Hope for African Countries as South Africa plans to start producing Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Grace MathekaJuly 20, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers BioNTech and Pfizer have announced that they have found a partner in South Africa to produce their jab in Africa for the first ti...

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Crown Paints has managed to raise Ksh. 642 Million from a rights issue

Grace MathekaJuly 20, 2021

Crown Paints, a paint manufacturing company in Kenya, has raised Ksh. 642.7 million from its pre-emptive rights issue. The amount is equivalent to 64.3 million ...

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OPPO has launched the 2021 Renovators competition for emerging artists

Grace MathekaJuly 20, 2021

OPPO has launched the 3rd edition of its Renovators competition, in a bid to give artists and young creators an opportunity to imagine the future with art and t...

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Linkham Group acquires majority stake in Resolution Insurance, appoints Peter Nduati as CEO

Grace MathekaJuly 20, 2021

Linkham Group, an independent consultancy company has confirmed its acquisition of a majority stake in Resolution Insurance Kenya. This comes after the company ...

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TSC to hold interviews for teachers as from July 22 to July 28

Grace MathekaJuly 20, 2021

Over 350,000 Kenyans applied for the 9,000 teaching vacancies announced by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) earlier in June this year. The shortlisted c...

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NMG has achieved 74% uptake of its share buy-back program

Grace MathekaJuly 20, 2021

Nation Media Group’s (NMG) share buy-back program has achieved 74.23% of the targeted 20,739,652 ordinary shares. This amount represents 10% of the company’s is...

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Ory Okolloh has been appointed to the Board of Adecco Group Foundation

Grace MathekaJuly 20, 2021

Ory Okolloh and Virginia Wilson have been appointed as the Adecco Group Foundation's first external Board members. The announcement was made by Alain Dehaze, th...

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AGF has issued Ksh. 500 million loan guarantee to Sidian Bank in a bid to boost SMEs financing

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has issued a Loan Portfolio Guarantee to Sidian Bank to boost financing of SMEs in Kenya. The Guarantee line worth half a billi...

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Canon had set up professional services at the WRC Safari Rally to support photojournalists

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

Late last month, Canon EMEA extended its support to the World Rally Championship Safari Rally 2021 by rendering Canon Professional Services (CPS) at the event. ...

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Safaricom receives formal approval to begin operations in Ethiopia

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has stated that the Global Partnership for Ethiopia has incorporated and registered its local company, Safaricom Te...

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LG announces plan to open 20 new stores in East Africa expansion plan

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

LG Electronics has announced plans to expand its footprint in East Africa by opening and refurbishing 20 new shops in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan. This ...

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How Uber is empowering women in Kenya through technology

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

With the digital economy rapidly growing, apps like Uber can enable economic revival while providing earning opportunities to drivers. These opportunities have ...

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Kenya Power partners with NYS in Ksh. 225 million digitization exercise

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

Kenya Power has partnered with the National Youth Service (NYS) to hasten the Facilities Database (FDB) digital platform data clean-up exercise. The clean-up ex...

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Stanbic Bank named ‘Best Investment Bank’ in Euromoney 2021 Awards

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

Stanbic Bank has for the third year in a row been recognized as Kenya’s Best Investment Bank in the EuroMoney Awards for Excellence 2021. This recognition honor...

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The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum opens nominations for the 2021 AWIEF Awards

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has opened nominations for the 2021 annual AWIEF Awards. Entries and nominations for the 2021 AWI...

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Africa’s Business Heroes competition hosts its first pan-African Summit

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, established by the Jack Ma Foundation, has held its first ever pan-African summit, gathering over 1,600 at...

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Facebook shares popular emojis in Kenya as the world marks World Emoji Day

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

As the world marks World Emoji Day on Saturday, 17 July, Facebook has monitored the use of emojis in Facebook posts for between 4th April and 3rd July, 2021. I...

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Gateway Real Estate donates Ksh. 4 million to support women in construction

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

Real estate developer, Gateway Real Estate Africa (GREA), has handed over a donation of Ksh. 4,328,000 ($40,000) to Buildher Kenya. Buildher, a non-profit opera...

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Alex Gitari confirmed as the new KAA Managing Director

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

Mr. Alex Gitari has been appointed as the new Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) new Managing Director and CEO, effective 8th July, 2021. The announcement was made ...

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Kenyan Passport holders banned from 54 countries amid rising COVID-19 concerns

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

Holders of the Kenyan passport cannot access 54 countries as more nations put up restrictions against new variants of COVID-19. According to the Henley Passp...

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CDC Group announces Ksh. 5 billion finance facility with Ecobank to support businesses in Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

CDC Group has announced a Ksh. 5.4 billion ($50 million) trade finance facility with Ecobank International (EBISA), the Paris based member of the Ecobank Group,...

