Apps4Africa has just announced the three winners of its 2012 competition, showcasing the best in African innovation. The winners, chosen from nearly 300 submissions, were Ffene, from Uganda, an app that helps small and medium businesses reduce administrative costs; SliceBiz, from Ghana, a crowdsourcing platform to encourage middle class Africans to invest small amounts in high-growth startups; and Prowork, [...]
Magic Johnson Launches New TV Network, ASPiRE
June 28, 2012 | Posted by
It just does not stop for Magic Johnson. The Hall of Fame basketball player-turned-mega-entrepreneur launches perhaps to biggest of a litany of bold ventures today: Atlanta-based cable network ASPiRE. The channel will go live tonight at 8 p.m. EST and joins other channels targeting African-American viewers such as TV One and BET. Johnson, who partnered [...]
