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It's no surprise that streaming services are growing on the African continent. Although Africa is treated as the final frontier of global internet connectivity, its fortunes are fast changing, indicated by heightening efforts to improve digital infrastructure and make data and broadband more readily available. So, as more Africans become digital denizens, streaming services are taking notice – the decision by Netflix in December to appoint Strive Masiyiwa to its board (a Zimbabwean businessman who founded of Liquid Telecom, Africa's largest independent fibre operator), announces their serious intention to gain a foothold on the continent. This seems like a good thing. Now more than ever, Africans have access to not just content, but also big-budget content that is locally produced. Netflix, for example, is using original programming as a way to attract African audiences, a market which could grow to 13 million subscribers by 2025. Shows like Queen Sono, Blood & Water and recently, Namaste Wahala, have globally trended and made Africans feel like for once, they are the ones exerting cultural influence on the West rather than it being the other way round. But how true is this actually? As an AIAC contributor pointed out in a review of Queen Sono not so long ago, “Since Hollywood cinematic conventions have been entrenched as hegemonic cinematic conventions, the possibility for international filmmakers to work outside of that mold is almost impossible.” Consider another recent intervention, this time by the acclaimed American director Martin Scorsese in Harper's Magazine, suggesting that some artistic integrity can be salvaged through streaming if it's structured around curation rather than content: “Curating isn't undemocratic or ‘elitist,' a term that is now used so often that it's become meaningless. It's an act of generosity—you're sharing what you love and what has inspired you. (The best streaming platforms, such as the Criterion Channel and MUBI and traditional outlets such as TCM, are based on curating—they're actually curated.) Algorithms, by definition, are based on calculations that treat the viewer as a consumer and nothing else.” So joining us on AIAC Talk to discuss how digital technologies are changing African film and TV are Mahen Bonetti, Dylan Valley, Sara Hanaburgh and Tsogo Kupa. First, we'll be joined by Mahen, a pioneer in bringing contemporary African films to Western audiences. In the early 1990s, Mahen started the New York African Film Festival, which changed the way Americans consumed films from and about Africa. Mahen has also firsthand experienced the transformation from primarily offline viewing to being available on streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, Showmax, Iroko TV or Criterion Collection. We want to ask, what does the film festival look like in the age of streaming? And what stories are African filmmakers trying to tell, what makes one worthy of being showcased, and who is watching them anyway? Then, we'll talk to Dylan, Sara and Tsogo, who all happen to be AIAC contributors, with Dylan also serving on our editorial board. Dylan is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and lecturer at the University of Cape Town, Sara is a scholar of African literatures and cinemas at St. John's University, and Tsogo is a writer and filmmaker based in Johannesburg. It was Tsogo who made the observation about Queen Sono cited above, and with the three of them we'd like to explore the general prospects and limitations of streaming on the continent. While the more popular offerings on streaming platforms could crudely be seen as simply “candy floss entertainment,” more “content” in the ocean of mass culture–as distribution mechanisms, do they make it possible to, as Sara asks in a recent piece, “conceive of a future where African auteur films can enjoy shooting and editing on the continent, uninhibited by national and international politics…can African cinema find distribution beyond the festival

Africa Tech Summit Connects podcast shares insights from across the African tech scene. Subscribe for updates and join us at the fourth Africa Tech Summit Nairobi Feb 23-24th, 2022 or Africa Tech Summit London, September 2022 - www.africatechsummit.comIn this episode we take a deep dive into Africa's Digital Infrastructure and why the cloud, cables and affordable connectivity are critical for pan-African growth.Moderated by Boko Inyundo from DLA Piper this panel session recorded at Africa Tech Summit Connects also takes and a look at Ethiopia, Google Android in Africa, DLA Piper's insights across the continent and what Liquid Telecom are doing from Cape to Cairo to drive connectivity.Featuring: Boko Inyundo (DLA Piper) Mariam Abdullahi (Google) Honourable Ahmedin Mohammed Ahmed (State Minister, ICT and Digital Transformation Sector, Government of Ethiopia) Mike Conradi (DLA Piper) Ben Roberts (Liquid Telecom)

Kenyan Wallstreet's Ally Mwakaneno and Liquid Telecom's Ben Roberts discuss the status e-learning during COVID-19, partnerships between Schools Edtechs and ISPs and the future of e-learning after the pandemic.

