Submissions for ‘Excellence in Fintech Awards’ 2024 are now open

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

The Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) has announced the official opening of nominations for this year's Excellence in Fintech Awards. The award ceremony is set to ta...

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Konza leads tree-planting exercise in an effort to build sustainable ecology

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

Konza Technopolis recently led a tree-planting exercise with over 1,000 participants, including hundreds of primary and high school students. About 30,000 seedl...

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EADB annual State Lawyers training program kicks off in Nairobi

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

East African Development Bank’s annual training program for state lawyers has began on 5th August in Nairobi, and will run through the 9th of August. The traini...

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Xbox games hosts workshops to accelerate the video game industry in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

Xbox recently concluded its Game Camp Africa workshop series across the continent. The two-day hybrid event was hosted physically in Nairobi, Kenya, Johannesbur...

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Microsoft partners with Zendawa to push AI adoption by pharmacies

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

Microsoft has announced its partnership with Zendawa, a Kenyan startup, to set up a marketplace where online users can order pharmaceutical products. By leverag...

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Kenya’s Mwingi & Gwiji join Jobtech Alliance to combat unemployment in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

The Jobtech Alliance, headed by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, has announced its second cohort of platforms joining its ecosystem. The addition of these eight plat...

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d.light reports record profits in Q2 2024 as it expands across Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

d.light, a provider of household products and affordable finance for low-income households, has achieved its highest-ever quarterly revenue and profits in Q2 20...

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Nova Pioneer partners with Strathmore Business School to advance AI Education in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

Nova Pioneer has announced a partnership with Strathmore Business School to champion the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education across Africa. T...

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Oliver Mang’eni takes over from Curtis Olago as acting KCB RFC Head Coach

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

KCB Rugby FC has appointed Oliver Mang’eni as acting Head Coach following the departure of Curtis Olago. Olago, who joined KCB in 2008 as a player before transi...

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Moringa School holds its graduation ceremony in Nairobi

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

Moringa School recently held its biannual graduation ceremony at the Visa Oshwal Center in Nairobi. A total of 1,358 students from diverse programs including So...

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Infinix hosts over 300 students for AI & robotics workshop in Nairobi

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

Infinix recently conducted a CogLabs workshop with more than 300 students at the University of Nairobi. For the workshop, themed Get in Now, Infinix partnered w...

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Watu sustainability report shows increased financing for electric vehicles

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

Watu, an asset financing company, has published its inaugural sustainability report. The report shows the company's progress in financing mobility and connectiv...

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EPRA’s Daniel Kiptoo nominated to oversee global renewable energy projects

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Authority (EPRA) has been nominated to join the global renewable energy promoter Renewable Energy Transition Accelerator (RETA). Th...

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Spotify celebrates PLACKPINK’s 8th anniversary with curated playlist

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

This August, BLACKPINK, a K-Pop girl group, is celebrating their 8th anniversary. The group, comprised of Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa, has dominated global cha...

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Smirnoff names 12 finalists of the ‘Battle of the Beats’ coast region edition

Grace MathekaAugust 3, 2024

Smirnoff, through its We Do We global campaign, has announced finalists to compete for the Smirnoff Battle of the Beat - coast region. The 12 finalists were sel...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6, Z Flip6 & Watch Ultra are now available in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

Samsung has announced the global availability of Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Z Flip6, Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Watch7, Galaxy Buds3 series and the Galaxy Ring. ...

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KRA Tax Amnesty Program collects Ksh. 43.9 Billion

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced that it collected a total of Ksh. 43.9 billion from 1,064,667 taxpayers who heeded the tax amnesty program that ...

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Pwani Oil unveils upgraded version of its Ushindi multipurpose bar soap

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

Pwani Oil Products (Pwani Oil) has introduced its upgraded Ushindi multipurpose bar soap. According to Pwani Oil, the soap has been reformulated to make it stro...

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Mi Vida Homes is now licensed to operate as a REIT Manager

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has granted a license to Mi Vida Homes to operate as a Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Manager. As a REIT Manager, Mi ...

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Britam Asset Managers introduces pension scheme for SMEs

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

Britam Asset Managers has officially launched the Britam Ngao Umbrella pension scheme, a multi-employer retirement benefit scheme. The scheme pools funds fro...

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O-Farms gears up to mainstream circular agribusiness in Kenya & Uganda

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

O-Farms, an SME accelerator focused on circular agribusiness, has began its next phase with a mission to make circular principles mainstream in the region's agr...

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vivo Y28 smartphone is now available in Kenya starting at Ksh. 22,999

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

vivo has officially launched the Y28 smartphone in the Kenyan market. The smartphone is currently available at Ksh. 22,999 for the 128GB version and Ksh. 25,999...

