realme hits milestone of 100 million handsets sold in 3 years
realme, a consumer technology company, has announced the milestone of 100 million smartphones sales globally.
Since its inception in May 2018, realme has qui...
EABL’s ‘Raising The Bar’ initiative deployment phase officially kicks off across the country
The Raising the Bar Initiative powered by East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has begun the deployment phase in over 100 bars and eateries in the Nairobi Metr...
CMA directs Cytonn Asset Managers to change its name and halt on boarding of clients
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has directed Cytonn Asset Managers, to stop signing-up new clients until it changes the names of its business and its regula...
Big blow for local football as FKF terminates sponsorship contract with BetKing Kenya
The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and BetKing Kenya have announced the termination of their existing sponsorship contracts for the BetKing Premier League (BKP...
Veteran Rugby player Humphrey Kayange appointed to the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has appointed retired Kenyan rugby player Humphrey Kayange to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). T...
Standard Chartered Bank posts Ksh. 51.8 Billion profit for the half year ending 30th June in the Africa & Middle East region
Standard Chartered Bank has released its financial results for the half year ending 30 June, 2021. Profit before tax grew 37% compared to a similar period last ...
Female rapper Ssaru joins Spotify’s Equal music program
Music streaming platform Spotify has unveiled Sylvia Saru, popularly known as Ssaru, as its latest signing to its Equal Music Program. Equal is a global initiat...
NCBA partners with MySafe Vaults to offer its customers alternative safety deposit facilities
NCBA has announced a partnership with MySafe Vaults, a safe deposits service provider to offer alternative safety deposit facilities to customers in Nairobi.
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vivo Y53s is now available in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 27,999
The vivo Smartphone brand has officially unveiled its latest smartphone as an addition to the Y-series, the vivo Y53s in Kenya. The device is now available for ...
Get a chance to win up to Ksh. 21 Million in the 2021 Huawei AppsUp competition
Huawei is calling for additional applications from developers across Africa for the 2021 HMS App Innovation Contest dubbed AppsUP. The Huawei AppsUP competition...
Digital Health startup BYON8 secures Ksh. 163 million in seed funding to aid expansion in Africa
BYON8, a Swedish-based Digital Health startup has raised Ksh. 163 million (USD 1.5 million) in seed funding to fuel its growth in Africa. The round was led by P...
Othmane Zolati’s ‘Africa and I’ documentary is now available on Showmax
Showmax is bringing to viewers a documentary about 20-year-old Moroccan and his trips across the continent, starting 5th August, 2021.
The documentary featur...
Cellulant acquires PSP License to operate in Ghana
Cellulant, a digital payments company, has received approval to get a Payment Services Provider (PSP) License in Ghana. The PSP License allows Cellulant to aggr...
Kaspersky report indicates that 29% of corporate users in Kenya have experienced malware attacks in the first half of 2021
A Kaspersky report has shown that 29.3% of the 7,962 attacks recorded in Kenya were targeted at corporate users in the first half of 2021.
Organizations in K...
Safaricom sponsors Maxine Wahome to the tune of Ksh. 1 million as she takes part in the Kenya Rally Championship in Voi
Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 1 Million sponsorship for rally driver Maxine Wahome ahead of this weekend’s Kenya National Rally Championship rally in Voi.
M...
Eng. Rosemary Oduor appointed as acting Kenya Power MD after Bernard Ngugi’s resignation
The Kenya Power Board of Directors has appointed Eng. Rosemary Oduor as the Acting Managing Director and CEO of the Company with effect from 3rd August, 2021. T...
Gilbert Owuor to star in the ‘Emancipation’ movie starring Will Smith
Kenyan-born actor Gilbert Owuor has joined the cast of Emancipation, a runaway slave drama starring Will Smith that’s set up at Apple.
The film is based on t...
Freida Brown appointed as acting USIU-Africa Vice Chancellor as Paul Zeleza retires
The United States International University-Africa (USIU-A) has appointed Freida Brown as the institution's acting Vice Chancellor. This is following the abrupt ...
Here are some tips on how one can get out of debt
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lock down last year meant that many people could not work or lost their jobs. This meant that those who had taken out lo...
Meet Haadi Abdulkadir, a young Kenyan travel enthusiast & budding travel blogger
Haadi Abdulkadir is a full time traveller with roots in Mombasa, Kenya. A quick look at his Instagram page @haaditravels shows the different places he has t...
