Ecobank launches Fintech Challenge competition for African start-ups April 23, 2018 Ecobank, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African start-ups the chance… Continue Reading
10th ICT4D Conference to focus on impact for development sector April 18, 2018 ICT4D Conference 2018, the largest event of its kind for the humanitarian development sector, this year aims at mapping out to the path for… Continue Reading
Siemens and Anglo American Platinum collaborate on digital and automation skills development in Africa April 17, 2018 Currently, one of the most debated topics influencing innovation is digitalization and its impact on the future of employment. It is met with equal… Continue Reading
A call for proposals for the FIRE Africa Grants totaling $58,000 in funding March 19, 2018 The FIRE Africa Grants will be open between 5th March and 1st April. A total of $58,000 USD in funding will be available across two (2) categories…. Continue Reading
Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2018 now underway March 13, 2018 Since Thursday, 1 March, green start-ups from all over the world can sign up for the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. The competition has expanded to become… Continue Reading
AfriLabs partners with Sahara Sparks, Tanzania for 2018 Annual Gathering February 12, 2018 AfriLabs, the largest pan-African network of over 80 technology and innovation hubs across 27 countries is holding its 2018 Annual Gathering in partnership with… Continue Reading
Finnish government raises €8.7m funding through SAIS for Africa, Zambia inclusive January 11, 2018 According to Business Live, the government of Finland has raised €8.7m to fund technology start-ups in SA, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia through the Southern… Continue Reading
Vodafone Zambia implores SMEs to embrace the connected future December 11, 2017 Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must adopt and deploy technology-related business solutions if they are to remain competitive and relevant in Zambia’s growing digital and connected… Continue Reading
Zambia’s Zazu raises $218k in crowdfunding campaign December 6, 2017 Zambian fintech startup Zazu has secured GBP166,000 (US$218,000) after running an oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs in order to launch a digital bank. Launched… Continue Reading
Liquid Telecom partners with i2i DataHack4FI to drive adoption of data science and cloud-based services across Africa October 23, 2017 Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, is supporting start-ups entering the DataHack4FI innovation competition by providing free high-speed internet access and… Continue Reading
Apply now for BongoHive’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2017/2018 October 17, 2017 BongoHive, in partnership with the US Embassy Zambia announce the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2017/2018. The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp will support 60 aspiring entrepreneurs in the following themes over the… Continue Reading
Call for Applications: Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 Awards October 10, 2017 The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) today announced the seventh edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) themed “Investing in Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems” thereby inviting… Continue Reading
Facebook gets behind African entrepreneurs by sponsoring TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa October 9, 2017 Showcasing Facebook’s passion for investing in creative, diverse talent across Africa, and nurturing the tech and startup ecosystem, Facebook announces a week-long celebration of… Continue Reading
DotCom awarded Golden Ribbon for providing exporter opportunities in Zambia September 8, 2017 DotCom Zambia have been presented with the Partners Guide Golden Ribbon Award for their innovative e-Business solutions for small and medium sized Zambian companies…. Continue Reading
AfriLabs partners with Hivos for AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2017 September 5, 2017 AfriLabs, The largest pan-African network of over 60 technology and innovation hubs across 25 African countries is holding its AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2017 taking… Continue Reading
Dubai launches 1st ever Dubai Tourism Startup Competition August 22, 2017 Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has announced a strategic collaboration with Gitex Future Stars to launch the first-ever Dubai Tourism… Continue Reading
Local Startup Friday feature: Tessera Tickets August 11, 2017 Events are HUGE in Zambia, but for one to get in a basic necessity is an actual ticket right? Yes! So we asked new… Continue Reading
Press Release: 8 startups graduate the BongoHive Launch Accelerator August 10, 2017 The ingredients for the launch accelerator are simple: great entrepreneurs with registered startups, experienced industry mentors, business development, legal and finance advice, and access… Continue Reading
On Zambian event apps with Chitika’s Aaron Jeke August 1, 2017 In February we covered local event app Chitika and since then we’ve seen other event apps try to come up so we decided to… Continue Reading
What you missed at the USAID Digital Development Forum 2017 July 18, 2017 17th July 2017 brought over 180 ICT for development (ICT4D) pioneers together from all over the world into Lusaka at Radisson Blu, thanks to… Continue Reading
