IN AFRICA, IT IS NO LONGER BUSINESS AS USUAL – It is about doing business with heart

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With Africa Gathering London this weekend, I wanted to share with you some thoughts on development in Southern Africa from Charlene Hewat CEO of Environment Africa. Environment Africa is a 100% African owned and operated NGO operating in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi. I am truly humbled by the work they have done over the [...]

Africa: Doing Her Bit for Haiti

It is fun going to conferences and events that focus on subjects that are important to you. Once such event for me has been Africa Gathering. It not only focuses on the continent of my birth, but also how technology and social media can help with creating sustainable development. Two of my favourite subjects. People [...]

What can Africa teach the World about Technology?

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Author: Alasdair Munn tcg: The Communication Group After attending Africa Gathering this weekend, the central key words and phrases I gained were: Relevance Solution based approach Context Understanding your stakeholders. Sustainable (All four cornerstones) In the West, particularly the US, the most publicised and most visible business model for the development of collaborative and people-connecting [...]