Here are some survival tips for introverted parents
When a couple gives birth, it changes your lives. Now you have another life to take care of. Becoming a parent is one of the best feelings in the world. As pare...
Jambojet is expanding operations to Lamu and DRC this September
Jambojet has announced plans to begin operations to North Kivu Capital, Goma in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to the Coastal Island of Lamu. Thi...
7 new international series you can watch on Showmax this August
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...
Mohammad Adil breaks the Guinness World Record for the Most Burpees under 12 hours
Extreme fitness athlete and health coach Mohammad Adil Abdool has broken the Guinness World Record for the Most Burpees under 12 hours on Saturday 31st July, 20...
Qatar Airways has unveiled its Qsuite Business Class feature on the Nairobi route
Qatar Airways has launched its Qsuite to Nairobi on board its Airbus A350-1000 featuring 46 seats in Business Class and 281 seats in Economy Class. The launch o...
SWIFT launches SWIFT Go, a fast & affordable service for low-value cross-border payments
SWIFT, a financial messaging platform, has announced the launch of SWIFT Go. Swift Go is a new service that enables small businesses and consumers to send fast,...
Equity Bank emerges as the Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2021 African Banker Awards
Equity Bank has been named the Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2021 African Banker Awards. The award was conferred to Equity for its consistent financi...
Bolt secures Ksh. 78 Billion investment to expand its transportation network in Africa & Europe
Bolt, an on-demand mobility platform, has raised Ksh. 78 billion funding to accelerate the expansion of its existing mobility and delivery products across its A...
Why the Huawei Band 6 series is an essential wearable in today’s world
Huawei Mobile recently launched the Huawei Band 6 series in the Kenyan market. The band series is currently retailing at Ksh. 6,999 in all retail stores across ...
Wapi Pay, a Kenyan startup has raised Ksh. 239 Million in a bid to scale up payments between Africa and Asia
Wapi Pay, a Kenyan startup has raised Ksh. 239 Million in pre-seed funding to scale up global payments and remittances between Africa and Asia. Making internat...
Ogilvy Africa has appointed Sumanta Ganguly as the new Chief Strategy Officer
Ogilvy Africa has today announced the appointment of Sumanta Ganguly as the new Chief Strategy Officer for the region.
Sumanta joins Ogilvy Africa from Mulle...
How to subscribe to Skiza Tunes on your phone
Since the launch of Skiza Tunes by Safaricom in 2009, subscribers have been entertaining their callers with a song of their choice before they pick up. Safarico...
Emirates introduces flexible payment options for Kenyan travellers
Emirates has introduced additional flexible payment options for Kenyan travellers, offering them a better real-time user experience on the airline’s website and...
Safaricom has increased Artist’s earning from Skiza tunes to 40% in a bid to support the creative industry
Safaricom has announced an increase in Skiza revenue share for artists and content creators by 33%. Following the revenue increase, more than 20,000 artists and...
Mizizi Africa has been named the most affordable housing developer in Kenya
Mizizi Africa Homes has emerged top in the Top score brands Real Estate Awards 2021. The developer has been recognized as the most affordable mid-plan housing c...
CEO Fridays: Old Mutual’s Thobile Tshabalala on how Sisonke is changing lives
Early this year, Old Mutual launched the Sisonke competition aimed at creating awareness and rewarding impactful community initiatives in Africa.
The Sisonke...
KAM has expressed concern over the impact of implementation of the Finance Act 2021 on manufacturing
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has called for the immediate suspension of a number of provisions in the Finance Act 2021. This is in a bid to cush...
Prof. Patricia Mbote has been appointed as the new Director of Law Division at UNEP
Former Chief Justice candidate Prof. Patricia Kameri Mbote has been appointed Director of the Law Division at the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
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Oxford University Press has launched the 10th and 4th edition of English & Kiswahili dictionaries
Oxford University Press (OUPEA) has launched the 10th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) and the 4th edition of Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sani...
Safaricom shareholders approve plan for Ethiopia operations in 2022
Safaricom shareholders recently approved their nod for the setting up and incorporation of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia which is set to begin operation...
HEVA Fund officially launches ‘Ignite Culture’ a grant facility to support the creative industry
HEVA in partnership with the British Council Kenya has launched Ignite Culture, a new grant facility for the cultural and creative sector in 14 countries in Eas...
The 2021 sub-Sahara Spectrum Management Conference calls for internet accessibility in the region
The sixth edition of the Sub-Sahara Spectrum Management Conference has kicked off, with regulators, experts, and other industry players looking for the African ...