Rhita Nattah is the latest addition to Spotify’s EQUAL Music Program
Music streaming platform Spotify recently launched its global initiative dubbed the EQUAL Music Program, to cultivate gender equality in music and support femal...
Exploring The Top Gig Economy Jobs
Things have changed immensely thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employees have decided to resign from their current jobs so they can find higher-paying alte...
Alex van Niekerk has been appointed as the new Ogilvy Africa Group Creative Director
Ogilvy Africa, a marketing and branding agency, has named Alex van Niekerk as Group Creative Director. Alex joins the network’s creative leadership team to serv...
MarketForce a Kenyan retail platform secures Ksh. 215 Million in funding for expansion in Nigeria & East Africa
MarketForce, a Kenyan retail distribution platform, has raised Ksh. 215,880,000 ($2 million) to launch in Nigeria and to scale up operations in RejaReja to more...
Safaricom announces a Ksh. 20 Million sponsorship for the Kenya Olympics team
Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 20 million sponsorship for Team Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics. The funds have been set aside for the ceremonial kit that will be us...
Sendy partners with ARC Ride to deploy an electric vehicle fleet for last-mile delivery
Sendy, a logistics company, is planning on launching its first electric vehicle fleets to help promote clean transportation in Nairobi. The company has partnere...
The thing speaks for itself
As it happens, there is no course that teaches you how to be an influencer. Or content creator, for that matter. Look around you, those people doing incredible ...
How to determine whether you have an alcohol use disorder and what to do about it
Alcohol is generally a social drink that is meant to be enjoyed with friends or at times solo when one just wants to chill. However, as the saying goes too much...
KQ launches Fahari Innovation Hub to accelerate sustainable data-driven solutions
Kenya Airways (KQ) has launched the Fahari Innovation Hub, a platform for new ideas and data-driven innovations to accelerate impact-driven solutions that addre...
Emirates has re-opened its First Class Lounge at Dubai International Airport
To serve the growing number of customers travelling through the Emirates Hub, the airline has re-opened its First Class Lounge at Dubai International (DXB’s) Co...
The Green Climate Fund approves Ksh. 18 million for AfDB’s LEAF program
The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved Ksh. 18,448,655,000 ($170.9 million) in financing for the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging En...
Pipit Global partners with Cellulant to enable cheaper money transfer to Africa
Pipit Global has partnered with Cellulant to enable consumers in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Mali, Senegal, and Ghana to make transactions through the Pip...
You can now stream the UEFA Euro 2020 final on Showmax Pro
The UEFA Euro 2020 is holding the finals between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium this Sunday, 11 July, at 22:00 CAT. The final will be live streamed across...
Knight Frank has expanded operations to the commercial property market in South Africa
Knight Frank, a property advisory company has partnered with Rennie Property, a South African commercial property specialist. According to Knight Frank, this pa...
WRC Safari Rally to plant over 19 million trees as part of efforts to revitalize the environment
When it was announced that the WRC Safari Rally was finally coming back to our shores after a 19 year absence, Kenyans myself included were elated. This is what...
Ladima Foundation partners with CDEA & KIAFF to empower women animators
The Ladima Foundation is excited has announced a partnership with Culture and Development East Africa (CDEA) and the Kwetu International Animation Film Festival...
MTN Business App of the Year Awards is now open for submissions
The MTN Business App of the Year Awards is inviting app developers and coders from Africa to make submission of entries. The Awards aim to promote local busines...
Instagram Reels now has an Ads feature to enable businesses & content creators to reach a wider audience
Facebook has launched Reels Ads in 25 African countries that had the Reels feature on Instagram. Other than enabling businesses on Instagram to reach greater au...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies partners with Facebook to develop fibre network in DRC
Liquid Technologies and Facebook have announced a partnership to build an extensive metro fibre network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The network i...
Safari Rally drivers urged to adopt wildlife in a bid to aid in conservation
The Government through the Wildlife Research and Training Institute has encouraged World Rally Championship (WRC) drivers to adopt wild animals. This is with a...
Microsoft launches Dynamic 365 Business a solution meant to support SMEs in Africa
Microsoft has unveiled a new cloud-based business management solution dubbed Dynamics 365 Business Central to streamline SMEs operations in Africa and the Middl...