Kenyan Wallstreet's Ally Mwakaneno and Liquid Telecom's Ben Roberts discuss the status e-learning during COVID-19, partnerships between Schools Edtechs and ISPs and the future of e-learning after the pandemic.

Kenyan Wallstreet's Ally Mwakaneno talks to Liquid Telecom Chief Digital Officer David Behr on the status of cybersecurity in Africa, and how COVID-19 has accelerated threats to companies as people continue to work from home and the future of cybersecurity

Kenyan Wallstreet's Ally Mwakaneno talks to Liquid Telecom Chief Digital Officer David Behr on the status of cybersecurity in Africa, and how COVID-19 has accelerated threats to companies as people continue to work from home and the future of cybersecurity

Solomon and David digest what to expect from the Microsoft Surface Duo foldable phone, the new Android earthquake detection feature, Unpacks what to expect from the Kampala Innovation Week 2020, Liquid Telecom Internet Speed Saga and ABSA Contactless Debit Card. Articles discussed this week; Why Absa contactless payment card is the Visa debit card you want to use during Covid-19? How good is Liquid Telecom Uganda Home unlimited internet? Roke Telkom: Are Roke At Home data plans worth it?

This week, we welcome Tariq Ahmed, ex-group head of corporate communications at Liquid Telecom, to the PRmoment podcast. Here’s a summary of what Tariq and I discussed: In the context of the George Floyd racism protests in the US and throughout the world, including here in the UK, Tariq and I talk about his decision to change his name from Tariq Ahmed to Daniel Jacobs back in 2002 – when Tariq found he was unable to get a job in public relations as a Muslim man in the UK. How Tariq set up an experiment where he applied for the same job both as Tariq Ahmed and as Daniel Jacobs. He was invited for an interview as Daniel but not as Tariq. How until 9/11 Tariq had never experienced racism before. How Tariq got through that period of his life by trying to take the emotion out of it – he saw it as a personal re-branding exercise. He believed once you allow the emotion to stick, you start to become a victim, which he didn’t want. How the story had a happy ending when HP re-recruited Tariq, as Tariq Ahmed not as Daniel Jacobs. How statistics show that Muslim men are 72% less likely to be employed (when they apply for a job) than their white Christian counterparts. How the death of George Floyd was the result, not of Islamic fundamentalism, but of the fundamentalism of racist police officer. How racism in society has got worse, not better in most of our lifetimes. Why all organisations and employees must always call prejudice out. Ideally, to begin with, in a non-threatening way – but you must let people know how it makes you feel. How being Daniel Jacobs made Tariq feel like as a person. Why Tariq regrets, in many ways, changing his name back to Tariq Ahmed. Does Tariq believe he’d have a bigger job and be earning more money if his name had remained Daniel Jacobs? Tariq tells us how it’s easy to change your name in the UK. How as a society, we’ve taken a huge step backwards since 9/11. The terrorists won. Tariq talks us through some lessons around personal behaviour and personal choice from his 20 years of observing discrimination and being discriminated against. The prevalence of unconscious bias in our global society. Tariq talks about his time he’s spent in-house – all within the tech sector. Tariq talks about his passion for technology and how it can change people’s lives. Tariq talks about the challenges for tech firms coming out of the Covid-19 lockdown.

South African mobile operator, Vodacom Group, said on Monday it has switched on Africa’s first live 5G mobile network in three cities, with further rollouts planned in other parts of the country. Vodacom was recently assigned temporary additional spectrum by the telecoms regulator for the duration of the national state of disaster. This includes 1 x 50 MHz in the 3.5 GHz band, which has been used to fasttrack its 5G launch. In February, Vodacom Chief Executive Shameel Joosub said the company expects to offer 5G mobile services to its South African customers this year by using a network being built by another African operator, Liquid Telecom. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kholofelo Sekele is an Attorney who specializes in ICT and commercial law, with an extensive background in Dispute Resolution. She is currently working as Legal Specialist at Liquid Telecom, which has the largest digital footprint in Africa. Kholofelo is excited about how 4IR is quickly rooting itself in the African market, with South Africa being at the forefront and her company having the largest spectrum. Kholofelo is passionate about youth development and educating communities about their constitutional rights. She is also a continuous contributor to the Sister In Law platform, focusing on wills and estate planning. Tune in to hear about how Kholofelo navigates the legal profession and how she believes transformation can be implemented in corporate South Africa. Don't forget to rate and review the show. Tag us on Instagram: @cola_tonic @sister_in_law_ Email advertising queries, feedback, guest suggestions and collaboration requests to advice@sisterinlaw.co.za | www.sisterinlaw.co.za --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message

