Charles Gitonga, BBC
We spoke with Charles Gitonga, a senior reporter for business in Africa for the BBC. Charles developed an interest for journalism whilst still a young child due to his regular exposure to radio. His pursuit of a career in broadcasting
Brian George, NTV Kenya – Nation Media Group
The focus of this week's spotlight takes us to Kenya-based broadcast journalist, Brian George from NTV Kenya. Brian emphasises the contributions made by youth in the Kenyan tech space. Moreover, he thinks that people are not being reached by tech
Russell Southwood, Balancing Act Africa
In our spotlight this week, we feature Russell Southwood, CEO of Balancing Act Africa and author of Africa 2.0 - Inside a Continent’s Communications Revolution, a book about sub-Saharan Africa's communications revolution. He speaks about the growth of tech on
Benjamin Dada
We caught up with media entrepreneur, Benjamin Dada who was one of the first journalists to have founded a self-titled platform in a time where substack’s were not as popular as they are today. He also speaks about how his
Ruth Olurounbi, Bloomberg
This week, we spoke to Ruth Olurounbi, Government and Economy Reporter of Bloomberg who shares how a collection of experiences from childhood and her desire to help people through storytelling, led her to where she is in journalism today.What led
Henry Nzekwe, WeeTracker
In our spotlight this week is Henry Nzekwe, Tech journalist and Assistant Editor of Weetracker who shares his journey from listening to foreign news programmes/talk shows on TV and radio as a child to his freelance writing gigs before finally
WIMBART ANNOUNCES THE FINAL SHORTLIST FOR OFFICE HOURS FOURTH EDITION
Wimbart has selected the final shortlist for our fourth edition of the Wimbart Office Hours Programme. After the success of our previous mentorship programmes and witnessing the progression of our previous participants, this year we received an incredibly strong selection
WIMBART OFFICE HOURS ALUMNI: Koa Technology encourages African tech startups to tell their stories simply and clearly
We applied to the Wimbart office hours to learn how best to position our company in the public space. We wanted to learn how best to communicate and share our story and we thought Wimbart, being one of the leaders
HEALTHTRACKA SHARE HOW THEY USED TIPS FROM WIMBART OFFICE HOURS TO TELL THEIR INCREDIBLE STORY
I joined Wimbart Office Hours a few months after launching Healthtracka. I was green about the startup life and wanted to understand how to navigate media and PR. I learned that this program is not just theories and principles but
Jacqueline Mahugu, Standard Group
What led you into journalism and what would you be doing if you weren't a journalist?I got into journalism because I always loved stories – reading and writing them – as evidenced by my decision to study English and