This week, Uganda is scheduled to launch its first satellite into space on 7th November, 2022 after the initial launch scheduled on 6th November, 2022 was rescheduled due to a fire alarm at the mission operations control centre in Dulles, Virginia USA.  The satellite, PearlAfricaSat-1, is a 1U CubeSat and will launch into space as...Read More

Silver Kayondo at Volkswagen Two weeks ago, I visited Volkswagen’s “Transparent Factory” in Dresden, an 800-year city in east of Germany famous for its arts and craftsmanship. The factory is named so because it is made of transparent glass for the public to see what is happening inside- hence embodying the concept of “open innovation”....Read More

Last week, I was in the German cities of Berlin and Dresden interacting with innovators, incubation hubs, accelerators, professionals, policy makers, corporate entities and private sector bodies such as the German-Africa Business Association, the Mittelstand Alliance Africa and the German Startups Association. The visit and dialogues were coordinated by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, a German...Read More

At the time of writing this article, I am seated at “The Innovation Village” in Kampala after just having a conversation with Vusi Thembekwayo, an acclaimed business mogul, global speaker and venture capitalist. A son of the African soil, Vusi is the CEO of MyGrowthFund, an African focused venture capital fund. The nuance of his...Read More