iAfrikan BYTES

Balungile Belz chats to Simon Dingle about the latest updates on the Bitcoin phenomenon and the Decentralized Autonomous Organisation (DAO).

Dr. Happy Sithole speaks to Balungile Belz to explain why Lengau, a Super Computer developed by South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and its partners, is important for Africa's development.

Daniel Mwesigwa speaks to Balungile Belz to explain the value of storytelling in terms of sharing and shaping Africa's narrative of growth.

Intelsat’s Jean-Philippe Gillet, Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa Sales, elaborates on some of the projects that they are involved in South Africa with.

He also goes on to talk about the importance of protecting the C-Band spectrum and its importance.

Martin Koffijberg, EMEA Product Marketing Manager ATM Security at Diebold, elaborates on South Africa's history of physical ATM attacks and explains how Diebold is impleting measures and technology to combat physical attacks on ATMs in South Africa.

Saturday night witnessed the Accra, Ghana launch of Suba app, an event-based iOS and Android mobile application that allows everyone at fun social gatherings (from concerts to weddings) to see and share photos together in one central photo stream.

The two developers of this app , Nelson Klutse and Eric Hackman are graduates of Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and now in the Meltwater incubator.

Established in Ghana in 2008, MEST offers aspiring African entrepreneurs a fully sponsored two year, intensive full-time program.