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Whether you’re an engineer, a copywriter, or a marketing expert, all freelancers have one
challenge in common: setting a reasonable hourly rate. Beginners in particular often have a hard
time deciding their hourly rate. Read on to avoid making rookie mistakes when it comes to
setting your freelance rates!
Ofte...

Nairobi is gradually becoming one of the best global hubs for startups and freelance
entrepreneurs. This progressive ecosystem has enabled many coworking spaces to
sprout in Kenya. According to coworkbooking.com, there are over 35 coworking
spaces in Nairobi and others are still opening outside the city.
What is...

In the popular history of Kenya’s technology industry, women are at the center. It was a woman, Ory
Okolloh Mwangi, who first put out a call on her blog, kenyanpundit, inviting coders to build a platform
that would track violence and other emergencies following the 2007–2008 elections, resulting in the now
glob...

Baratang Miya
Baratang Miya is a tech social entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of GirlHYPE – Women
Who Code. GirlHYPE is a coding academy for women and girls in underserved communities in
South Africa. Baratang is passionate about workforce diversity and workplace inclusion of
women and youth in the tech an...

How do African countries rank when it comes to creating the enabling environment for technology
startups to thrive? Do tech entrepreneurs fare better on the West, East, or South of the continent? And, if a
founder is looking to launch a tech venture in an African country, can one find a startup ecosystem with
the r...

Online marketplaces have been a major job creation sector in Africa for the last 5 years. Africa’s can sell
gigs online for an exchange of a few dollars. These could seem OK, but is it the real path to follow.
According to statistics by The Rockefeller Foundation, the freelance market had brought into Africa $5
b...

Kenya is one of the few places that offers extraordinary opportunities to view exotic wildlife in its natural
habitat. This is a region of dramatic contrasts and extraordinary wildlife on display with landscapes of
great beauty and variety. Kenya offers scenic safari tours, lounging on pristine beaches, and a broad ra...

One of the goals we set out to achieve is to extend our services to other West African countries before
taking on the world.
We are working with a 5 year timeline to expand into 10 African countries asides Nigeria some are
Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, South Africa,Rwanda.
Ghanaians you can now register on o...

The fastest-growing sectors in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Cote dívore, the United Republic of Congo,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia among others are trade and retail, financial services, and
healthcare.
Agriculture has also expanded rapidly, it presents opportunities for emerging IT markets.
He...

Tech jobs are some of the most in-demand jobs attracting some of the highest pay in the world. Over the
last year, the new trend of businesses moving online has further increased the demand for tech
professionals.
Hired’s 2020 State of Software Engineers report revealed that 2020 was a big year for software
en...