This Week in Appfrica [Sept 14 - 19, 2008]

^{“This Week in Appfrica” is a weekly digest highlighting articles and stories from the previous week.}

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Editorials

Can Freeconomics Work in African Markets? [Part 1]
Can disruptive business models help African companies prosper?

Can Freeconomics Work in African Markets? [Part 2]
Examples of ‘free’ models in practice in Africa…

Interviews

Interview With Luganda/Firefox Translator Olweny San James
In August, students at Makerere University made international news headlines when they undertook the ambitious project of translating Mozilla’s Firefox web browser from English into the local Ugandan language of Luganda. At Campala2008 I had the pleasure of meeting Olweny San James, one of the student developers who participated in the Luganda-Firefox translation.

Interview with The Staff of ‘This Is Uganda’
This Is Uganda aims to be the hub of citizen journalism in the country. I had the pleasure of talking to founders/editors Siena Sofia Magdalena Anstis, Elizabeth Kameo and Sheila Kulubya about their project…

From the Archives

Demanding Substance from Web 2.0 Entrepreneurs
My take on Umair Haque’s manifesto about tech companies treading water instead of breaking waves when it comes to improving world conditions.

Links to Appfrica

Who’s Who at Defragcon 2008
Pete’s take on the panelists at this year’s DefragCon.