Blog.

News and events from the Malawi entrepreneurial, technology and innovation ecosystem. Plus the occasional brand, digital or business tip.

St Andrews International School website

Saint Andrew's International School (SAIntS) website has been selected Best Education Website Design 2024-2025 by Design Rush

Techpearl Malawi hackathon winning team

TechPearl Malawi's Hackathon-24 where over 30 young female techies from universities and technical colleges across Malawi participated.

Inauguration of Radio Maria Malawi studios in Mangochi

An account of Austin Madinga on his volunteering journey with Radio Maria Malawi as the radio station celebrates 25 years.

French Institue of South Africa Création Africa mentorship programme.

Project4 Digital Design is excited to have been selected to join the French Institute of South Africa Création Africa mentorship programme.

The Power of Social Media Storytelling for Your Handicraft Brand

Blog collaboration with Zidza Katenga of Meekono for their clients who are African women handicraft entrepreneurs.

pro bono work projects can be extremely frustrating if not managed well

Some non-profits request pro bono work from website designers. While it may be for a good cause, extra caution is needed.

Having a corporate blog is an essential digital platform for building your brand communications

A corporate blog can go a long way in helping you grow your business. A blog can be used for all your serious and fun content.

Malawi Tourism Takulandirani workshop

Malawi tourism operators need to prioritise marketing their properties and destinations using online channels. If they haven't already, now is the time to go online.

Nation Publications tech day

In a rush to break news, newsrooms sometimes only tell a fraction of the story. Online tools can help journalists provide so much more context.

Fembiobiz acceleration in malawi training digital skills

Online productivity and collaboration training for participants of the FemBioBiz Acceleration programme in Malawi.

Use staff to help develop website content

Your staff are a valuable resource when it comes to developing content for your website. They constantly interact with different stakeholders throughout the day.

asking better web design questions

When engaging a designer, clients will usually first ask about the price of the project. But there are better and more important questions to ask first.

Maximise your younger years: Money making hobby

With a fairly decent smartphone and camera, savvy youth can use their social media skills and photography hobby to make money.

work from home

So, a 21-day lock-down was announced for Malawi last night. Work from home is now inevitable for many workers. Do […]

Asana setup

Last week I looked at how teams can avoid death by meetings. I also waxed lyrical about Asana and how […]

meeting

Let’s talk about meetings (if you’re Malawian, you know). I have a slight dislike for meetings, some of them. Well, […]

British Council Malawi and mHub roundtable on tech and social entrepreneurship

A British Council roundtable looking at tech and social entrepreneurship in Malawi and the role of digital in the enterprise economy.

Optimise for mobile

Most people are now browsing the web via their mobile phones. A look at your analytics data will clearly show […]

Storytelling as agents of evangelisation

Training sessions for Catholic pastoral secretaries, communication secretaries and priests whose work is directly linked to social communications.

Own your website project

If you are on the market for a website, it is best you know what you are looking for. You […]

Lilongwe Sparks

mHub hosts Lilongwe Sparks, the first-ever city spark for Sahara Sparks, East Africa's most significant Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship event.

Teams can transform the way they work by adopting the right collaboration tools. Say bye to countless physical meetings and endless emails.

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority sim card registration

In Macra’s ongoing sim card registration exercise, some interesting issues have been brought to the fore.

Internet of Things Malawi

Can Internet of Things help tackle Malawi's food security, transport and health issues? That was a challenge We for Talent Hackathon set out to address.