LG reports record Ksh. 145 billion global operating profit for Q1
LG Electronics (LG) has released its first-quarter 2021 consolidated sales of Ksh. 1.8 trillion ($16.90 billion) and operating...
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Kenyan team among the US Africa Tech Challenge finalists
Following a public call-for-submissions at the beginning of 2021, 8 finalists have been invited to participate in the...
Rugby Africa launches #AfricaAsOne campaign with a solidarity camp in Tunisia
Khaled Babbou, President of Rugby Africa, has officially launched the #AfricaAsOne campaign, to drum up support for all...
Goodwell Investments launches a Ksh. 6.5 billion fund for entrepreneurs in Africa
Goodwell Investments has launched a Ksh. 6.5 billion ($60 million) investment fund for entrepreneurs in Africa, dubbed Goodwell...
Kenya ranked 21st out of 47 countries with cheapest mobile data cost in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya is position 21 out of 47 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the cheapest mobile data cost in...
Telkom customers can now send money from T-kash to any network for free
Telkom customers can now use T-Kash, the telco’s digital financial services platform, to send money across local networks...
Bolt partners with NTSA to support the Boda Boda Rider Training program
Bolt, an on-demand ride hailing platform, has partnered with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the...
Britam registers Ksh. 9.1 Billion net loss for the year ended 31st December 2020
Britam Holdings has reported a net loss of Ksh. 9.1 billion for the financial year ended 31st December...
EAC partner states register Ksh. 517.6 billion loss in tourism and hospitality for the year 2020
A new EABC study on the impact of COVID-19 has revealed that the EAC Partner States are estimated...
Borderline a Kenyan crime series starring George Mo and Victor Ber is now on Showmax
Showmax is back with a new Kenyan original crime-drama series titled Borderline. Borderline is a dangerous neighbourbood where...
1 out of 100 mobile phone users in Kenya has malware according to Kaspersky report
A recent Kaspersky research has shown that stalkerware affected one out of every 100 mobile phone users in...
Meta Electric launches the BYD T3 Electric vans in Kenya
Meta Electric, a subsidiary of Meta Group Africa, has launched Kenya’s first Electric service delivery vans. The launch...
vivo smartphones are now available on online store, Jambo Shoppe
Smartphone brand, vivo, has announced its partnership with online retailer Jambo Shoppe, in an aim to increase its...
Olusegun Ogunsanya appointed as CEO of Airtel Africa
Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Olusegun Segun Ogunsanya, as CEO Airtel Africa, effective 1st October, 2021....
Former Bridge International Academies director charged with theft of school funds
Seth Andrew, who was also a senior advisor in the federal Office of Educational Technology under President Barack...
Lacuna Fund announces recipients of the second round of funding for NLP technology projects
The partner organizations behind Lacuna Fund have announced the second cohort of supported projects supporting Natural Language Processing...
Pwani Oil partners with Nurses Association in war against Malaria in Kilifi County
Mombasa-based manufacturer Pwani Oil has partnered with the Kenya Professional Nurses Association (KPNA) to sensitize residents of Kilifi...
Carrefour opens a new ‘Carrefour Market’ store at Nairobi’s Garden City Mall
Retail store Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in Kenya, has opened another store at the...
A look at the potential benefits and challenges of a U.S – Kenya Trade Agreement with AmCham
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Kenya has partnered with the U.S. Africa Business Centre (USAfBC) and Covington...
Huawei registers 16.5% dip in revenues for Q1 2021
Huawei has announced its business results for the first quarter of 2021. The company generated Ksh. 2.5 trillion...
OKO secures Ksh. 129 Million seed funding to expand services to farmers
Insurtech start-up, OKO, has closed a Seed investment of Ksh. 129,480,000 ($1.2 million). The investment round was led...
Ministry of Health partners with Novo Nordisk to defeat diabetes in Kenya
The Ministry of Health has partnered with pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, and other key partners to establish an...
The ‘Contest Against Corona’ is back in a bid to curb COVID-19 misinformation
The COVID-19 international information campaign Contest Against Corona is back this April 21st to May 21st. The first...
African tech startups can now apply for the Smart Cities Innovation program 2021
Applications are now open for the Smart Cities Innovation Program (SCIP), aimed at accelerating 30 African tech startups...
PwC urges taxpayers to comply with 1.5% Digital Service Tax
PwC Kenya has urged taxpayers to comply with the Finance Act 2020 on Digital Service Tax (DST) that...
Kenyan community initiative shows how countries can beat looming epidemics
Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, has released an interactive digital report highlighting Epidemics That...
Equity Uganda & Equity South Sudan register 84% and 62% net profit respectively
Two of Equity Group subsidiaries, Equity Bank Uganda and Equity Bank South Sudan have recorded 84% and 62%...
Ajua acquires Kenyan AI & Machine Learning company Wayawaya
Ajua, a Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, an Artificial Intelligence [AI] and...
Kenya bans flights from India over sharp COVID-19 spike
Kenya has suspended all flights from India for 14 days, following the spike in COVID-19 infections. All passengers...
Uber launches electric boda bodas & bicycles for rides and deliveries in Kenya
Uber has launched electric boda bodas and bicycles for drivers on UberBoda, Uber Connect and Uber Eats in...
Nation Media Group records reduced net profit of Ksh. 48M for FY 2020 due to decline in advertising
Nation Media Group has registered a drastic decline in net profit for the year that ended on 31st...
OPPO named among top 10 companies in protecting intellectual property
Global smart device brand, OPPO, has highlighted progress made in respecting and protecting intellectual property across over 40...
Standard Chartered launches new program to fund businesses by Women in Tech
Standard Chartered Bank has launched the Women in Tech Access to Capital initiative. It is aimed at increasing women’s...
Keroche Breweries launches Vienna Ice Strong Lager beer with 10% alcohol content
Keroche breweries has launched the Vienna Ice Strong Lager with a 10% alcohol content. The company has exuded...
Justice Martha Koome nominated by JSC to Chief Justice position
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has made history as it nominated the first woman Chief Justice of the...
Kenya’s Dr. Stellah Bosire among 3 appointed to the 2021 Advisory Committee on racial diversity
The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) and Matahari Global Solutions (Matahari) have announced the founding...
Digital loan companies to face tough service requirements in proposed CBK Bill
Digital mobile money lenders will have up to 6 months to be licensed by the Central Bank of...
Ethiopian Airlines launches COVID-19 testing lab at Bole International Airport
Ethiopian Airlines has announced it’s partnership with BGI Health Ethiopia, a subsidiary of China’s biotech company, the BGI...
Homeschooling company, Kidato, secures Ksh. 151M in seed funding to expand
Kidato, an online homeschooling company for K-12 students in Africa, has announced that it has closed its Ksh....
Faiba 4G will soon be available for all smartphones in Kenya
Faiba is a broadband and mobile services brand in Kenya. For a long time, Faiba 4G connectivity has...
GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize competition is back; applications now open
The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is back for the third year, to inspire agrifood entrepreneurs in Africa to...
Kakuzi receives commendation by UK’s Ethical Trading Initiative organization
Agricultural firm, Kakuzi, has welcomed a global release report issued by the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) acknowledging its...