Digify Africa: Unplugged Conversations

For Digify Africa, it is important to give people easy access to information about social media and digitization. In South Africa, WhatsApp is one of the most used messenger apps – on average, 93.2% of South Africans use the green messenger . Therefore, it was obvious to use this communication channel for the educational program. To enable this in an automated, 24/7 and scalable way, our team crea...

The EcoDoc app, which was recently launched at the @University of Cape Town's School of Economics, aims to translate over 1 000 economic terms into South Africa's 11 official languages. The goal is to help economics students understand terms and definitions in their home languages. Do you think we need more tools in African languages? #DigifyAfrica #Education #Innovation #AfrotechCorner

Join our COO Qhakaza Mohare she discusses her career from journalist to multi-skilled strategist in the digital and youth development area. Don't miss out, ungaphuthelwa!   #WCW #DigifyAfrica #DigitalCareers

As we wrap up the #ChatforImpact series, we chat to our CEO Gavin Weale about some of the innovative inventions that #DigifyAfrica has been leading through WhatsApp bots. Tune in to learn more about the work that #DigifyAfrica does in the innovation space. #TechInnovation

Looking to communicate more effectively with your community? In our second episode of the #ChatforImpact series, we speak with the company that allows organizations to have guided online conversations that improve the lives of their audience, @Turn.io. Tune in to learn more about using digital tools for social impact. #DigifyAfrica #SocialImpact #Innovation

How can mental health services be more accessible? We discuss solutions with @Strong Minds, an organization with a mission to improve mental health on the Africa continent. Strong Minds recently launched a WhatsApp chatbot called #Amani, placing them at the forefront of using digital technology to make an impact. #DigifyAfrica #Whatsapp #Chatbot #Innovation

Creative Strategist & Digital Creative Nwabisa Mda talks us through the process of understanding the science of strategy tune in and let us know what you think? #DigifyAfrica #DigitalMarketing #Strategy 

If you missed out on the #DigifyTurns10 birthday celebration, tune in here to catch up on the exciting conversation around 10 years of digital skills education! #DigifyAfricaTurns10

For a continent as culturally rich and diverse as Africa, making sure that valuable cultural customs are available for future generations to enjoy via digital technologies becomes imperative. To capture the essence of this leading theme (Heritage Month), we want to focus on how we can use digital technologies to preserve and celebrate our heritage,  we chat to Dr. Athambile Masola 

Digify Africa with @thedailyvox and @youth_capita l discuss ways in which South Africans can use digital skills to create opportunities for themselves.

In this episode, we go back in time and revisit a conversation we had with artists who have played a significant role in upholding South African culture  We chat about Heritage in the Digital Age. Joined by Zoe Modiga, Nadine Cloete, Nkuli Mlangeni, and the poetry duo Yamoria 

This episode looks at both Digital and young people in entrepreneurship, digital entrepreneurship is a term that describes how entrepreneurship will change, as business and society continue to be transformed by digital technology. We are joined by Irene Okoye from the African Management Institute, an organization that offers practical business and management tools via technological means.

In this episode, we chat to Bryan Obonyo founding member of a Collective of Black Africans living in London who were all motivated to cultivate the musical palates of Londoners. 

Contemporary feminist activism’s deep engagement with social media and popular culture is offering women opportunities to mobilize for women’s rights. These moments have called for us to rethink feminist digital activism but beyond that to have a wider conversation around archiving of feminist thought via digital platforms since the world lives online I am joined by Gorata Chengeta a researcher an...

Experts describe Afrotech as a convergence of black culture and technology, in this episode, we chat with Tshwanelo from the Digita Doro Podcast about how Afrotech looks like in Africa.  Follow us on:  Twitter @DigifyAfrica Facebook @DigifyAfrica Instagram @DigifyAfrica   

Today we are looking at the notion of “the angry black woman” and busting this stereotype that often paints us as bad-tempered, hostile and overly aggressive. Tune in for our conversation with Luleka Mossie, Malebo Sephodi, Kovini Moodley & Nolwazi Tusini facilitated by our COO, Qhakaza Mohare.

Digify Africa COO, Qhakaza Mohare talks to Afika Jadezweni & Naledi Mashishi about the “Strong Black Woman” and vulnerability in the workplace.

This year's International Women's Day campaign has chosen the theme #ChooseToChallenge with the idea that a challenged world is an alert world and individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions. This episode explores what that means to 4 women from the Digify Africa team. Speakers Qhakaza Mthembu - COO: Digify Africa (Moderator) Celestine Lugaye Ukpere - Project Manager: Digi...

In this episode, we sit down with the funny creator, writer, and producer Sipho, to talk about how to make money on Youtube, we suggest you bring along a notebook for this episode because the class was in session as you can tell by the length. Sipho touches on digital tools to make your Youtube journey easier, we talk about collaborations, marketing and most importantly making MONEY. Follow us on:...

In this episode we are joined by a young, unapologetically black queer Johannesburg based multi-talented creative, LELOWHATSGOOD. We chat about representation in mass media and the digital space, having a seat at the table in deciding who gets to tell the queer narrative in digital marketing and exploring how the digital space has opened a space to dare to be different!  Follow us on:  T...

In this episode, we are joined by LeboLion, speaker, podcast host, social media strategist and SMME Growth specialist. We chat about content creation, growing and building brands in the digital economy and most importantly what does the Digital Economy mean for young people! And lastly, what can the world learn from African digital creators.  Follow us on:  Twitter@DigifyAfrica Facebook@...

Unplugged Conversation Series honours young digital natives thriving in the digital economy and offers a platform for storytelling and conversation around successfully growing in the digital economy and the challenges thereof. Brought to you by Digify Africa. Coming to wherever  you get your podcast on June 4th