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44: #FreeBasicsMustFall

44: #FreeBasicsMustFall

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 Facebook is still smarting from having Free Basics kicked out of India. Clearly no one was more upset by India’s emphatic rejection of Mark Zuckerberg’s walled garden project than venture capitalist and Facebook board member, Marc Andreessen, who

40: Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

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40: Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 African policy makers are struggling to come to grips with the opportunities and threats presented by various important innovations being spurred by technological advancement — this as they carry out the unenviable task of safeguarding public welfare. In this week’s

30: DealDey Reportedly Sacks 60% of Its WorkForce

30: DealDey Reportedly Sacks 60% of Its WorkForce

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 With so few high-flying start-up successes in Africa’s tech eco-system, one has to wonder just how alarmed we should get when word of job cuts and other such cost-cutting measures start to dominate headlines. After all, this sort of

22: "Cashflow Rules Everything Around Me" Alludes iROKOtv's Jason Njoku

22: "Cashflow Rules Everything Around Me" Alludes iROKOtv's Jason Njoku

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 Launching a start-up in Africa is not for the faint-hearted. Very few promising ventures - even those that achieve solid traction, can expect to land Silicon Valley type investment offers that might allow a founder the liberty to concentrate solely

20: What Defines An African Startup?

20: What Defines An African Startup?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 Back in Episode 3 of the African Tech Round-up we asked the question: “What is a startup?” A lively discussion ensued— inspired by an eloquent piece written by David Adamo Jr, a Nigerian Computer Science PhD student at the University

19: Does Africa Need More Cheap Smartphones?

19: Does Africa Need More Cheap Smartphones?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 For many recently married couples, the diamond engagement ring is one of their biggest assets — albeit an emotional asset, symbolising love and lifelong commitment. In financial terms, it isn’t an asset at all, considering the fact that it loses

18: Scary Software Upgrades

18: Scary Software Upgrades

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 Microsoft certainly got millions of people excited a while ago when they announced that their latest version of Windows would be free. However, Windows users in most of Africa have begun to balk at the "not-so-free" implications of

17: Importance Of Accurate Data For Africa

17: Importance Of Accurate Data For Africa

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 There is no doubt that "wherever there is chaos, there is opportunity". A popular conspiracy theory suggests that the lack of quality data on the African continent suits devious corporate and government interests who are looking to maintain

14: Are Kenya And Ethiopia Violating Citizens' Privacy?

14: Are Kenya And Ethiopia Violating Citizens' Privacy?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 Many people are conflicted about the need for “cyber mercenaries” like Hacking Team to exist. Blind idealism might contend that it is simply not right for corporatised hacking syndicates with dodgy ethical standards to secretly assist government intelligence agencies (and

8: Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever?

8: Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 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 Africa's Film and Publication

4: Are Tech and Innovation Hubs in Africa Effective?

4: Are Tech and Innovation Hubs in Africa Effective?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 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 terms. However, it seems that the