In South Africa if a young person has an idea that they want to turn into a business they soon find out that their biggest challenge is to locate and utilise all the resources they require to properly start-up. There are many sources of start-up funding available to young people in South Africa, but youth … Continue reading Did You Know you are not alone as an African Innovator?
Did You Know African Innovation is renowned worldwide?
Africa is no longer shunned by innovators worldwide. When tech and innovation competitions take place there is often at least one African entry.The same goes for Seedstars World, which is a Switzerland based startup competition, that takes place in emerging markets. They run local competitions worldwide and the winners get an opportunity to compete in … Continue reading Did You Know African Innovation is renowned worldwide?
Did You Know Apps are assisting Zimbabwe’s Farmers?
Zimbabwe's economy has at times been the talk of the world. Pictures of people wheeling their money around in wheelbarrows were spread across the internet as hyper inflation took hold. The Reserve Bank even printed a Z$21 trillion bill to pay off debts owed to the International Monetary Fund. Much of the economic difficulties have been … Continue reading Did You Know Apps are assisting Zimbabwe’s Farmers?
Did You Know Apps Africa winners will change Africa!
In a previous post we wrote about our favourite AppsAfrica nominees. On the 15th of November, the award ceremony took place in Cape Town and 10 awards were handed out. Domestly (Disruptive innovation) , Flutterwave (Enterprise Solution), and Shule Direct (Women in Tech) were all amongst the winners, but not all of our favourites picked … Continue reading Did You Know Apps Africa winners will change Africa!
Did You Know African tech hubs are not just glorified internet cafes?
Many of the innovations we have featured on Inventive Africa have come out of Tech hubs. These hives of innovative activity are seen by some as a foundation that will drag Africa up to compete with the rest of the world on every level. According to Disrupt Africa, there could be more than 300 tech … Continue reading Did You Know African tech hubs are not just glorified internet cafes?
Did You Know African’s running from USA are good for Africa?
During the American election night, many funny pictures of African's were shared around the internet of them waiting with their bags ready to fly home if a certain Donald Trump became president. Samuel L. Jackson suggested he was going to move to South Africa and South African the Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, has often … Continue reading Did You Know African’s running from USA are good for Africa?
Did You Know how to plant 1 billion trees a year?
Deforestation is a terrible problem worldwide. Across continents, trees are being cut down at a staggering rate. Time magazine estimate that "15 billion trees each year and the global tree count has fallen by 46% since the beginning of human civilization." The effect on the planet is devastating. Trees offer us, as a planet, many benefits. … Continue reading Did You Know how to plant 1 billion trees a year?
Did You Know anyone in Africa can now access solar power?
Africa has long faced challenges that inhibit the continents chances of developing and reaching its potential. Among one of the greatest challenges is sufficient energy. Much of the worlds oil supply is sourced in Africa. Nigeria and Angola supply the world with huge amounts of barrels of oil a day. Despite this electricity is often unstable and unreliable. … Continue reading Did You Know anyone in Africa can now access solar power?
Did you know Africa’s transport system has been disrupted?
The public transport system in Africa is going through a transition. Uber has been the catalyst to change and their model is being copied by competitors across the continent. Over the last decade there have also been more and more motorcycle taxis (Okadas, Boda Boda, Phen-Phen, Zémidjans, Oléyia) zooming around cities, with their passenger or load … Continue reading Did you know Africa’s transport system has been disrupted?
Did you know Africa is in desperate need of capacity building?
Africa relies on many foreign service providers, who enter the market and begin to squash the potential competition around them. Uber attempted to do this, but as we saw, there entrance disrupted the market, and competition, such as Little began to also grab market share. With a wealth of human capital, Africa has the resources … Continue reading Did you know Africa is in desperate need of capacity building?
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