Tech Insights for African Businesses
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How to Run a Software Project So It Actually Finishes
A practical governance playbook for non-technical sponsors: written scope, controlled change, milestone-based payments, verifiable progress, and one accountable client-side owner.
WhatsApp, Website, or App? Choosing Your Primary Customer Channel
WhatsApp, a website, and a dedicated app are not three boxes to tick - they suit different businesses and different customers. A practical comparison for African SMEs, with the one pairing that serves most of them best.
The Myth of the Cheap System: What "Affordable" Software Really Costs Over Five Years
The cheapest quote usually wins the procurement meeting and loses the operating period. A practical five-year total-cost-of-ownership model for SME owners - with worked examples and the questions to ask before you sign.
Could Your Reporting Survive an Audit? Building a Data Trail You Can Trust
How to build a defensible data trail that lenders, auditors and investors trust: one system of record per function, clear ownership, timestamped changes, and reconciliations that hold up under scrutiny.
The DRC Opportunity
A market-entry playbook for technology providers entering the Democratic Republic of Congo: EAC accession, digital demand, technology minerals, language, currency, local partnership and risk.
Building Software That Scales Across Borders
Field notes from multi-country African software rollouts: what breaks at the border, and how to design for tax, currency, language, law and infrastructure before expansion.
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