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Andile Masuku
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Co-Founder and Executive Producer, African Tech Round-Up
Johannesburg, Sheffield
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Biography
I am a writer, broadcaster and creative strategist based in Sheffield, UK. Most of my time working in media is spent producing and presenting audio content— including the African Tech Roundup podcast and live broadcasts and storytelling podcasts for the BBC World Service. I also develop and execute content strategy and tactical media plays for leading companies and write widely-distributed opinion editorials which offer accessible African perspectives on the continent's eventful digital transformation journey. I'm a sought-after producer, media consultant, speaker, event director and voice-over artist— servicing dozens of Africa’s biggest brands and agencies on a freelance basis every year. I also advise high net worth individuals and leading brands and businesses around the world on media strategy, market-entry plays and investment pipeline development focused on Sub-Saharan Africa.
Culture journalism
Politics, religion, finance.
Content
By Andile Masuku| Business Report Verified A revealing LinkedIn post by Tim Treagus, the founder of WhatsApp-based market research platform Yazi, recently detailed how Capitec Bank has, in just six years, transformed its funeral cover business, writes the author. Image by: File Picture: Armand Hough / Independent NewspapersPublished 11m ago | Published 11m agoR102.95 versus R360.00. That stark price difference - for essentially the same R50,000 funeral cover product - isn't merely an aggressive pricing strategy
How AI is disrupting Africa’s creative industries and what creators can do about it - Tech Tides Africa
By Andile Masuku| Business Report Verified Modern content industries - film, advertising, media, design are being upended in real time by AI. Image by: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu on Unsplash Published 9m ago | Published 9m ago"I'm sorry, but I think you're aware your voice talent job is going to disappear."I won't lie, when African creative industries expert Marie Lora-Mungai delivered this blunt assessment during our recent African Tech Roundup Podcast conversation, I felt gut-punched
By Andile Masuku| African Tech Round-Up@ A recent Afridigest LinkedIn post citing Anil Atmaramani's championing of venture capital (VC) firm Antler's refreshed approach to venture investing in Africa raises important questions. Atmaramani is a partner at the organisation, and his call to "rethink the mould" by backing everything from tech-enabled innovations to working capital loans and day-zero founders sounds admirable, but blurs distinctions that may ultimately hurt the clarity of discourse around funding in African markets
Company Info
African Tech Round-Up