5 apps to download from the Huawei App Gallery in celebration of Africa Day
Africa Day celebrates the successes of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU). Since...
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USIU-Africa commissions second cohort of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
USIU-Africa and the Mastercard Foundation have officially commissioned the second cohort of 48 Scholars under the Mastercard Foundation...
KEBS approves 40 new standards to address Information Security & Consumer Privacy
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved 40 new standards to enhance information and cyber security and...
Kwara, a Kenyan startup has been selected for the Norrsken Impact Accelerator program in Sweden
Kwara, a Kenya-based fintech startup, has been selected for the Norrsken Impact Accelerator in Europe’s unicorn capital, Stockholm,...
Telkom customers can now pay for eCitizen services via T-Kash
Telkom’s financial services platform, T-Kash, has been incorporated into the government digital services platform, eCitizen. This integration with...
Rugby Africa launches the ‘Get Into Rugby’ Program in a bid to grow the sport in Africa
Rugby Africa has rolled out its development programs to Africa as they spearhead World Rugby’s Get Into Rugby...
Minet has added 3 more hospitals to the TSC medical scheme
Minet Kenya, the administrator of the Teacher Service Commission (TSC) Medical Scheme has added various medical facilities under...
Tatu City selected to represent Kenya at the World Free Zones Organization
Tatu City has been appointed by the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) as the Kenya representative of...
Airtel customers will now be able to access MYDAWA services free of data costs
Airtel Kenya has announced a partnership with MYDAWA, an e-pharmacy in Kenya, to enable Airtel customers access the...
Absa Bank begins donation drive to 46 special needs schools in Kenya
Absa Bank has started off a countrywide initiative to support 46 special needs schools. In line with its...
Vifaa Tech Festival by Gadgets Africa & NMG is calling out for submissions
Kenyan tech media platform, Gadgets Africa, has partnered with Nation Media Group to launch a consumer tech expo,...
PwC Report indicates that no new taxes have been included in the Kenya Finance Bill 2021
A new report by PwC has revealed that the Finance Bill, 2021 (the Bill) published on 30 April,...
Bolt fares to increase by Ksh. 1.90 per km due to hiked fuel prices
Cab hailing app, Bolt, has revised its prices across all cities in Kenya in response to the increased...
The Ladina Foundation to present the Adiaha Award at this year’s Encounters Festival
The Ladima Foundation will present the Adiaha Award for Best Documentary Film by an African woman at this...
Competition Authority issues new directives to bread manufacturers amid misinformation claims
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has issued new directives to bread manufacturers. The new orders come after...
Morocco’s Holmarcom Group acquires 51% stake in Monarch Insurance
Monarch Insurance has announced its deal with the Holmarcom Group through its holding company, Holmarcom Insurance Activities, for...
Safaricom led consortium awarded telecommunication license in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has awarded a new telecommunication license to a consortium including Safaricom and the Vodafone Group, paving the...
Explore Africa’s rich film heritage with these shows on Showmax
Showmax has over the years aired African original content that helps viewers explore the African continent. In commemoration...
Merck Foundation announces winners in the STOP GBV poster awards in Botswana
Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO Merck Foundation and Mrs. Neo Jane Masisi, First Lady of Botswana and Ambassador of...
Burna Boy & Sauti Sol most streamed artists in Africa according to Spotify
Spotify has released a list of the top streamed artists globally from Africa. According to Spotify statistics, Nigerian artist,...
Safaricom Foundation launches third phase of the Ndoto Zetu Initiative
Safaricom Foundation has announced that it will invest Ksh. 100 million for its third phase of the Ndoto...
MultiChoice launches first Africa focused telenovela channel, Novela Magic
As part of its commitment to promote original African content, MultiChoice has launched its first African-focused telenovela channel,...
Coca-Cola’s Debra Mallowah & Monali Shah named among top 50 African women corporate leaders
Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Vice President, Debra Mallowah and Monali Shah – Africa Head, Integrated Marketing Experiences...
Stanbic Bank registers Ksh. 1.9 billion net profit in Q1 FY2021
Stanbic has registered a 26.7% increase in Profit after tax to Ksh. 1.9 billion from Ksh. 1.5 billion...
Liquid Telecom has officially rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has revealed its new brand identity, as part of the Liquid Intelligent Technologies Group. The...
KBL launches a Commercial Graduate Trainee program for women
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has enrolled 10 female graduates into the newly launched Commercial Graduate Trainee Program. The...
Equity Group Foundation launches applications for the 2021 Wings to Fly program
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has launched the application process for the 2021 Wings to Fly scholarship program. The...
Facebook launches short film series, featuring Blinky Bill & Sauti Sol, to celebrate Africa’s culture
Facebook has announced the launch of its global campaign dubbed Made by Africa, Loved by the World. The...
KEBS calls for calibration of medical equipment to improve healthcare quality in Kenya
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has urged manufacturers, hospitals and clinical laboratories to regularly calibrate medical equipment. This...
Kenya’s Asilimia among 14 firms selected for 2021 Africa fintech bootcamp
Asilimia, a Kenyan fintech, has been selected alongside 14 Fintech start-ups to take part in the 2021 edition...
Equity Group to join Nyandarua farmers in planting 60,000 trees
Equity Group has partnered with Kipipiri Sub-County to support farmers and institutions in planting 60,000 tree seedlings in...
Kakuzi celebrates Lamu port operationalisation with Avocado cargo headed to France
Kakuzi has celebrated the operationalization of the new Port of Lamu with an inaugural 80-ton cargo of Avocados to...
Coca-Cola’s Debra Mallowah calls on SMEs to build lasting brands
Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Franchise Vice President, Debra Mallowah, has called upon MSMEs to focus on building...
UEFA Euro 2020 will be showing on Showmax Pro starting from June 11th
Showmax subscribers across Africa will be able to live stream all matches of the Euro 2020 on the...
Kellie Gatwiri Murungi has been appointed as the Chief Investment Officer for East African Power
Kellie Gatwiri Murungi has been appointed the new Chief Investment Officer for East African Power (EAP). Kellie has...
Co-operative Bank posts Ksh. 3.46 Billion net profit in Q1 2021
Co-operative Bank (Co-op Bank) has reported a Ksh. 3.46 billion net profit for the first quarter 2021. This...
Jacob Bertrand appointed as the Youth Celebrity Ambassador for Smile Train
Smile Train, a global cleft organization, recently announced actor Jacob Bertrand as their Youth Celebrity Ambassador. Jacob is...
Huawei partners with Safaricom to launch “Scan & Order” an innovative solution for restaurants
Safaricom and Huawei have announced their trial of an innovative new solution for restaurants, dubbed Scan & Order....
Vaccinated foreigners no longer need to be quarantined upon entering Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia recently announced that it will lift the mandatory quarantine requirement for foreign visitors who have been...
Bamburi Cement posts Ksh. 1.7 Billion pre tax profit for the full year 2020
Bamburi Cement registered a 144% pre-tax profit for the financial year 2020, to Ksh. 1.776 billion, from Ksh....
Joram Opala Otieno & Mactebac Contractors banned by AfDB for 36 months due to fraud
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors and Mr. Joram Opala...
President Uhuru appoints Martha Koome as the Chief Justice
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Justice Martha Koome as the Chief Justice, making her the first woman in...