More and more young people are taking up entrepreneurship in the Land of the Brave, but for most of them, settling into an office space is an expensive exercise and thus very low on the priority list. Working from home and having meetings in busy coffee shops becomes the next best option. Then comes the brilliant concept of the …
This throwback series of the MYD Africa Show features Aron Hamukwaya who is the inventor of the Digital Owela Game and the Managing Director of the National Software Engineering Academy. A young Namibian who started his studies at the University of Namibia (UNAM), Aron, through his creative ideas – secured himself a scholarship with the Ministry of Education to study …
Forging forward to build the innovative industry, is what a team of imaginative individuals are aiming at when talking Namibia’s first ever, Creative Industry Guide. The Guide is aimed at providing a map of Namibian innovation and innovators. Artists are being asked to submit their details, free of charge, to be part of this project that seeks to quantify as …
The Start-up Festival has grown into a global gathering of the world’s best entrepreneurs, founders, investors and mentors. From Montreal to Finland, to Amsterdam to Switzerland and now Namibia. Over the course of two days Windhoek residents will have the opportunity to learn all about starting a business, start-up funding and simultaneously meet new business partners. So if you are …
“Firstly congratulations to Namibia, it’s wonderful to see Namibia come up with the highest ranking in the Africa section in the index, it’s very exciting,” said Rona Kotecha, Executive Director of Mara Foundation. Mara Foundation is part of Mara Group, a pan-African multi-sector business with extensive operating experience in both African and international markets. Established in 2009, Mara Foundation focuses on …
“Fall in love with the problems because finding a solution to a problem is innovation, and once you innovate, you create.” Driving innovation and using recycled items while they do, is what these two successful Namibia entrepreneurs are about. The two are, Aska Orlale and Taleni Matheus, the names behind M&O Designs which manufactures décor products using recycled materials, such …
Namibian innovation is growing in leaps and bounds with inventors and scientists banding together to grow innovation in the country. One such example is that of Aron Hamukwaya, the Managing Director of National Software Engineering Academy, who has developed a digital game that aims to bring communities together and keep our cultural heritage alive. Aron’s invention was supported by the …