Telegram Poised to Launch Native Cryptocurrency

Telegram Messenger

According to Techcrunch, an online magazine, a native cryptocurrency may afford Telegram’s payment system “enormous independence from any government or bank”

Guangzhou aims to be next high-tech powerhouse

Guangzhou, China

Editor’s note: One thing that I find remarkable about China’s meteoric rise as a global manufacturing powerhouse is the simple fact that they are able to adapt quickly without much fanfare – unlike most other countries on the planet.

12 African startups to watch in 2018

a startup behind the scenes

Editor’s note: With the unprecedented surge and use of open source tech to obliterate costs, disruptive blockchain uses, cheap web hosting plans and what not, is it any surprise that Startups will only get hotter in Africa?

Kenyan job seekers lack ICT skills, independence

training

While Kenya is famed for its mobile uptake and innovation, Beaton says much more needs to be done to encourage basic ICT literacy among students, and ICT skills need to be elevated to a “minimum requirement” of education.

GnuCash COULD be a QuickBooks killer

bookkeeping

This article is for any of our readers who are keen to seek a viable alternative to Intuit’s QuickBooks accounting program which, unfortunately, only runs on Windows. The beauty of GnuCash is that it runs on Mac OS/X, Windows, Linux and BSD Unix.