Victor Kaonga points us to Dr. Cedrick Ngalande, a Malawian, who has built a prototype power source made specifically for Africa. It generates power using sugar and yeast for up to 8 hours at a time. Mobile phones are big … Read more →
There’s a really interesting story about a man in Kenya who claims to have created a plane from scratch. Using a Volkswagen beetle engine, and aluminium sheets for the body, Mr Gachamba made a single seater plane. He tested it … Read more →
One of the things that I find most interesting in my travels around Africa is the similar uses of technology to meet the varied demands of different types of mechanics and workers. The particular case I’ve been thinking over is … Read more →