Gavin Dudley and Lindsey Schutters shake off the Samsung Galaxy S20 launch event hangover to bring you South Africa's most accessible consumer technology podcast from the hotel restaurant. The S20 family commands most of the attention with brief stops to check up on Telkom's bun fight with Vodacom and Liquid Telecom. http://techmagazine.co.za/ Follow Gavin at https://facebook.com/TechMagazineZA/ Find Lindsey at http://thatopinionguy.co.za or @SharpSchutters on twitter. Email us at overclocked@gmail.com Recorded at The Kitchen http://www.lovethekitchen.co.za/ Produced by Lindsey Schutters Music by Lindsey Schutters Mixed on LG G7 ThinQ Recorded on iPad Mini 5 + Boya shotgun mic

Joining Andile Masuku and guest co-host Rushil Vallabh of Secha Capital on this African Tech Roundup podcast is Grant Phillips. Grant is the Founder and CEO of PhilTech Consulting and has partnered with both Convergence Partners and Stockdale Street (the Oppenheimer Family’s South African private equity outfit) to "build out technology ecosystems across Africa". He was previously the CEO and Chairman of the Nairobi-based credit reference bureau and debt management outsource organisation CRB Africa as well as CEO of TransUnion’s Pan-African business. Listen in to hear Andile, Rushil and Grant unpack the provocative assertion that venture capital is a Ponzi scheme, recently made by the American-Sri Lankan Founder and CEO of Social Capital Chamath Palihapitiya. Head to [1:18:12] if you'd like to skip straight to that conversation. Chamath - a bona fide billionaire - was an early senior executive at Facebook. Following that, Chamath founded Social Capital which he claims, its first 8 years, made double what Berkshire Hathaway made in its first 8 years of business. But now, apparently, he's done with the limited partnership VC model and with running a successful hedge fund. Hence, he's decided to reorganise Social Capital into a holding company that will pick investments on the basis of both solid business fundamentals and "value to humanity"— and offer investees all the finance and growth support they need to thrive. Given media reports regarding Rocket Internet's puzzling plans to exit their investment in the struggling online shopping platform Jumia via a stock exchange listing in the US, Africa's early-stage investment ecosystem might do well to soberly reflect on Chamath's controversial aversion to the VC model largely popularised by Silicon Valley. Topics discussed in this episode: Somalia’s Premier Bank announces a USD1 million fund to invest in Somali startups [14:45] Kenya earmarks just under USD10 million for local phone manufacturing [15:55] Airtel Africa raises USD1.25 billion [18:14] Update on MTN Nigeria's regulatory woes [21:36] Rocket Internet set to list Jumia in the US [24.09] The International Finance Corporation (IFC) could invest USD3 million in Kobo360 [30:26] South Africa is getting Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres [43:42] Naspers is agressively reorganising its portfolio [48:03] Angola Cables' South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) is live [52:06] Zambia's Central Bank warns against trading cryptocurrencies [54:05] Liquid Telecom completes acquisition of CEC Liquid Telecom (Zambia) [59:04] Nexxus Ventures backs South African equity crowdfunding startup Uprise.Africa [1:00:57] Education fintech Prodigy lands a billion dollar line of credit [1:03:32] Standard Bank South Africa set to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) [1:07:28] Malawi plans to force businesses to accept digital payments [1:09:02] Andela pays coders at least 50% less than Silicon Valley coders earn [1:09:40] Facebook continues to lose top executives + Facebook data breach [1:10:55] Apple & Amazon accused of having servers compromised by spyware-laden chips [1:12:32] Apple and Samsung fined by Italy for planned obsolescence [1:13:17] Uber keen to buy Careem [1:14:36] Airbnb wants to share equity with home sharing listees [1:15:00] Discussion: Is VC a Ponzi Scheme? [1:18:12] Resources referenced in this episode: The Africa Innovation Paradigm Whitepaper: http://bit.ly/AfricanInnovationParadigmReport Chamath Palihapitiya This Week In Startups Interview: http://bit.ly/ChamathInterview Social Capital 2018 Annual Letter: http://bit.ly/SocialCapital2018AnnualLetter

