The city after dark hits different. #Culture
Mandla Ndlovu ✔ Bronze
@mandlandlovu · South Africa
Hustler by day, thinker by night 💡
The informal sector employs most of us and is taxed like an afterthought. #SmallBusiness
Schools reopened in Johannesburg without desks. Children sitting on the floor while budgets get 'reviewed'. #Education
The contract was awarded before the tender closed. I typed the letter myself.
That match deserved a better pitch. Talent is not our problem, facilities are. #AfricanFootball
Fibre finally reached my street in Kumasi. Ten years after they announced it. #Connectivity
Mobile money agents in Lagos are charging unofficial fees again. Everyone knows. Nobody stops it. #MobileMoney
Schools reopened in Dar es Salaam without desks. Children sitting on the floor while budgets get 'reviewed'. #Education
Startups in Bahir Dar are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
Startups in Dar es Salaam are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
Every African startup pitch deck says 'the next M-Pesa'. Very few study why M-Pesa actually worked. #Startups
Diaspora sending money home every month and still being asked why they have not built a house yet. #Diaspora
Our grandmothers were archiving family history before anyone called it content. #Heritage
My neighbour fixed the street light himself because nobody came for 8 months. #Community
The new minimum wage sounds good until you see Addis Ababa transport fares went up the same week. #Economy
Import duties changed overnight. Traders in Dar es Salaam lost thousands on goods already shipped. #Trade
Watching the derby in Dakar with 200 people and one TV. Best atmosphere anywhere. #Football