Applications are now open for the Smart Cities Innovation Program (SCIP), aimed at accelerating 30 African tech startups in the fields of mobility, housing and ...
PwC Kenya has urged taxpayers to comply with the Finance Act 2020 on Digital Service Tax (DST) that introduced a tax of 1.5% of the gross transactional value ef...
Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, has released an interactive digital report highlighting Epidemics That Didn’t Happen, to show how the ...
Two of Equity Group subsidiaries, Equity Bank Uganda and Equity Bank South Sudan have recorded 84% and 62% in Profit After Tax respectively, even amid the ongoi...
Ajua, a Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning company.
W...
Kenya has suspended all flights from India for 14 days, following the spike in COVID-19 infections. All passengers arriving in Kenya are required to quarantine ...
Uber has launched electric boda bodas and bicycles for drivers on UberBoda, Uber Connect and Uber Eats in Kenya. This new development is a first for Uber in Sub...
Nation Media Group has registered a drastic decline in net profit for the year that ended on 31st December 2020. The Group's net profit dropped to Ksh. 48 milli...
Global smart device brand, OPPO, has highlighted progress made in respecting and protecting intellectual property across over 40 countries and regions where it ...
Standard Chartered Bank has launched the Women in Tech Access to Capital initiative. It is aimed at increasing women’s participation in business. The initiative...
Keroche breweries has launched the Vienna Ice Strong Lager with a 10% alcohol content. The company has exuded confidence in the new drink which it says will gen...
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has made history as it nominated the first woman Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya, Justice Koome Martha Karambu. The...
The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) and Matahari Global Solutions (Matahari) have announced the founding members of the 2021 Advisory Commi...
Digital mobile money lenders will have up to 6 months to be licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). This will happen if Parliament passes a Bill proposing ...
Ethiopian Airlines has announced it's partnership with BGI Health Ethiopia, a subsidiary of China's biotech company, the BGI Genomics, to launch high-end COVID-...
Kidato, an online homeschooling company for K-12 students in Africa, has announced that it has closed its Ksh. 151,004,000 ($1.4 million) seed investment. This ...
Faiba is a broadband and mobile services brand in Kenya. For a long time, Faiba 4G connectivity has only been available for select devices, since 2017. Smartpho...
The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is back for the third year, to inspire agrifood entrepreneurs in Africa to use their energy creativity to solve probl...
Agricultural firm, Kakuzi, has welcomed a global release report issued by the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) acknowledging its commitments on labour rights.
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the signing of an agreement with E4Impact Foundation, an Italian organization, to provide support to Kenyan financ...
Birimian, the first investment company dedicated exclusively to African luxury and premium heritage brands, has launched in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. The comp...
SemaBox has launched a women's only podcast incubation program, in a bid to provide an opportunity to diversify the content landscape and to democratize storyte...
The Showmax Original, Crime and Justice, which kicked off production in November 2020, follows two Nairobi detectives, Makena (Sarah Hassan) and Silas (Alfred M...
Laura Kariuki has been cast in the Along For The Ride Adaptation for Netflix, based on the New York best selling 2009 novel by Sarah Dessen. The film has report...
Kenyans traveling outside Kenya will be required to have a COVID-19 vaccine passport starting next year.
According to Najib Balala Tourism Cabinet Secretary,...
Kenyan driver Carl Flash Tundo has won his first Africa Rally Championship (ARC) Equator Rally victory in Naivasha. Tundo defied the early morning torrential ra...
Yebeltal Getachew (YG) has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Twiga East Africa, effective 3rd May 2021.
YG will lead the commercia...
Retail store chain, Carrefour, has received an order to revise all its agreements with about 700 suppliers within a month after a tribunal found it has been exp...
Apolitical, a global learning platform, has released its 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy list for 2021.
6 among the 100 people recognized are Ke...
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has launched its first-ever and new annual report dubbed Mobile Net Zero – State of the Industry on Climate A...
Stanbic Bank and Stanbic Kenya Foundation have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development in a bid to support Kenya’...
Canon’s Miraisha Program has selected 10 young storytellers from the Mathare community in Kenya to receive a scholarship at KCA University, in a bid to help the...
The annual Lewa Safari Marathon will for the second year running be taking place virtually on 26th June, 2021 due to the shifts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....
Huawei Mobile's launch of smartwatches in the Kenyan market in the last one year has played a critical role in helping people stay healthy and crush their fitne...
The Gender Mainstreaming Awards (GMA) 2021 nominations are open, with an aim to reward organizations and individuals at the forefront of advancing the business ...
Safaricom has announced that 11 students will graduate at the seventh Safaricom Youth Orchestra graduation ceremony to happen Sunday 25th April, 2021. The event...
Infinix has announced its plan to launch an additional device under its Hot Series. The tech-company has continuously produced smartphones with great performanc...
Civil society group, Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) has challenged the exclusive use of Safaricom's MPESA for payment of toll charges at the Likoni ferry cro...
Nation Media Group's Group Editorial Director, Mutuma Mathiu, has announced 7 senior appointments in the Editorial Department. The new appointments are aimed at...
The Karen Hospital has officially opened its Meru Outpatient Branch new location at the ultra-modern facility with state of the art equipment located at Royal B...
TechWomen is an Initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The initiative brings emerging women leaders in STEM...
RUBiS Energy Kenya has today launched Ultra Tec, its first additivized fuel that is set to
revolutionize fuel and engine performance for Kenyan motorists.
U...
