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The 2022 Safal Cornell Kiswahili Prize launched; call for submissions open

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

The 2020 Safal Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature has announced the call for submissions of manuscripts for its 7th edition. Submissions close on Ju...

Kenya’s Buruklyn Boyz among African musicians to join Spotify’s batch of RADAR artists

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

Kenya's Buruklyn Boyz has been announced as one of 6 African musicians to join Spotify's global batch of RADAR artists, a programme dedicated to the spotlight a...

Huawei launches employment program to hire top talent as it grows its business globally

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

Huawei has announced as that it intends to recruit more employees as it grows its business in Kenya and globally through a new program. Huawei technologies p...

ROAM Jobs rebrands to The African Talent Company to bridge the talent gap in Africa

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

Expands mandate to include offline recruitment, outsourcing and e-learning in a move to consolidate the pan-African recruitment market Africa’s recruitment c...

Forex Trading In Kenya

Staff WriterMay 10, 2022

Welcome to the intriguing world of forex trading! Over the last decade, thousands of Kenya residents have been drawn to this popular financial activity. Contin...

Sendy has been recognized as a technology pioneer by the World Economic Forum

Samson NderiMay 10, 2022

Sendy, a tech company that builds fulfillment infrastructure for e-commerce and consumer brands has been recognized as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Techno...

Equity Group has acquired a Ksh. 19.1 Billion credit facility from IFC in a bid to support SMEs

Staff WriterMay 10, 2022

Equity Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a partnership agreement in support of the sustainable development of Africa. This will ...

Applications for MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy for filmmakers is now open

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy has opened applications for its film and TV training programme which kicks off in October this year. Applications w...

African aviation stakeholders meet in Nairobi to discuss the future of the industry after COVID-19

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

The 10th Aviation Stakeholders Convention, hosted by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Kenya Airways (KQ), started today in Nairobi at the Emara Ole-...

Embu Coffee Farmers Marketing Agency receives coffee broker license from CMA

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

The Embu Coffee Farmers Marketing Agency has received a license from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to operate as a coffee broker at the Nairobi Coffee Exc...

The 2022 AMVCAs to be held on May 14 in Lagos; full list of nominees

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

Africa Magic in association with MultiChoice have announced that the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) will be held on May 14, 2022, in Lagos. The eig...

Three reasons why customer experience isn’t just about existing customers

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

In today's hyperconnected world, a bad shopping experience can drive a potential consumer to a competitor. While product and pricing used to be sufficient to se...

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YouTube to celebrate Africa Month with training events for content creators in Africa

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

YouTube has announced a series of events to run throughout May in celebration of Africa month where Kenyan and other content creators across Africa will benefit...

African airlines will need 1,100 new aircraft by 2040 according to Airbus

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

African airlines will need 1,100 new aircraft by 2040 according to a forecast by European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus. According to the 2021 Airbus Global ...

Stanbic Bank to support Rotary District 9212 97th annual conference in Diani

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

Stanbic Bank Kenya has partnered with the Rotary District 9212, in the 97th Annual Rotary District Conference and Assembly set to be held in Diani from the 12th...

Corteva Agriscience invests in seed treatment capability for Africa & Middle East

Staff WriterMay 6, 2022

Corteva Agriscience has opened its Centre for Seed Applied Technologies (CSAT) laboratory in South Africa, one of only six worldwide. The facility will focu...

Pwani Oil launches an anti-malaria campaign with ‘Detrex’ a soap that keeps mosquitoes away

Samson NderiMay 6, 2022

Pwani Oil has embarked on a countrywide campaign to educate and sensitize communities in malaria-endemic regions on malaria prevention and control with an aim o...

KBA, retailers & payment companies launch fraud prevention campaign to protect customers

Staff WriterMay 5, 2022

The Kenya Bankers Asssociation (KBA), retailers and payment companies have launched a fraud prevention campaign to protect banking customers in various vertical...

Health tech company Zuri Health launches WhatsApp Chatbot

Staff WriterMay 5, 2022

Health tech startup Zuri Health has announced that it has launched a WhatsApp chatbot for its customers in Kenya. The WhatsApp Chatbot is known as Vera and will...

Showmax releases trailer for upcoming Kenyan TV show ‘Igiza’

Staff WriterMay 5, 2022

Showmax has released a trailer for its upcoming Kenyan TV show Igiza. The upcoming Showmax original Kenyan thriller which will premier on the video on demand se...

The Coca Cola Foundation is calling out for applications to its Jamii Femmes women entrepreneurship program

Samson NderiMay 5, 2022

Women in Africa (WIA) in partnership with the Coca-Cola Foundation have launched a program that aims to impact 20,000 women entrepreneurs from 10 African countr...

