Africa Tech Radio

On 'Travel, Tours, and Tourism, we're talking about holiday safety, giving you the lowdown on staying secure during the festive season. From personal safety to securing your home, health tips, and fire prevention, we're here to make sure your holidays are not just fun but also safe . Oh! And here's a golden rule: unless your social media is a travel diary, keep those plans on a need-to-know basis. Stay tuned for a safe and happy holiday season!"

No more retweet button, no more blue bird. Say hello to X, the rebranded platform formerly known as Twitter. Find out other features that reshaped X formerly known as Twitter in 2023.

From strategic flight booking to packing hacks and maintaining a positive attitude, ensure a smooth journey during the festive season with these Holiday Travel Tips.

This episode gives you updates such as:

-Electric Cars in Power-Strapped South Africa,

- MultiChoice's Fiscal Woes,

- Nigeria's Ambitious Tech Talent Plan,

- Paystack's Operational Shift,

- and Bolt's Accelerator Program Driving Innovation. Don't skip this!

Wikimedia Foundation announced winners for its Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards and in this episode, the winners discuss expanding the knowledge about Africa on Wikipedia.

1st place winner, Carlos Mureithi, who is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, 2nd place winner, Osaruonamen Ibizugbe, who is a media communications and gender advocate together with the Director of External Communications at the Wikimedia Foundation, Nazneen Nawaz, join Tony in this episode.

OpenAI’s CEO transition saga is arguably the hottest tech news of 2023.

PR Strategist, (Senator) Abdulganiyu Arowosaye, discusses the PR & communication pitfalls and lessons for all in this episode with Tony.

Join Seyi William-Ogunbiyi, Head of Products, Selar, and Uchechi Ihuomah, Social Media Marketer, speak about trends in the Africa creator economy and the effect it has on the employment sector with creators becoming employers.

Listen to our guests, Idonrenyin Brown, Community Operations Lead, Rwazi; Alex Chekwube, Mappers Success Associate, Rwazi; and Ayooluwa Haastrup, Cosial Media Growth Lead, Rwazi, speak about RwaziFest, bringing people together to have fun while discussing how to bridge the data gap and make money.

Listen to Damilola Awopegba, Junior Frontend Developer, talk about some common mistakes, misconceptions, and challenges that tech newbies face

Listen to the Technology developments from the past week, from MultiChoice facing a $50 million loss, Pineapple raising $22 million, Bolt Food bolting out of Nigeria and South Africa to AltSchool Africa receiving support from Rwanda's $30 million tech fund and more in this week's roundup.