The Power of Storytelling for Handicraft Brands
Blog collaboration with Zidza Katenga of Meekono on brand storytelling for African women handicraft entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship
Thoughts and insights on the Malawi technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The thing with self-employment
Self-employment is great. But it demands more than just being passionate about your product. Jump in with eyes wide open, it can be a rocky ride!
Money making hobbies for the youth
My contribution to a mHub blog collaboration for International Youth Day 2020 on the topic: “How to maximize your younger years – Start Now and Get Ahead”.
Death by meetings
Let’s talk about meetings. If you’re Malawian, you know. We love to suck the life out of people because of our love of meetings.
Co-working in Lilongwe at Synergy
Synergy is a new co-working space in Lilongwe offering furnished private and open offices, a board room, a business lounge and event space.
Tech and Social Entrepreneurship in Malawi
I attended a round table discussion on Tech and Social Entrepreneurship in Malawi organised by British Council and mHub.
Rethinking Jobs
The Malawi formal job market is not the same as it was two or more decades ago. There are less
Tony Elumelu Foundation: Democratising Luck
The Tony Elumelu Foundation is transforming Africa by supporting young Africans to succeed in a tough operating environment
mHub hosts Lilongwe Sparks
Today mHub hosted the first-ever city spark for Sahara Sparks, East Africa’s largest Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship event. Lilongwe Sparks event
Skill your teenager over the holidays
Schools will start closing at the end of the week for the long summer break and most of us will
Opportunity in fresh fish ’embalming’ revelation
Unscrupulous vendors have used formaldehyde to preserve their fresh fish. Does anyone else see the opportunities in affordable and accessible cold storage for vendors?
New Challenges: Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme
So, four days ago I was selected onto the 4th cohort of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme
On Macra, sim registration and CIRMS
In Macra’s ongoing sim card registration excercise, some interesting issues have been brought to the fore.
Challenge the system like Sidik Mia
If you are anything like me then you will already have had enough of all the political manoeuvring and posturing
D Check: Stripping back to start over
In the commercial and civil aviation industry, aircrafts undergo periodic inspections known as checks. I had previously only heard of