Equity Bank launches its Leaders Program in DRC
EquityBCDC has extended its social impact contribution through scaling up the various programs that are already under implementation through Equity Group. The B...
Bolt introduces feature that enables drivers to set prices for trips
Bolt, a ride-hailing platform has introduced a feature that allows drivers to set their own prices and passengers to select their drivers.
This innovation, ...
OPPO launches the OPPO Find N, its first foldable smartphone
OPPO has launched its first foldable flagship smartphone, the OPPO Find N, at the annual OPPO Inno day showcase. The new OPPO Find N brings a new approach to th...
Otile Brown and Bahati are the Most Streamed Male artists in 2021 according to Boomplay Recap
The year 2021 has been a year of many wins musically. Despite the pandemic, which grappled the world for close to two years now, music is one thing that united ...
Wowzi secures Ksh. 362 million to help African creators monetize their social media profiles
Wowzi, a tech startup with operations in Kenya, recently announced its closure of a Ksh. 226 million ($2 million) seed round to scale its influencer marketing p...
Cassava technologies partners with Mitsui to accelerate digital transformation in Africa
Cassava Technologies, an integrated tech company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Company (Mitsui), a Japanese global conglomer...
realme launches the C25Y 50MP smartphone, to retail at Ksh. 19,000
realme launches the realme C25Y, the first C series model to feature with 50 MP AI triple camera system. The realme C25Y has a 5000mAh battery that supports 18W...
Anthony Onyango emerges winner of the 2021 Safal Eye in the Wild photography competition
Safal Group, a steel building solutions provider and manufacturer, has announced winners of the Safal Eye in the Wild (SEITW) photography competition 2021.
A...
Kakuzi wins 4 awards at the 2021 Kenya Avocado Industry Excellence Awards
Kakuzi, an agri-business firm, recently scooped four awards at the 2021 Avocado Industry Excellence Awards (KAEA) held at the Safari Park hotel, Nairobi. The co...
Sarah Hassan among winners of this year’s Kalasha International film & TV Awards; here’s the full list of winners
The Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has announced the winners of the 11th edition of the Kalasha International Film and TV awards at a gala ceremony hosted at the S...
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine park & reserve feted with Blue Park Award
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park and Reserve has made received the Blue Park for achieving the highest science-based standards for marine life protection and managem...
13 new Christmas movies you can watch on Showmax this festive season
Showmax is bringing new festive season movies to our screens every day until 25th December, 2021. Some of the movies making a debut on the platform this Christm...
KBL’s Hop House 13 launches new Flavor by Fire cooking show
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its Guinness variant Hop House 13, recently launched a new a barbecue experience titled Flavor by Fire. The Flavor by Fire...
Vivo Energy feted for outstanding marketing at the 2021 MSK Awards
Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in the country recently won the Best Sales Promotion Campaign of ...
USIU-Africa students win 3 awards at the 2021 Kalasha awards
USIU-Africa students recently won 3 out of its 8 nominations at the 11th edition of the Kalasha International Film and TV Awards. The awards saw House of Secret...
5 stupid thoughts that will keep you poor forever
If you work without rest and sleep and spend money only on the essentials, but still can't achieve a high income, you may be doing something wrong. For example,...
Standard Chartered launches co-working space in partnership with ArtCaffé at Britam Centre
Standard Chartered Bank has launched its first co-shared space with ArtCaffé at the Britam Centre, Upper Hill. The co-shared space will provide round the clock ...
Meta launches 2021 Africa Year in Review infographic report
Meta has released its 2021 Africa Year in Review, an infographic capturing some of the company's investments and initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa this year. Th...
Adanian Labs is calling out for applications to its 2022 Venture Building Program
Adanian Labs, a venture building studio, has launched the Adanian Labs venture building program call for startups for 2022. The program is inviting applications...
CS Matiang’i declares Monday 13th December a public holiday to celebrate Jamhuri Day
Ministry of Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has declared Monday, December 13th a public holiday to mark Jamhuri Day. This is by virtue of Jamhuri Day ...
Safaricom’s MPESA to facilitate government fund transfers to drought-hit households
As a drought response intervention, the Government has partnered with Safaricom to facilitate mobile money transfer through MPESA. The money will be distributed...
Gordon’s Gin hosts bowling challenge and party for its consumers
Gordon's Gin which is among the best selling spirits in the country, yesterday hosted a bowling challenge and party for its consumers.
The event was under th...