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Kenya’s AIfluence secures Ksh. 108 million seed funding for expansion across Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

AIfluence, an AI-powered Kenya-based influencer marketing platform, has closed Ksh. 108 million ($1 million) in seed funding. The investment round was led by Du...

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Audiomack partners with Ziiki Media to support African musicians

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

Audiomack, a music streaming platform, has teamed up with Ziiki Media to continue investing in and amplifying African music. The partnership will see Audiomack ...

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Government declares July 20th a public holiday to celebrate Idd-Ul-Adha

Grace MathekaJuly 16, 2021

The Government has announced that Tuesday, July 20th, 2021, will be a public holiday to mark Idd-Ul-Adha. The announcement was made by Cabinet Secretary Ministr...

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Glovo has expanded operations to cover Thika and Kiambu towns

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2021

Glovo, a delivery platform, has announced the expansion of its operations to Thika and Kiambu towns. The expansion comes after the company raised Ksh. 58 billio...

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Lucozade Boost has launched the ‘Final League 11’ gaming tournament in Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2021

Lucozade Boost has unveiled its first online gaming championship for Africa dubbed Lucozade Final 11 League. The championship will be hosted exclusively in Keny...

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8 new international movies you can watch this July on Showmax

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2021

Showmax offers a wide array of movies and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform. These include local and international award-winning movies, do...

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ART partners with Inchcape & Women Bikers Association to offer skills to bikers

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2021

Inchcape Kenya, in partnership with the Advanced Rider Training (ART) and Women Bikers Association, recently conducted a training exercise to equip bikers with ...

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OLA Energy partners with Ecobank to offer digital financial services at its stations across Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2021

OLA Energy has signed an agreement with Ecobank, expanding their partnership and providing innovative digital financial services at service stations in Africa. ...

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Standard Chartered officially launches the 2021 Nairobi Marathon slated for 31st October

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2021

Standard Chartered has announced the launch of its annual Nairobi Marathon slated for 31st October, 2021. This year the marathon, which has previously been full...

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Safaricom announces a Ksh. 1 Million sponsorship to support Mark Otieno’s dream to win 100m race at the Olympics

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 1 million sponsorship for sprinter Mark Otieno’s campaign during this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. The 28-year-old athlete finishe...

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Facebook launches bonus program for content creators worth Ksh. 108 Billion

Samson NderiJuly 15, 2021

Facebook has announced plans to start paying content creators more than Kshs. 108 Billion by the end of next year through new bonus programs designed to keep cr...

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The Top 10 Games Video Editors in 2021

Samson NderiJuly 15, 2021

In recent years video marketing has escalated exponentially, and competition has seen a massive increase. Now each day, millions of hours are added to the watch...

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KEMSA hosts pre-bid conference as it floats two-year framework tenders

Grace MathekaJuly 14, 2021

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has floated two tenders for pharmaceutical products in a bid to guarantee access to quality Health Products and Tec...

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MoData partners with Mazars to bring premium advisory services to Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 14, 2021

MoData, a digital and finance solutions company, has partnered with Mazars Consulting to provide clients with sustainable solutions to enhance profitability. ...

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The Huawei Band 6 series is now available on pre-order at Ksh. 6,999

Grace MathekaJuly 14, 2021

Huawei Mobile Kenya has launched the Huawei Band 6 series pre-orders in all its retail stores across the country. Customers can now make a pre-order for the Ban...

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Safari Rally winner Sebastien Ogier donates Ksh. 2.5 million towards education & wildlife conservation in Kenya

Grace MathekaJuly 14, 2021

The 2021 WRC Kenya Safari Rally winner Sebastien Ogier has donated Ksh. 2.5 million to the Nakuru Children's Project and the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Both chariti...

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YouTube Shorts is now available in Kenya

Grace MathekaJuly 14, 2021

YouTube has announced the arrival of the beta version of YouTube Shorts in Kenya. YouTube Shorts is the company’s new short-form video experience for creating s...

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Exploitation of creatives in film in Kenya stems from lack of enough opportunities

Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

The power of storytelling cannot be underestimated. It has both driven human progress and curated it for future generations. It has created strong bonds in comm...

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New Internet Society report has revealed that IXPs are critical in lowering connectivity costs in Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 13, 2021

The Internet Society has published a new report to highlight the state of Internet interconnection in Africa and the role Internet Exchange Points (IXP) play in...

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You can now make purchases on the Huawei AppGallery with M-PESA

Grace MathekaJuly 13, 2021

Huawei Mobile Services has partnered with Safaricom to launch a new payment method on its AppGallery. Huawei users can now make in-app purchases in their favour...

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Penda Health targets counties in Ksh. 100 million expansion plan

Grace MathekaJuly 13, 2021

Penda Health has announced plans to expand to other parts of Kenya, after a successful growth in Nairobi and its environs. The expansion targets household seeki...

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