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Built in Africa: CHIFCO hopes to build a greener future for all
Built in Africa focuses on entrepreneurs, startups and technologies that hail from the continent and empower its citizens. The global energy crisis has provided…
Mary Meeker files: we are entering the age of the reimagination of everything
Once a year, all of the tech world stops to listen to what influential analyst Mary Meeker has to say. According to Meeker, current…
Takealot’s Kim Reid talks new millions, expansion and the future of ecommerce
News of popular ecommerce site Takealot’s US$100-million investment round has set South Africa’s tech scene abuzz. Late last week we reported that the site…
Think you’re priceless? The Nigerian Bride Price app would beg to differ
An app just told me how much I am supposedly worth. I guess this negates the tedious dealings when my potential suitor makes his…
Mobile. Video. Data: the future of journalism and news [GEN]
The business of media is changing. Journalism is changing along with how we define news and how it is packaged. On the back of…
Julian Assange: Bitcoin could establish a new global consensus [Net Prophet]
“Bitcoin is the most intellectually interesting development in the last two years,” said Julian Assange via a WeChat Livestream at Net Prophet — the…
Notes from inside: lessons from Rob Stokes on building Quirk [Net Prophet]
On the heels of the sale of his company Quirk to global mega-corp WPP, Rob Stokes took the stage at technology and trends conference…
The future of online shopping: customer control and offline [Net Prophet]
“A new retail is emerging — it is consumer driven and tech-enabled,” says Jody Ford, VP of eBay Marketplaces. As our world keeps evolving…
The future of wearables: nail art, expressive hats and a smoke machine
When I walk around this show (Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair) and talk to the young geniuses that Intel has brought together, it…
Jawbone founder: the web hasn’t really empowered average people the way it promised to
Opinions are everywhere, pretty much everyone in the world has them. These opinions have a right to be aired irrespective of who you are,…
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