by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this interview, Miguel Gomes, editor of Novo Jornal, talks about:
- the number of Internet users in Angola;
- the rise of smartphone use;
- the use of social media to campaign for access to water and electricity and for jobs for young people; and
- a new website that provides reviews of restaurants and places to go out to in Luanda.
Russell Southwood is the founder of Balancing Act and the web TV channel Smart Monkey TV, and has been an analyst in telecoms, internet and broadcast in Africa for the last 14 years. Smart Monkey TV aims to capture the energy at the crossroads between African culture and technology. MarkLives is syndicating content from Smart Monkey TV on a weekly basis for the column “Smart Africa TV”.