The Sports Betting Industry is Leading to New Opportunities
According to studies, the global sports betting market is on the rise. Moreover, financial reports state that the industry could be worth over 134 billion USD b...
4 Activities that Will Improve Your Life ASAP
Change often takes time. It may take a person months, or even years to get out of debt or to achieve their career goals –– for example. Yet, it is possible in s...
Equity Bank steps up efforts to educate customers on secure online banking
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped to drive the migration of consumers from the traditional transactions to the digital space. The Kenya Bankers Association’s (KB...
3 Productive Ways to Deal with Everyday Anxiety
Given the state of the world these days, it’s easy to see why so many people often feel uncertain, nervous, or anxious. If you ever find yourself concerned abou...
Huawei commits to introduce digital power solutions for the African market
According to international energy agency, around 580 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lacked access to electricity in 2019, three-quarters of the global tot...
Carl Tundo wins the 2021 African Rally Championship title in Tanzania
Kenyan five-time Safari Rally winner Carl Flash Tundo with his navigator Tim Jessop has emerged winner in the the 2021 Rally in Tanzania to take lead of the Afr...
Mental health disorders during a pandemic and how to address them
When the pandemic struck the country back in 2020, we were all unprepared. The resulting lock down which was meant to stop the spread of the disease somehow ma...
Fitch Ratings affirms AfDB’s credit rating at ‘AAA’ with a stable outlook
Global credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has affirmed the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) credit rating at triple As (AAA), with a stable outlook. Fitch at...
A look at the Rugby Africa Cup games tournament overall results
13 African rugby men’s teams have been competing in the 2021-2022 Rugby Africa Cup pool play-offs which ended recently in Harare, Zimbabwe.
The 2021–22 Rugby...
Lufthansa’s ‘Eurowings Discover’ airline commences direct flights to Mombasa
The Kenyan coast is set to receive a tourists boost following the commencement of direct flights to the region by Eurowings Discover, a leisure airline within t...
Nivedita Sharma & Birju Sanghrajka appointed to the Standard Chartered Bank Board
Standard Chartered Bank recently appointed two new directors, Nivedita Sharma, a technology and innovation expert and banking professional Birju Sanghrajka to i...
‘Kipchoge: The Last Milestone’ is now available on Showmax
On 12th October, 2019, Kenya’s marathon legend and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge wowed the world by running a marathon in under two hours, becoming the fir...
Dr. Gabriel Njue has been appointed as the new COO of Bliss Healthcare
Bliss Healthcare has appointed Dr. Gabriel Njue as its Chief Operating Officer, taking over from Dr. Selepe Percival from South Africa.
Dr. Njue has a vast e...
Kenya & South Sudan abolish Visa requirement for their nationals
Kenya and South Sudan have announced an end to visa requirements for their nationals visiting the two countries. The move is aimed at boosting integration betwe...
Glenfiddich hosts the ‘Where Next’ campaign in Nairobi
Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky’s global campaign, Where Next? is taking up momentum in the Kenyan market. In partnership with EatOut, Glenfiddich held an...
UAP Old Mutual partners with KICD to integrate financial education in CBC learning
UAP Old Mutual and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) have announced their partnership to boost the integration of financial education in a pr...
Audiomack launches new Swahili Radio podcast in Nigeria
Audiomack, a music streaming and discovery platform has launched the Swahili Radio podcast. The new podcast is mainly aimed at highlighting the musical talents ...
Cellulant receives approval to operate in Tanzania as a Payment Solution Service Provider
Cellulant, a Pan-African financial technology company, has been issued with an approval in principle by the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) to operate as a Payment Solut...
Ecobank Group & Microsoft to upskill Africa’s SMEs in a bid to enhance the digital economy
The Ecobank Group has partnered with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy to provide training to SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa. The training is aime...
Standard Chartered Bank partners with Uniserv to provide solutions for overseas tertiary education
Standard Chartered Bank has announced a partnership with Uniserv Education to see the latter provide different solutions for the banks clients whose children ar...
KAM calls for harmonization of regulations & policies affecting SMEs
SMEs the field of manufacturing under the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) have called on the government to harmonize laws, policies, regulations and st...
New drive launched to tackle rising cases of violence against children in Africa
A new drive to curb the rising levels of Violence Against Children in Africa has been launched. This is after a recent research indicated that African children ...
