Facebook 11: Video Streaming Stuttering In Africa? [https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/african-tech-round-up/id990308429] [https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/212369781/download?client_id=0f8fdbbaa21a9bd18210986a7dc2d72c] The race is still on to discover the formula for successfully distributing digital content in Africa. In a recent blogpost [http://www.jason.com.ng/post/122179906625/the-death-of-the-com-part-1], Jason Njoku, the outspoken
African Tech Conversations Do The Right Thing With Mteto Nyati [https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/african-techconversations/id1001520710] [https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/211686222/download?client_id=0f8fdbbaa21a9bd18210986a7dc2d72c] Mteto Nyati [http://twitter.com/mteton] is no stranger to playing ball at the highest levels in Africa’s corporate scene. His resume is pretty impressive. Studying at Yale [http://worldfellows.yale.
South Africa 10: Game Over For Startup Seed Funds? Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Nigeria's "company that builds companies", Spark [http://spark.ng/], announced last week its plans to drop some startups it invested in [http://www.jason.com.ng/post/121575257885/spark-and-the-state-of-angel-investing-in-africa] . This
Uber 9: Everyone's Not So Favourite Driver Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Uber's Roman-style campaign to achieve utter and complete worldwide domination has encountered a setback in Kenya. Much to the surprise of many, the company is yet to enjoy the runaway success it
African Tech Conversations Start and Make Stuff With Justin Spratt Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] > What do you get when a Microsoft geek and an IBM nerd fall in love and make a baby? Justin Spratt, that's what. Discover how Justin (Quirk MD Africa) [http://twitter.
Facebook 8: Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever? Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] The internet is undoubtedly the untamed "wild west" of the modern technological age. To counteract the malicious threats that lie in wait for innocent users of the web (on and offline), South
African Tech Conversations Learning From Failure With Trevor Wolfe Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] A short while ago, we sat Trevor Wolfe [http://www.iafrikan.com/trevor-wolfe] down for a quiet chat. Trevor is Managing Director of crowdsourcing company Springleap [http://springleap.com]. We found out how this
Mark Essien 7: Mark Vs. Marek - Whose Hotel Booking Platform Reigns Supreme? Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Nigeria's tech scene was abuzz last week following Mark Essien's hotel booking platform Hotels.ng [http://hotels.ng] securing international investment co-led by Omidyar Network and the EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund.
South Africa 6: Bitcoin and the Blockchain: Worth Embracing? Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] There seems to be three prevailing views on Bitcoin and the blockchain: 1. That it's a scam, 2. It's one of the most fascinating technological developments of the decade, and
SAPA 5: Open Source vs. Proprietary Software: What Is Best For Africa? Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] As long as "Microsoft" [http://microsoft.com] remains synonymous with "Proprietary Software" the jury will be out on whether proprietary software is superior to Open Source Software (OSS). For many
Accelerators 4: Are Tech and Innovation Hubs in Africa Effective? Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Tech and innovation hubs are all the rage in Africa at the moment. With reportedly as many as 150 in existence from Cape to Cairo, these organisations are undoubtedly “da flava” in donor funding
Burundi 3: What Is A Startup? Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] The word “startup” is often used loosely in the world of tech, and frequently worn as a badge of honour by individuals and organisations who aspire to the glamour commonly associated with modern-day entrepreneurship.
Xenophobia 2: Does Diversity Matter? Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] It’s Monday! Be sure to listen right through to the end of this week’s African Tech Round-up podcast to hear Tefo Mohapi [http://twitter.com/tefomohapi] and Andile Masuku [http://twitter.com/
Xenophobia 1: Introducing The African Tech Round-up Podcast Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] We're really excited to share the first African Tech Round-up podcast with all of you. Every Monday, co-hosts, Tefo Mohapi [http://twitter.com/tefomohapi] (iAfrikan Executive Editor & Tech Entrepreneur) and Andile