KWS increases entry fees to National Parks for foreigners

Samson NderiMay 4, 2022

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has announced a review of gate charges to national parks and game reserves in Kenya by introducing high and low season fees. Accord...

Nominations are open for the AWIEF Awards for women entrepreneurs

James WamathaiMay 4, 2022

Nominations are now open for the 2022 edition of the AWIEF Awards, which celebrate women entrepreneurs in Africa. The awards are organized by AWIEF (the Afri...

The 10 best international TV shows you can watch on Showmax in May

James WamathaiMay 4, 2022

Showmax offers viewers a wide range of entertainment content from movies, to series and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform. This May,...

Crown Paints posts Ksh. 731 million net profit for FY 2021

Staff WriterMay 4, 2022

Crown Paints Kenya Plc has announced that it has posted a profit after tax of Ksh. 731 Million for the financial year ending 31st December 2021. This is an impr...

Twitter is testing “Circle” a close friends feature

Samson NderiMay 4, 2022

Twitter has announced that it is testing "Circle", which is a spin on the Instagram “Close Friends” feature. The feature was teased as one of many potential pr...

How Henry Agwona is growing golf in Eldoret by coaching underprivileged kids

Samson NderiMay 3, 2022

At times in life, one meets selfless people who go above and beyond to give a helping hand to those who are needy in the society at no benefit to themselves. So...

IEBC announces the suspension of voter registration until March 2023

Staff WriterMay 3, 2022

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced the that the commission will suspend the application for new registration, and change i...

SunKing raises Ksh. 30.1 Billion in series D funding as it seeks to expand across Africa and Asia

Samson NderiMay 3, 2022

SunKing has raised $260 million in series D funding in a bid to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across Africa and Asia. The latest fundin...

Safaricom to hide full details of Lipa na M-Pesa customers in new privacy push

James WamathaiMay 3, 2022

Safaricom has apparently put in motion plans to protect the privacy of Lipa na M-pesa customers by hiding some of their details when they make payments to merch...

Mary Thuo named as an SDG Pioneer for championing socio-economic wellbeing in Kenya

Staff WriterMay 2, 2022

Global Compact Network Kenya has named Mary Thuo the 2022 SDG Pioneer, a business leader who is championing socio-economic wellbeing and inspiring others to adv...

The importance of supporting gender equality in the tech industry

Staff WriterMay 2, 2022

While there has been headway toward greater workplace diversity in recent years, there is still much more work to be done. In all businesses, there is undeniabl...

New study shows that treatment could reduce child deaths by 30%

Staff WriterMay 2, 2022

New research has found that water treatment reduces the odds of child mortality (death before age five) by about 30%. The study suggests that water treatment is...

Shanah Manjeru among presenters in new National Geographic Kids Africa show

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

The Walt Disney Company, Wildlife Direct, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State have announced that production ...

lifeyangu.com launched to help youth access info on reproductive & sexual health

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

The Ministry of Health in Kenya have launched the lifeyangu.com platform to enable Kenyan youth to be able to access information on reproductive and sexual heal...

Phyllis Wakiaga to exit as KAM CEO at the end of June

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has announced that current CEO Ms. Phyllis Wakiaga will leave the organization at the end of June after 9 years wit...

Rema to headline inaugural MNE Fest on May 7th at Carnvore

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

Mwanaume Ni Effort (MNE) has announced that it will host the inaugural MNE Fest on May 7th at the Electric Village at Carnivore Grounds. Mwanaume Ni Effort (...

Award winning Boniface Mwangi film ‘Softie’ is now available on Showmax

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

Kenyan documentary Softie, based on the life of photographer and award wining activist, Boniface Mwangi is now streaming on Showmax. Directed by Sam Soko, wh...

EABL announces it will pay Ksh. 673M in interest to holders of its medium-term note

James WamathaiApril 28, 2022

East African Breweries plc (EABL) has today announced an interest payment of Ksh. 673.8 million to bond holders of its Ksh. 11 billion medium-term corporate bon...

Absa Life Assurance Kenya reports a Ksh. 245 Million net profit for 2021

Samson NderiApril 26, 2022

Absa Life Assurance Kenya (Absa Life), a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited, has recorded an 84% growth in profit after tax to KES 245 million for the period ende...

Oppo Reno 7 review; a phone with big ambitions

James WamathaiApril 26, 2022

Phone manufacturer Oppo announced the Kenyan launch of the new Oppo flagship phones, part of the Oppo range, yesterday at a virtual event. The newest additio...

Could Mushe (XMU) Be Bigger Than Dogecoin (DOGE)?

Staff WriterApril 25, 2022

Shortly after the pre-launch phase of Mushe (XMU), experts predict that the peer to peer decentralised token could be bigger than Dogecoin. The presale, which b...