This week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg bring you the TalkCentral podcast from the Rage expo in Johannesburg. On the show this week, they look at everything that's happening at this year's rage, from cosplay to the latest games and hardware. Also on the show, they chat about Microsoft's new Surface devices (and headphones) -- and, no, they're not coming to South Africa -- as well as the looming retrenchments at Liquid Telecom and Facebook cracking down on fake news in South Africa. Listen to the show to find out who's been picked as winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is South Africa's Table Realms, while Duncan has chosen Windows 10's Dark Mode. Any feedback on the podcast? Please send a WhatsApp message to 0719991111. Voice notes might be included in a future episode. Podcast website

TechCentral — This week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg bring you the TalkCentral podcast from the Rage expo in Johannesburg. On the show this week, they look at everything that's happening at this year's rage, from cosplay to the latest games and hardware. Also on the show, they chat about Microsoft's new Surface devices (and headphones) -- and, no, they’re not coming to South Africa -- as well as the looming retrenchments at Liquid Telecom and Facebook cracking down on fake news in South Africa. Listen to the show to find out who's been picked as winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is South Africa's Table Realms, while Duncan has chosen Windows 10's Dark Mode. Any feedback on the podcast? Please send a WhatsApp message to 0719991111. Voice notes might be included in a future episode.

In this episode of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the week's biggest tech news. In the show this week, Apple is now a trillion-dollar company and Huawei is the world's second largest smartphone maker. Also this week, Liquid Telecom's plans to monetise its radio frequency spectrum and an insane new camera lens for taking pictures of bugs. Listen to the show to find out who's been picked as winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is the zombie game Dying Light, while Duncan has chosen the MirrorLab photo app for Android. Feedback? Send a WhatsApp message to 0719991111. Voice notes may be included in future shows. Podcast website

TechCentral — In this episode of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the week's biggest tech news. In the show this week, Apple is now a trillion-dollar company and Huawei is the world's second largest smartphone maker. Also this week, Liquid Telecom's plans to monetise its radio frequency spectrum and an insane new camera lens for taking pictures of bugs. Listen to the show to find out who's been picked as winner and loser of the week. Regardt's pick this week is the zombie game Dying Light, while Duncan has chosen the MirrorLab photo app for Android. Feedback? Send a WhatsApp message to 0719991111. Voice notes may be included in future shows.

TechCentral — Reshaad Sha returns to the podcast in this episode to talk about his appointment as CEO of Liquid Telecom in South Africa. Sha, who was previously with Dark Fibre Africa as chief strategy officer and CEO of DFA’s Internet of things subsidiary SqwidNet, joined Liquid Telecom two months ago. In the podcast, he explains why he decided to take up the opportunity and sets out the challenges and opportunities facing the operator formerly known as Neotel. Liquid Telecom South Africa, which has been through several big challenges in recent years (as Neotel), was originally created as the second national operator to compete with then-monopoly provider Telkom. Sha talks about where the company is positioned in the market today, where he’s going to focus his efforts as CEO and why the operator's spectrum assets offer huge potential. In the podcast, he hints that a deal is in the works to unlock the potential of that spectrum. He also explains how Liquid Telecom is positioning itself in cloud computing and data centre infrastructure and touches on the policy and regulatory landscape in telecommunications in South Africa. It’s a great discussion. Don’t miss it!

This week weâ??ll look back at Cluecon 2017, which was last week in Chicago. Given the intensity of the event, much of the Freeswitch core team are on a well-deserved, post-event hiatus. Nonetheless, weâ??ll be joined by Kathleen King (Freeswitch Solutions), Giovanni Maruzzelli (OpenTelecom.IT) and Muteesa Fred from Liquid Telecom in Uganda.

