The Huawei Tech Summit 2021 will convene business leaders and ICT experts from across Southern Africa from March 17th to 19th. The virtual event aims to unpack ...
Music discovery app, Shazam, has launched a new playlist, dubbed East Africa Risers, on Apple Music. The playlist features top trending songs on Shazam in Kenya...
Kenya's eKitabu is among five projects to be funded by The African Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF) to support learning in Africa.
The African Publishing In...
Pula Advisors and M-KOPA have received received funding from AfDB to research on women's access to digital financial services.
The African Development Bank (...
Sauti Sol are back with more drama, music and vibes in their second season of their docu-series Sol-Family coming exclusively to Showmax starting 15 March.
S...
Applications for the 11th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East are officially open. Interested applicants have until 4th June 2021 to submi...
Coca-Cola is celebrating exceeding its 5by20 goal of enabling the economic empowerment of more than 6 million women around the world. 34% of those women enabled...
Stanbic Holdings has announced that it has registered a profit after tax of Ksh. 5.2 billion for the year ended 31st December 2020. This represents a reduction ...
Telkom Kenya has announced that it has reduced charges for its mobile money service, T-kash. The new charges have been approved by the Central Bank of Kenya (CB...
Bolt has introduced a new ride category on its platform, dubbed Bolt Green, which offers eco-friendly rides. The category will have hybrid and electric cars to ...
The Lawyers Hub has launched the Africa start-up Law Accelerator in partnership with HYBR South Africa, GoDo Hub Nigeria and Tech Build Africa. This initiative ...
The Cabinet Administrative Secretary, Ministry of Industrialization, Trade, and Enterprise Development has launched a new Biashara Centre in Eldoret. The new ce...
PETCO Kenya and World Wide Fund Kenya (WWF) have partnered in an agreement worth Ksh. 6 million to enhanced waste collection in the coastal region.
The partn...
Kenyan school feeding initiative, Food for Education, has expanded its feeding operations to Mombasa County's public schools. The initiative aims to feed 100,00...
Swvl has announced the resumption of its regular commuter services across Nairobi city in its plan to scale up operations in the country. All services will cont...
Equity has launched the Clean Cooking Project initiative to support schools to install modern and environmentally safe cooking technologies.
Equity will prov...
Huawei has officially launched its Huawei Women Developers (HWD) program, which aims to empower women developers to create apps and tools that can change the wo...
SBM Bank has recognized three women in healthcare as part of the celebrations for this year's International Women's Day. The bank celebrated these women by high...
Hemingways has named Mr. Ross Evans as their new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 2021. Mr. Evans will be responsible for management of the Hemingways G...
Absa Group has announced the demise of Peter Matlare, Executive Director and Deputy Group Chief Executive. The late Peter Matlare died on 7 March 2021 due to CO...
Rubis Energy has transferred and rebranded the acquired Gulf Energy and KenolKobil petrol stations to the Rubis banner. This follows the unveil of 7 new rebrand...
Music streaming platform, Boomplay, has launched an initiative to celebrate trailblazing women in the music industry for International Women’s Day. The company ...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) in partnership with Ericsson has finalized the development of Spectrum recommendations for African countries. These r...
Microsoft has partnered with Tech4Dev, a social initiative, to train girls and women across Africa in coding and technology skills. The partnership aims to brid...
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has unveiled Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla gin, in the Kenyan market. The Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla launch follows a successful revamp...
The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Services (KNBTS) has partnered with the Coalition of Blood for Africa (CoBA) to collect 3000 units of blood. The three-day ...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Nation Media Group (NMG) have announced a partnership to make NTV the official free-to-air broadcast partner of th...
263 community and NGOs from around the world have urged the CEOs of 25 banks not to fund the construction of a heated crude oil pipeline.
The organizations, ...
Internet access in Africa has steadily increased, reaching about 40% of the population in the continent. The use of smartphones, network coverage, mobile money ...
Ogilvy Africa has appointed Keenan Mulvaney as Group Creative Director. Keenan will have creative oversight for a sizeable portfolio of brands covering markets ...
Facebook has announced the expansion of two initiatives focused on increasing transparency and controls on social issues, electoral, and political ads. These in...
Textbook Centre (TBC) has opened its 10th branch at 680 Hotel, Kenyatta Avenue Nairobi. The Centre is a distributor of Cultural, Technological and other learnin...
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, James Macharia, led this year's celebrations to mark World Engineering Day at the University of Nairobi....
Kenyan equity management platform, Raise, has raised Ksh. 2.74 million ($25,000) in funding from Nigeria’s Microtraction to help African startups grow their bus...
The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Kenya has appealed to creatives to apply for the Wasanii Waomoke Fund. The application deadline is...
Telecommunications company, Telkom Kenya, has reviewed its welcome offer for prepaid customers joining the network for the first time.
Every new Telkom Kenya...
Safaricom has unveiled the second edition of the Browse Bila Waas campaign, which was initially launched early last year. The campaign will see customers enjoy ...
Equity Group has signed a Ksh. 16.5 billion loan facility with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union (EU) to support MSMEs. The loan facilit...
The Royal Academy of Engineering is showcasing its impact on enhancing collaboration, education, and diversity in engineering in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Academy...
Total Kenya has launched new packaging for its range of lubricants including new colors, new labels, and design. The repackaging aims to maintain a distinctive ...
Microsoft has announced new digital innovations during the Microsoft Ignite 2021, the company's flagship virtual enterprise conference. The conference was presi...
Research and consulting firm Ipsos and brand and consultancy firm BSD Group have launched a study dubbed the Top 100 Most Loved Brands By Women In Kenya. The st...
