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In the early stages of a startup, leadership can make or break the venture. While conventional business wisdom often encourages delegation and structured management, early-stage startups demand a very different approach, one that is hands-on, deeply involved, and relentlessly focused on learning and execution. This approach, known as the “Founders Mode Mentality,” has emerged as… Read more »
In Part One, we saw how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a real game-changer for African startups, already sparking innovation and tackling local challenges. But to truly unlock AI’s power across the continent, it’s not enough for founders to just be aware of it. We need to build the right environment for AI to flourish. So,… Read more »
As the call for applications opens for the 5th Cohort of the Zambia Women in Tech program, implemented by BongoHive, many aspiring female tech entrepreneurs might be wondering: Is this program truly worth it? For Vwanganji Bowa, Founder and CEO of Mighty Finance Solution Limited and an alumna of the program’s 2nd Cohort (2022), the… Read more »
By Mulubwa Chungu (Technical Lead at BongoHive Consult – Backend & DevOps, Gen AI Core Team) This past week has been another whirlwind for artificial intelligence. In just a few days, we saw Meta unveil a standalone AI app and free Llama API preview, Nvidia push reasoning benchmarks higher, Google aims its models at dolphin… Read more »
By Mulubwa Chungu – Technical Lead, BongoHive Consult | Gen AI Core Team Support Lead From OpenAI unleashing its multimodal image brain to robots learning to box, the spectrum of advances; software, agents, and hardware shows that intelligence is spilling out of chat windows and into every product surface (and even punching bags). 🎨 OpenAI… Read more »
Exciting Leaps in Video, Coding, and Next-Gen Models By Mulubwa Chungu – Technical Lead, BongoHive Consult | Gen AI Core Team Support Lead This past week marked a major turning point in artificial intelligence. From video generation breakthroughs to next-gen models and enhanced productivity tools, tech giants like Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and ByteDance are… Read more »
On April 16, 2025, BongoHive Consult partnered with the National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) to host a forward-looking workshop titled “AI for Public Relations in Water & Sanitation: Tools, Ethics & Crisis Response.” Held at Southern Sun Hotel in Lusaka, the session brought together communications professionals from water utilities across Zambia to explore… Read more »
Last year, six exceptional female-led startups emerged as the top winners of the Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator Program – Cohort 4. Each business received $10,000 in equity-free grant funding, alongside hands-on mentorship and strategic training. To find out how these women are doing one year later, our Marketing & Communications Lead, Tilyenji Mwanza… Read more »
By Mulubwa Chungu Technical lead at BongoHive Consult – Backend and DevOps, Technology Consulting This week marked a significant turning point in artificial intelligence (AI), featuring cutting-edge model launches, innovative industry applications, and remarkable advances in AI reasoning and multimodal capabilities. Leaders like Meta, DeepSeek, Gemini, and OpenAI took center stage, while tech giants such… Read more »
Zamtel , a leading telecommunications provider, has announced a strategic partnership with BongoHive Consult, a dedicated digital transformation and corporate innovation consulting firm, to enhance its technological capabilities and strengthen its customer-centric approach. The partnership seeks to position Zamtel as a leader in innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) within Zambia’s dynamic telecommunications industry.Through this collaboration,… Read more »
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