Instagram users can now translate Stories into over 90 languages worldwide
Instagram has launched the ability to translate text in Stories for everyone on Instagram. The new feature will enable users to understand stories in their lang...
How Red Splash is saving lives in Kenya through its blood donation network
Red Splash is a blood donation initiative that sources for blood for patients that need it in 5 counties in Kenya.
The organization took part in Old Mutual S...
vivo Y53s to launch in the Kenyan market on August 4th
vivo is set to launch its latest smartphone, the vivo Y53s in Kenya on the 4th of August, 2021. The device, which goes by the slogan Clear shot, Unlock more fun...
President Kenyatta promotes Major General Francis Ogolla and appoints him to Vice Chief of the Defense Forces
President Uhuru Kenyatta has promoted a number of postings, promotions and appointments in the Ministry of Defense. In statement released by State House, the Pr...
Acorn Green Bond final tranche closes with Ksh. 658 million oversubscription
The Acorn Project, the Issuer of the Acorn Medium-Term Green Note (MTN) program recently closed the final tranche on Friday 16th July, 2021. The Issuer raised K...
Africa’s Business Heroes 2021 Prize Competition announces the top 50 entrepreneurs
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), a philanthropic program under the Jack Ma Foundation in Africa has announced the top 50 finalists for the 2021 ABH prize competi...
Equity to commission 1283 Wings to Fly & Elimu scholars on 26th July
Nairobi County will on Monday 26th July commission a total of 1283 Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship beneficiaries. The commissioned batch will form the 12th W...
Next weekend all roads lead to Camp Ndunda Falls for the Mudathon & Trail Run 2021
Bucketlist Adventures, a Kenyan outdoor recreation and adventure outfit with seven years of experience in outdoor events will host its inaugural Mudathon on Jul...
Nesta Challenges launches the Afri-Plastics competition for plastic waste management solutions in Africa
Nesta Challenges has launched the Afri-Plastics Challenge that will involve a public competition to reward the best solutions from across sub-Saharan Africa. Th...
Kenyan FIA Rally Stars to take part in the African Rally Championship in Tanzania starting Friday 23rd July
Kenya’s FIA rally stars Hamza Anwar, McRae Kimathi and Jeremy Wahome have expressed confidence ahead of the 3rd round of the African Rally Championship. The cha...
Uber reveals that Doha, Dar es Salaam & Kampala are the top 2021 Kenyan travel destinations
Uber, a cab hailing platform, has revealed the top destinations that Kenyans have visited. This is through a comparative study from 2019 and 2021, showcasing to...
Cloud Productivity Solutions emerges a winner at the 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards
Cloud Productivity Solutions (CPS), a Kenyan IT company, was among 9 African companies that were celebrated at this year’s Microsoft Partner Awards event.
Th...
Merck Foundation partners with African First Ladies to launch the More than a Mother Film Awards 2021
Merck Foundation has launched for the Merck Foundation Film Awards More Than a Mother 2021 in partnership with African First Ladies. The awards are open to all ...
KRA to charge 5% digital tax from Zoom Video Communications as from August 1
Zoom Video Communications will from August 1st , 2021 begin to charge Kenyan users a digital tax payable to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
Zoom, which is...
Latest Kenyan Golf News
After the Magical Kenya Open a few months ago, Kenya has been abuzz with more golf news. Most of it is local and great to see. If you’re interested in finding o...
Huawei has announced a partnership with Vocational & Technical Training Institutions in a bid to enhance ICT development
Huawei has entered into a partnership with the State Department for Vocational and Technical Training to collaborate to enhance ICT development within technical...
Butterfly Techies is changing the lives of girls in Samburu through digital skills training
Early this year, Old Mutual launched the Sisonke competition aimed at creating awareness and rewarding impactful community initiatives in Africa.
The Sisonke...
Isuzu East Africa attains milestone of 100,000 locally assembled vehicles
Isuzu East Africa has marked the production of 100,000 vehicles in its assembly plant since commencement of operations in 1977.
Speaking at the production mi...
How Pick-Up Mtaani is thriving in the Kenyan e-commerce delivery space
Pick-Up Mtaani is an e-commerce logistics start-up in Kenya which been working to bring safe, secure and tech-driven delivery services to consumers. With a rise...
Kenya Investment Authority partners with Chinese Council to showcase Shenzhen City to investors
The Kenya Investment Authority and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade recently launched a photography exhibition dubbed Visit, Trade, In...