports or providing critical feedback. We have published a detailed listing of the hubs that have been mapped so far. It is available here. Feel free to use and share it.
Pitch Night : Reflections
Guest post by Brian Odhiambo. I recently attended Pitch Night hosted by Kukula Capital and co-sponsored by BongoHive. This was part of the Mobile Monday series of events that see Lusaka’s best and brightest entrepreneurs gather together to listen to and discuss the best means to contribute to Africa’s fast-growing startup community. I was intrigued by… Read more »