Google Predicts Massive African E-commerce Growth By 2017
February 10, 2015 Google South Africa is seeing considerable growth in Africa’s ecommerce space and expects 2015 to be another growth year. Luke Mckend, country director for Google South Africa, spoke at the eCommerce Africa Confex in Cape Town this week where he shared stats on how Africans are increasingly Googling with the intent to
Nigerian Startup Pulls Food Vendors, Open Air Markets Online
February 10, 2015 Open air food markets in Nigeria are often bustling with crowds and a variety of offerings. Nonetheless, retaining customers is still a problem for vendors and farmers, according to lawyer Uchay Ariolu, founder and CEO of online food marketplace Foodstantly. The website which allows restaurateurs, farmers and market vendors to build client
How one woman built a 10million U.S. Dollars construction company
About 20 years ago, construction industry entrepreneur Janet Cunningham shook hands with her fledgling company’s first client. There was much to be discussed, as her company, JBC Associates, provided a number of complex services including scheduling and legal claims consulting. But her male client felt that a different matter was more urgent: “Aren’t there any men in
Rwanda to officially open first utility-scale solar field in East Africa
February 9, 2015 Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure, James Musoni, and the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), John Morton, will lead the ribbon-cutting on Thursday, February 5, at 12:30pm of the 8.5 Megawatt solar field at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, and will be joined by international representatives of the
Shipping containers and silos house students at Mill Junction
South African property developer Citiq completed the renovation of unused grain silos in Newtown, Johannesburg, into low-cost – and rather unique-looking – student accommodation, which also features multi-colored shipping containers to the top and side. The Mill Junction project comprises 10 stories based in disused silos, which have had windows
Electrical Power in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
February 2, 2015 Just as the telecommunications industry in developing countries has leveraged the latest mobile technology to leapfrog beyond aging legacy systems in developed countries, Africa offers intriguing possibilities to deploy and interlink the latest and most innovative energy technologies to create an energy infrastructure that is highly distributed, heterogeneous, robust, and sustainable. Africa
12 Things You Didn’t Know About Africa’s Moon Mission
January 28, 2015 A ground-breaking project is under way to send an African rocket to the moon — if the needed funds can be raised. Though the project seems far from reaching its monetary mark, the interest and commitment in the mission from project organizers and outside supporters is immense. Here are 12 things you didn’t know about African’s
Is Investment In Green Energy The Future Of Africa?
January 28, 2015 For many Americans, green energy might seem costly, difficult, and not incredibly attractive from a financial perspective. Consider, for example, solar panels. Are they a necessity or a luxury? “I think what people don’t realize now is that renewables have become very cost-effective,” Margo Buchanan, specialist consultant in the power sector for
How Mobile Phones Have Changed Photography Business In Nigeria
January 21, 2015 On weekends, individuals that follow some Nigerian photographers on popular photo site Instagram would be served with breathtaking pictures taken at wedding ceremonies on their timelines. During the week, a cuisine of Nigerian street photographers flood social media platforms with original shots from different parts of the country, especially Lagos, and of
Smashing Stereotypes About African Women In Technology
January 21, 2015 Akaliza Kera Gara is one of Rwanda’s leading female technology entrepreneurs and founder of Sharing Sun, a multimedia business. Gara is also Microsoft’s youth representative for East Africa, a position she did not even apply for. “I was nominated,” she said in an interview with AFKInsider. “After I was chosen, a representative of Microsoft asked