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Special Economic Zones in Kenya form association to enhance governance

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

Special Economic Zones (SEZ) developers, operators, enterprises, investors, and service providers have announced the Association of Special Economic Zones (ASEZ...

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Macondo Literary Festival returns this September at the Kenya Cultural Centre in Nairobi

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

Macondo Book Society in collaboration with eKitabu has announced that renown Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma will be among the authors attending this year's M...

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The Hub Karen celebrates 8th anniversary with food festival

Grace MathekaAugust 1, 2024

The Hub Karen recently marked its 8th anniversary with a grand food festival that attracted hundreds of foodies and families from Nairobi. The festival broug...

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King Kanja releases new music video for his ‘Mara Moja’ single

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

King Kanja has released a brand new music video for 'Mara Moja', a new record produced by Kissbeatz from Congo. The newly-released song released under his label...

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Google expands its Wildfire Tracker to Kenya & 14 other countries

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Google has announced the expansion of its Wildfire Boundary Tracker to 17 new countries, including Kenya. The other countries covered in the expansion are Andor...

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4 Kenyans awarded tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games courtesy of Safaricom M-PESA & Visa

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Safaricom through MPESA has awarded four winners with a fully paid trip to Paris for the ongoing Summer Olympic games, in partnership with VISA. The four luc...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 & Galaxy Z Flip6 now available for pre-order in Kenya

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 smartphones with the latest foldable technology and Galaxy AI are now available for pre-order i...

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Afro-Pop singer Ndegz releases his debut 7-track EP titled ‘Mr. Bull’

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Ndegz, an Afro-Pop singer-songwriter and producer, has released his debut EP titled Mr. Bull. The 7-track EP cuts across R&B, Pop, and Hip Hop genres and de...

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Kenya’s Nobuk Africa & Triply selected for Google Startups Accelerator Africa program

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Google has announced the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program, including Kenyan startups Nobuk Africa, Nakili, and Triply. This year...

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Stanbic Bank & Fanaka partner to offer housing loans to customers

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Stanbic Bank and Fanaka Real Estate have signed an agreement to see the Bank offer vacant land, construction and real estate financing to clients. As part of...

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Elsa Majimbo & Arap Uria named in TikTok Visionary Voices List for Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

TikTok has announced its inaugural Visionary Voices List for Africa. This list recognizes 15 individuals at the forefront of industry-shifting innovation, viral...

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Absa opens new branch in Eldoret in a bid to spur new growth

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Absa Bank has been actively expanding, reaching 85 branches with the opening of its latest outlet in Rupa’s Mall, Eldoret. Customers in the town will have acces...

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Gates Foundation health market report shows improved health supply chain in Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Salient Advisory has released its latest market intelligence report, focusing on 24 leading Africa-focused supply chain innovators. Funded by the Gates Foundati...

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ATU hosts convention to formulate proposals for WRC-27 conference

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) is convening the first Africa Preparatory Meeting for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 (WRC-27). The conv...

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MAC Cosmetics commemorates 40 years with the launch of a new range of matte lipsticks

Grace MathekaJuly 30, 2024

MAC Cosmetics is celebrating its 40th birthday with the launch of a new product range, the 'MACximal Silky Matte' lipsticks. The new lipsticks are currently ava...

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NCBA waives account maintenance fees for retail banking customers

Grace MathekaJuly 30, 2024

NCBA has announced a waiver of monthly maintenance fees for all retail banking accounts from 1st July, 2024. This change will affect existing current account pr...

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I&M Burbidge Capital advises Kim-Fay East Africa on its debt raise from Norfund & I&M Bank

Grace MathekaJuly 30, 2024

I&M Burbidge Capital (IMBC) has advised Kim-Fay East Africa (Kim-Fay) on its debt raise from Norfund and I&M Bank. Kim-Fay is a manufacturer and distrib...

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MPESA Foundation partners with Zuri Health & Lion Sight to host medical camp in Nairobi

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2024

More than 2,900 residents in Nairobi were beneficiaries of from medical camps hosted by the MPESA Foundation in partnership with Zuri Health and Lion SightFirst...

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Rally driver Nikhil Sachania acquires new Ford Fiesta in KCB boost

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2024

Nikhil Sachania has acquired a brand new Ford Fiesta Rally 3 Car, four months after he crashed his Mitsubishi Evo X during the 2024 WRC Safari Rally. The driver...

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AGRA unveils top 15 finalists for the 2024 WAYA Awards

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2024

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has announced 15 finalists for the 2024 VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA). This year's...

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