Tanzanian mountain guide in a bid to beat the world record for climbing and descending Mt Kilimajaro
Tanzanian mountain guide, Julio Ludago, has ascended and descended Mt. Kilimanjaro in 11hrs and 8 mins. He put...
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Safaricom launches a Kshs. 50 million sponsorship of a football talent programme
Safaricom Limited last week announced a one-year Kshs. 50 million sponsorship of My Professional Dream (MPD) Academies. MPD...
UN Habitat selects Kiambu County for pilot project to address urban challenges in Kenya
Kiambu County has been selected to be part of a pilot project seeking to incorporate youth in developing...
Bob Collymore joins other global leaders on the B team
The CEO of Safaricom, Bob Collymore, Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce and Sharan Burrow, General Secretary...
Airtel to use Liquid Telecom’s fibre network to power its services
Airtel have announced that they have reached an agreement with Liquid Telecom to use their terrestrial fibre network...
Win Ksh. 5.5 million in the Siemen’s Empowering People Award
The competition basically seeks to identify innovative technical solutions to tackle global challenges in basic needs. Inventors and...
Start up Josva Decals signs a distribution deal with chandarana supermarkets
Kenyan startup, Josva Decals which provides washroom grooming solutions for homes and offices, received a major boost earlier...
Superior Homes Kenya rolls out a scheme to ease purchase of houses
The developer of the expansive Greenpark Estate in Machakos County, Superior Homes, has has rolled out a scheme...
BRCK Education launches Kio Kit a value priced tablet for primary schools
Earlier this week, BRCK Education, a division of BRCK launched a value priced tablet that will be running...
IBM completes pro bono projects in support of Rwanda’s growth
An IBM team spent one month in Kigali working on three projects which were aligned with the Rwanda...
MIT’s Legatum centre to sponsor Demo Africa 2015
The Legatum Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has now confirmed its sponsorship for DEMO Africa 2015, to...
The Concours d’Elegance is here with us and will be going down this weekend
The annual CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance will be going down this September 27th at the Ngong Racecourse. One...
Google street view to feature Samburu national reserve and Lewa wildlife conservancy
In partnership with Save the Elephants and with the support of the Samburu County Government, Google released the Street View...
MTN Business Kenya improves service offering after laying metro-fibre network
MTN Business Kenya has completed the laying of a metro-fibre network in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu, which is...
Jumia enters into partnerships with G4S for collection of purchases
Jumia Kenya has entered into a partnership with courier service firm G4S to enable their customers to collect...
Car and General donates engines to technical institutions
Car and General – Kenya has this week donated over 40 engines to twenty one technical training...
Cîroc pineapple launched in Kenya
On Saturday 5thSeptember 2015, select media and celebrities were treated to a night of CÎROC cocktails during the...
Submissions are open for the 2016 AMVCAs
Film and television works that have been produced and broadcast or publicly exhibited from October 1st, 2014 to September 30th, 2015...
Thirty Kenyan students to get SAP certification scholarship
Thirty students have been awarded scholarships towards the globally recognized SAP Associate Financial Consultant certification by the SAP...
Road & fibre optic cable project linking Kenya & South Sudan launched
As part of the Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade and Development Facilitation Project, Kenya and South Sudan will...
Triggerfish Story Lab receives 1,378 entries from African filmmakers
1,378 entries from storytellers and filmmakers from 30 countries across Africa and its diaspora were received by The...
MTN launches a Microsoft powered Africa-wide cloud platform
In a bid to offer its customers a hybrid cloud solution serviced from its data centres, MTN Business...
P&G launches Downy fabric softener in Kenya
Consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble (P&G), famed for products such as Ariel, Always and Gillette has launched...
Nakumatt launches campaign to spur use of their branded debit card
Nakumatt is providing holders of the Nakumatt Global Card with Global experiences through a partnership with Turkish Airlines,...
Huawei to launch the Mate S in Kenya in September
Following the global launch of the new flagship product in the Huawei Mate series of mobile devices on...
Kenya’s Greenbell Communications wins the 2015 WVEF Tech Challenge
Kenya’s Greenbell Communications (GBC) has been chosen as the winner of the 2015 WVEF Tech Challenge, a joint initiative...
13 start-ups shortlisted for Safaricom Appwiz Challenge
Following an interview session held at Strathmore University last week, 13 start-ups have been shortlisted to proceed to...
Kenyans dominate the 2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards finalists list
The finalists in the 2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA). Judges spent over two months examining, analyzing...
Sauti Sol featured in song to popularize UN Global Goals
Sura Yako and Shake Yo Bam Bam famed Kenyan boy band, Sauti Sol will join other African musical...
Vote for your favourite Kenyan NGO to win $50,000 in the Upgrade Your World initiative
Microsoft has announced the winner of the tenth global non-profit organization partner for the Upgrade Your World Initiative,...
Zuku adds more channels to their TV offering
Zuku has reconfigured its Classic and Premium packages on Direct to Home Satellite Television, resulting in three categories...
Nederburg wine extends partnership with Eric Wainaina as a brand ambassador
Distell Limited, a South African producer of fine wines, spirits, ciders and ready to drink alcoholic beverages, have extended...
AfriDocs to air stories on African women on the ED channel in Gotv & Dstv
Women take centre stage in many of the films screened by AfriDocs this September, airing on [ED] DStv...
Airtel funded biogas plant wins regional award at the East Africa Industry Awards Ceremony
Almost a year after commissioning the Immanuel Afrika’s (I-Afrika) biogas project in Kikuyu, Airtel has received regional recognition...
DHL introduces TC55 scanners in Kenya to enhance proof of delivery
DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa has launched pocket-sized, all-touch computers that capitalize on the latest technological advancements and ensure...
Safaricom tops the best managed company list in Kenya
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has been named the ‘Best Managed Company in Kenya’ by Euromoney Magazine. The magazine awards...
Dj Joe Mfalme to host launch of first Tusker Lite bar In Kenya
Spin-master extraordinaire, Dj Joe Mfalme is gearing up to bring the house down this Friday at the Crow...
Tribeka set to host first Tusker malt #TheTasteofLegends experience
Tribeca will host the Tusker Malt ‘The Taste of Legends Experience’ event this Friday, the 28th of August...
Airtel feted as the top social media brand in Kenya
The Africa Brand Index, a listing of the most successful brands in Africa on social media, has recognized...
Salif Keita promises his fans an electric performance at Safaricom jazz
“I’m excited about delivering a great show and speaking to each person who attends the event through my...
USIU- Africa Tech Republic Innovation Boot-camp commences
In partnership with Tech Republic, the United States International University-Africa is offering Kenyan pupils aged between 12 and...
Safaricom Appwiz Challenge submission deadline closes
We broke it to you about a month ago that Safaricom had launched the 3rd edition of the...