Merck partners with the AFFS to provide training programs for healthcare professionals
Merck has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Federation of Fertility Societies (AFFS). Through the MoU, the two organ...
InTouch partners with CFAO Group in a bid to invest in the African transport sector
InTouch, an African payment and digital solutions company has announced a strategic partnership with CFAO Group. The partnership aims to invest with Mobility54 ...
Kenyan telcos hike tariff charges for calls & data in response to Excise Duty Act amendment
Late last week, Parliament passed the Finance Act 2021, which is an amendment to the Excise Duty Act 2015. This amendment has seen the excise duty on telephone ...
KRU reveals official teams for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has unveiled the Shujaa and Lionesses squads that will represent Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics.
Shujaa captain Andrew Amonde is one of ...
Sami Flinch, Wanjiru Njiru & Victor Maina share their experience with the ‘Hype’ chat service in content creation
In today's world, connecting with friends and families is a tricky task for many people who are indulged in other activities. Opera's chat service, Hype, is ste...
TECNO Phantom X smartphone officially launched in Nairobi
TECNO has launched its newest flagship smartphone, the TECNO Phantom X in an event hosted in Nairobi, Kenya.
The new Phantom X smartphone features design of ...
Anwar Soussa to lead Safaricom consortium in Ethiopia
The Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) has appointed Anwar Soussa as the Managing Director (MD) of the Operating Company in Ethiopia, effective 1st July, 202...
Copia expands its eCommerce service to Uganda
Copia Global has expanded its operations to Uganda. In Kenya, Copia serves more than 1 million customers and is doubling in size every year. The expansion is ex...
Huawei Band 6 coming soon to the Kenyan market
Huawei Mobile has announced plans to launch the Huawei Band 6 in the Kenyan market. This comes at a time when there is a huge demand for wearable devices especi...
Equity Wings to Fly program registers an impressive 86% university transition rate
In the recently released KCSE results, 203 Equity Wings to Fly scholars managed to score a mean grade of A plain (A) and A minus (A-), forming part of the 7,313...
Kipeto wind power project officially completed in Kajiado County
BTE Renewables and Craftskills have announced the completion of Kipeto wind farm located in Kajiado County. Kipeto is BTE Renewables’ fifth project to reach com...
EFG Hermes One trading platform launched, targeting retail investors
EFG Hermes, a brokerage firm in Kenya, has launched its new online equity-trading platform dubbed EFG Hermes One. The new platform will see the firm offer retai...
East Africa Venture Capital partners with Rwanda Finance to fuel private investment in Africa
Rwanda Finance (RFL) and the East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) have partnered to enable private investment in Africa through their respective mand...
Jua Kali sector urges government to reduce PPE importation
Jua Kali artisans from the informal sector have called on the government to reduce importation of PPE and support growth and creation of local production of the...
Guinness Hop House 13 launches ‘Flavor by Fire’ culinary experience
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its Guinness Hop House 13 brand has introduced a new a barbecue experience dubbed Flavor by Fire. The Flavor by Fire conce...
OPPO Joins LF AI & Data Foundation to contribute to the AI & data community
Smartphone brand OPPO has joined the LF AI and Data Foundation governance board as a premier member, to accelerate the innovation and adoption of AI technology....
Intel partners with Jesuit Worldwide Learning to offer training to teachers in Kakuma
Intel has partnered with Jesuit Worldwide Learning to offer an internationally accredited and certified teacher training program to teachers in marginalised are...
1,410 Wings To Fly scholars to join university after performing well in the 2020 KCSE
The beneficiaries of the Equity Bank 2017 Wings to Fly scholarships who sat for the 2020 KCSE exams registered an impressive improvement in performance from th...
African women have presented the Kinshasa Declaration in a bid to enhance gender equality in Africa
A delegation of African women led by H.E. Madame Gisèle Ndaya, Minister of Gender, Family and Children of the DRC and Madame Julienne Lusenge, a gender expert, ...
Fusion Capital invests Ksh. 800 million to complete construction of Greenwood Mall in Meru
Fusion Capital, a private equity firm, has raised Ksh. 800 million for the completion of Greenwood City Mall in Meru from local and international investors.
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Kenya Power demolishes illegal power lines in Nairobi’s Industrial Area
Kenya Power has intensified its campaign to promote public safety and reduce energy losses. The national electricity distributor recently removed illegal connec...