National team of Argentina has a nice start of selection for the World Cup
The selection for the 2022 World Cup is gaining momentum, and the teams of South America begin their second round of combats. So far, the Argentine team looks p...
TransUnion report reveals a 16.5% decrease in suspected digital holiday shopping fraud in Kenya
TransUnion, a consumer credit reporting agency, has released new findings around global e-commerce fraud trends that occurred during the 2021 holiday shopping s...
Proximie partners with Jhpiego to implement an obstetric safe surgery project in Kenya
Proximie, a healthtech company, has teamed up with Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, on a safe surgery project in Kenya. The project will layer the...
Kwara raises a Ksh. 451 million seed round, to be used to build a Neobank app
Kwara, a fintech startup, has raised Ksh. 451.8 million ($4 million) in a seed round. The funding will be used to build a Neobank app that will enable individua...
US President Joe Biden nominates Margaret Whitman as US Ambassador to Kenya
US President Joe Biden has nominated former Hewlett Packard (HP) CEO and President Margaret Cushing Whitman as America’s ambassador to Kenya. If approved by Con...
Bento, a payroll and HR Management platform expands to Kenya, Ghana & Rwanda
Bento, a pan-African digital payroll and HR Management platform, has expanded operations to three new markets, establishing a presence in Kenya, Ghana and Rwand...
The 10th edition of the Rusinga Festival which celebrates Abasuba culture has been slated for December 21-22nd
Culture enthusiasts have been invited to the 10th edition of the Rusinga Festival from the 21st to 22nd December. Taking place in one of Kenya's hidden gems on ...
Al Jazeera airs its first documentaries by African filmmakers, which have garnered over 135,000 views in a week
The first two short documentaries in Al Jazeera English’s Africa Direct series have garnered over 135,000 views, just 1 week after airing. The 2 short documenta...
OPPO set to launch the premium NPU & OPPO Air glass at the OPPO Inno Day on 14th December
OPPO has announced plans to launch new technologies at the upcoming OPPO Inno Day which is set to be held on 14-15 December, 2021. The company is expected to de...
Huawei announces gift hampers for select devices this festive season
Huawei Mobile Kenya has launched its Christmas season campaign that will offer gift hampers to Huawei customers countrywide. The products on offer include Huawe...
KTN Global Alliance Africa launches agrifood challenges for its innovation exchange program
Innovate UK KTN’s Global Alliance Africa project is calling for applications for its innovation exchange program.
Winning applicants will receive Ksh. 3.8 mi...
EPL, IEBC & Kiambaa by-elections among most searched results on Google this year
Google has released Kenya’s Year in Search Lists, an annual look into the year's top trending Google searches. The lists unveil queries that had a high spike in...
Ali Matano & Sofia Nekesa defy the odds to win the inaugural Red Bull Quicksand Challenge in Diani
For participants of the 1 mile (1.6 km) Red Bull Quicksand Challenge at the Kongo River beach in Diani, 12th December, 2021 will always linger in their minds. A...
Kakuzi receives 5 nominations at the Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards
Kakuzi, an agri-business firm, has been nominated for 5 awards in the forthcoming Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards (KAEA). The awards are a strategic initiative ...
Marion Gathoga resigns from BOC Kenya to join Africa Oxygen, Arthur Kamau will be taking over in interim capacity
Ms Marion Gathoga Mwangi has stepped down as the Managing Director of BOC Kenya, effective 31st December, 2021, to take up an executive role at Africa Oxygen as...
Uber Eats Cravings report indicates growing grocery orders among consumers
Uber Eats has released its 2021 Cravings Report highlighting the most popular delivery order requests of the year.
Groceries
According to the report, grocery ...
AUDA-NEPAD, JICA, Afreximbank & BCG partner to support 5 healthcare companies in Kenya
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Boston Consul...
Mastercard makes leadership changes as it expands its presence across Middle East, Africa & Eastern Europe
Mastercard is expanding its regional footprint by announcing a series of leadership changes designed to further advance its presence and operations and build on...
Mizizi Africa Homes launches an online marketing platform for traders
Mizizi Africa Homes, a low cost housing developer, has launched a classifieds division, Mizizi Classifieds, to allow its agents and small scale traders to marke...
William Lawson’s Next Highlander challenge finale is going down this weekend
The search for William Lawson’s Next Highlander concludes this weekend, Saturday, 11th December, 2021, at the Impala Grounds.
50 finalists will battle it out...