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Kelele, the birth of an African Bloggers’ Conference
According to Hash at WhiteAfrican, Kelele was born out of connections made at TED Global in Tanzania last year, when 25+ bloggers from around Africa were brought face-to-face for the first time. The announcement for the official launch was made a day after BarCampAfrica.
What is Kelele?
Kelele will be an annual African bloggers’ conference held in [...]
Using Mobile Technology to fight poverty, Blog Action Day 2008
Today is blog action Day, a day when bloggers around the world focus on a particular topic and write up on it, The topic for 2008 is poverty and I am currently attending MobileActive (My Coverage).
I previously wrote about how mobiles can assist people in poverty
In a study (PDF) by Harvard economist Robert Jensen he [...]
Nigeria: Global Entrepreneurship Week Inspires Youth Awards
As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week activity, Nigeria is hosting The Youth Entrepreneurship Award 2008 designed to lift the spirit of entrepreneurship, engage and encourage young people to pursue entrepreneurial ideas with the support of entrepreneurs, government officials, non-profit leaders and educators.
What is YEA?
The Youth Entrepreneurship Awards is a local initiative to inspire young [...]
Barcamp Johannesburg 2008
Reminder that Barcamp Johannesburg 2008, will be held tomorrow
I will be attending and you can find my coverage on my twitter stream and here on this blog. Also search twitter for #barcampjozi.
Barcamp Jozie will also be linking up with Barcamp Africa that is being held at GooglePlex on the same day. I will also be [...]
Rage 2008 (Pictures), Johannesburg South Africa
Rage is a yearly gaming expo held in Johannesburg South Africa, i took some pictures when i attended last week.
Successful Secrets of Entrepreneurs
There are many keys to achieving success as an entrepreneur. Support from family, friends, colleagues and clients is vital. Good financial management – particularly cash flow – can make or break an enterprise. A great idea also helps – as does effective marketing. But, in my experience, there’s one thing that outweighs all of these.
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Young South African Programmer Bags R71000
ITweb Reports
“A grade 11 pupil from Kuilsriver, in the Western Cape, has won the top prize in the final round of the Standard Bank/Computer Society of SA (CSSA) South African Computer Olympiad, held in Cape Town this weekend.
Francois Conradie, a grade 11 learner at De Kuilen High School, won R41 000, the Standard Bank [...]
Quick Hits for 04-10-2008
Tech elite use the internet to fight TB
“Nachtwey’s photos portraying victims of the increasingly drug-resistant deadly disease and dire conditions in Africa and elsewhere are spreading on the internet with help from tech firms including YouTube and Akamai.”
Read more at M&G and TED
Social Media in Africa, Part 1
“Contrary to popular belief, Africa is not [...]
Private Equity Fund to Inject $125 Million in Africa
AllAfrica Reports,
A PRIVATE equity fund plans to put money in risk capital investments and other business support to five African countries, a senior manager announced last week. The GroFin Africa fund has so far raised $125m at its fund’s first closing.
The fund said in a statement recently that it would invest between $100,000 and $1m [...]
Usobomvu Youth Fund, Assisting young entrepreneurs
The Usobomvu Youth Fund is a South African goverment initiative setup in 2001, that aims to assist Youth Entrepreneurs with the setup of businesses, promoting entrepreneurship, job creation, skills development and skills transfer among South Africans between the ages of 18 and 35. The youth fund offers several programmes to meet these requirements.
Usobomvu offers [...]