On TalkCentral this week, Vodacom breaks the 500Mbit/s mobile download barrier, Uber's CEO quits and Liquid Telecom outlines its plans for Neotel. Plus, it seems you can now “root” your drone... And we pick our best deals from the Steam Summer Sale, which really should be the Steam Winter Sale. Duncan's pick this week is SqwidNet's Sigfox Sens'it Internet of things device, while Regardt has chosen the Fusion Stereoactive speakers. Podcast website

TechCentral — On TalkCentral this week, Vodacom breaks the 500Mbit/s mobile download barrier, Uber’s CEO quits and Liquid Telecom outlines its plans for Neotel. Plus, it seems you can now “root” your drone... And we pick our best deals from the Steam Summer Sale, which really should be the Steam Winter Sale. Duncan's pick this week is SqwidNet's Sigfox Sens'it Internet of things device, while Regardt has chosen the Fusion Stereoactive speakers.

In the same week that Neotel officially became part of Liquid Telecom (a subsidiary of the Econet Group), Anglophone Cameroon clocked a month of going without internet access. Brian Lupiya shares the details in this Tech Minute. Music credit: Brian Lupiya Image credit: Edouard Tamba

On TalkCentral this week: Liquid Telecom consummates its deal to buy Neotel; what South Africans felt about Zuma's state of the nation address; there's concern about Cell C; and Twitter's growth flat-lines. Regardt van der Berg's pick this week is Zendesk, while Duncan McLeod has chosen Dashline. Podcast website

TechCentral — On TalkCentral this week: Liquid Telecom consummates its deal to buy Neotel; what South Africans felt about Zuma’s state of the nation address; there's concern about Cell C; and Twitter’s growth flat-lines. Regardt van der Berg's pick this week is Zendesk, while Duncan McLeod has chosen Dashline.

Old Mutual to retain ‘strategic minority stake’ in Nedbank, Stocks: Analysts Expect Cautious Trading This Week, Fish firm denies owing fallen Imperial Bank Sh10bn, British shares bounce back a little from Brexit dive, NSE facilitates N11tn securities investment in 10 years, Royal Bafokeng and Liquid Telecom to buy stake in Neotel, Small-scale farmers to start paying income tax, President Jacob Zuma arriving in Botswana last night, ahead of the SADC Double Troika scheduled for 28 June 2016 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Old Mutual to retain ‘strategic minority stake’ in Nedbank, Stocks: Analysts Expect Cautious Trading This Week, Fish firm denies owing fallen Imperial Bank Sh10bn, British shares bounce back a little from Brexit dive, NSE facilitates N11tn securities investment in 10 years, Royal Bafokeng and Liquid Telecom to buy stake in Neotel, Small-scale farmers to start paying income tax, President Jacob Zuma arriving in Botswana last night, ahead of the SADC Double Troika scheduled for 28 June 2016 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support

Old Mutual to retain ‘strategic minority stake' in Nedbank, Stocks: Analysts Expect Cautious Trading This Week, Fish firm denies owing fallen Imperial Bank Sh10bn, British shares bounce back a little from Brexit dive, NSE facilitates N11tn securities investment in 10 years, Royal Bafokeng and Liquid Telecom to buy stake in Neotel, Small-scale farmers to start paying income tax, President Jacob Zuma arriving in Botswana last night, ahead of the SADC Double Troika scheduled for 28 June 2016 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support

IMF suspends loan facility to Mozambique, Liquid Telecom unveils data services in Kenya, President Jacob Zuma to visit Iran, Minister praises Nigeria-China Currency deal, Business boom for Kenya's Maasai fabric, Economic Commission for Africa to tackle illicit financial flows into Africa, Ethiopia's private Airlines form Association to tackle Red-Tape. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

IMF suspends loan facility to Mozambique, Liquid Telecom unveils data services in Kenya, President Jacob Zuma to visit Iran, Minister praises Nigeria-China Currency deal, Business boom for Kenya's Maasai fabric, Economic Commission for Africa to tackle illicit financial flows into Africa, Ethiopia's private Airlines form Association to tackle Red-Tape. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support

IMF suspends loan facility to Mozambique, Liquid Telecom unveils data services in Kenya, President Jacob Zuma to visit Iran, Minister praises Nigeria-China Currency deal, Business boom for Kenya's Maasai fabric, Economic Commission for Africa to tackle illicit financial flows into Africa, Ethiopia's private Airlines form Association to tackle Red-Tape. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support