Ndesanjo Macha · November, 2011

Latest posts by Ndesanjo Macha from November, 2011

Kenya: Mapping Mobile Money

Mapping mobile money in Kenya: “CrowdPesa is a Web and Mobile application with a mapping system that allows businesses to locate themselves in a map and facilitate users to find...

25 November 2011

Zambia: Should “Tujilijili” be Banned?

Zambian Economist asks his readers, “Should Tujilijili be banned?”: “Tujilijili is a strong alcohol sold in a sachet for about K1, 000 [Zambian Kwacha] per sachet. The alcoholic content is...

24 November 2011

Ghana: Startup Weekend Accra

Mac-Jordan blogs about Startup Weekend Accra: “Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketeers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups!...

23 November 2011

Tanzania: How Not to Launch a Data.gov

Mbwana Ally explains how not to lauch a Data.gov: “Checking my twitter stream I saw that the Tanzania Government had launched a Open Data website initiative (Kiswahili)…The complaints on twitter...

21 November 2011

Kenya: Africa’s Story of Mobile Conquest

Africa’s story of mobile conquest & why utility beats ‘coolness’: “Why was MPESA [mobile-phone based money transfer service] such a success? Simply put – it was a necessity. Pre-MPESA (sounds...

21 November 2011

Kenya: The Maasai Flame

Learn about the Maasai flame from the Wandering Trader: “One of the unique aspects of visiting the Maasai in Kenya is they perform many of their rituals while you are...

18 November 2011

Liberia: For the Liberiaphiles

A post for the Liberiaphiles from Chris: “Yesterday’s vote was marred by violence the day before. It looks like badly-trained and led police are to blame, but we will see.”

9 November 2011

Malawi: Women in Prison

Sonya Donnelly writes about the plight of Malawian women in prison: “Prison is often a very expensive way of making vulnerable women’s life situations much worse. Once a woman is...

9 November 2011

Africa: An African Voice Telling the African Story

'Africa: What’s Your Story?' is a citizen media project that seeks to highlight the common problems that the people of Africa share, as well as promote transparency and accountability. Asif Sheikh, the CEO and co-founder of A24 Media, talks to Global Voices about the project.

6 November 2011