We discuss the role that digitization plays in the business sector, by addressing ways in which tech is transforming businesses and business models, especially during COVID-19. The episode features interviews with entrepreneurs Afshon Wallace Ngige of Afridelivery, Perseus Mlambo of Zazu, and representatives from the National Technology Business Centre (NTBC) from Zambia.

Our guests:

(VOXPOP) Silumesii Maboshe - BongoHive Co-founder and Head of BongoHive Consult.

Afshon Wallace Ngige is the CEO of AfriDelivery, which is an online platform that allows users to order different goods and services and have them delivered to their location.

Perseus Mlambo is the CEO of Zazu Africa, a smart digital-money account that helps users manage their finances.

From the National Technology Business Center, we were joined by Innocent Mandona and Tasila Banda, Manager - Marketing and Technology and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, respectively. NTBC is a statutory body under the Ministry of Higher Education, mandated to commercialise innovations and to conduct technology transfer.

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The BongoHive PodcastBy BongoHiveMar 24, 2020