Prepaid AfricaWhy is so much of the informal sector the same across the world?The characteristics of the informal economy is the same across continents, such that the behaviours observed among rural folks managing…Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
Prepaid AfricainThe Prepaid EconomyWhy the mobile phone made such a difference to Mrs Chimphamba’s household financesAs we saw, Mrs Chimphamba needs to juggle time and money as part of her household financial management in order to ensure that expenses can…Oct 21, 20161Oct 21, 20161
Prepaid AfricainThe Prepaid EconomyMrs. Chimphamba gets a phoneWhen mobile phones became affordable, Mrs Chimphamba put aside the money to purchase an older model. It was a Nokia (2008) and had had a…Oct 20, 2016Oct 20, 2016
Prepaid AfricainThe Prepaid EconomyMrs. Chimphamba’s StoryMrs. Chimphamba runs a very small, informal business out of her homestead in a rural part of Malawi, just outside of Blantyre. Her husband…Oct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016
Prepaid AfricaIntroductionThis is where I will write out what I have learnt over the past decade of observing, analysing, synthesizing, and contemplating the…Oct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016