Five years ago, launching a decent streaming platform took millions. Now? A teenager with a laptop can build something that reaches millions. That shift…
African women in tech: Nkem Begho on being geeky and manly in the tech space
“Women in tech are thought to be geeky and manly. They are thought to have no fashion sense and probably all wear nerd glasses….
Exit stage left: lessons from reporting Africa’s tech scene
In the last four years I have learnt a lot about technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa. I have met Africa’s brightest and its…
10 hours walking around as a drag queen, Skyrim character and white man
Earlier this week Hollaback — an organisation which works to combat public harassment — made a video of a woman walking around in New…
Mobile subscriptions and SMS messaging on the rise in Kenya
Kenya’s mobile phone subscriptions grew by 5.6% to 32.2-million at the end of the fourth quarter ending June 2014. This translates into a mobile…
