16 April 2025
- The philanthropist, businesswoman, advocate for women and girls, and author speaks on embracing change, staying motivated and the universal lessons that have shaped her journey in her new book. “Well, let me just say that I never expected to write a…
16 April 2025
- Topline More than 45,000 Spotify users reported the popular music streaming platform was down Wednesday morning, according to reports filed on DownDetector.com, prompting hundreds of social media users to cope with memes and panicked comments. Key…
16 April 2025
- The ban was imposed in 2015 amid governance issues in the banking sector.
16 April 2025
- In February 2025, while addressing a Bunge La Mwananchi forum at Jevanjee Gardens in Nairobi, Mbadi noted that the government is exploring alternative strategies to raise revenue including widening the tax base and prioritizing fiscal discipline.
16 April 2025
- Rare earth elements, often relegated to obscure corners of the periodic table, are the essential building blocks of modern green technology.
16 April 2025
- In an era where access to information is crucial for economic development, education, and social progress, the ability to provide connectivity to remote and underserved areas represents a major...
16 April 2025
- CBK’s moratorium and push for stronger banks triggered mergers and acquisitions by existing players and the entry of local and foreign strategic investors.
16 April 2025
- Gen Z is emerging as the biggest spenders in Kenya, according to new research projecting that over 17 million consumers in the generation born between 1997 and 2012 will spend Ksh.4.4 trillion (US$34 billion) on goods and services in 2025.
16 April 2025
- Over the past years, the credit system in Kenya has suffered due to a lack of consistency and structure, stunting growth in confidence and competitiveness.
16 April 2025
- The Aga Khan University Hospital says unpaid bills have disrupted financial planning and hampered investment in technology and infrastructure.
16 April 2025
- TOKYO, April 16 (Xinhua) — The number of foreign visitors to Japan in March surged 13.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 3.5 million, official data showed Wednesday. The total visitor number in the three months from January reached 10.5 million…
16 April 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 16 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has waived Sh158 billion in penalties, fines, and interest for 2.9 million taxpayers under a tax amnesty program, which was launched in December last year. The initiative, which will end on…
16 April 2025
- In late 2023, Kea Simmons registered Traverze Culture in America and its subsidiary Traverze Culture Africa in Kenya.
16 April 2025
- Equity Group Holdings Managing Director and CEO James Mwangi has been conferred the Freedom of the City of London, one of the world’s oldest and most respected civic honours.
16 April 2025
- Africa’s space ambition is set to reach new heights as the continent inches closer to its moon mission under the Africa2Moon project.
16 April 2025
- PwC has shut down operations in over a dozen countries, including nine in Sub-Saharan Africa.
16 April 2025
- High and low mileage can be assessed annually to show usage or over a vehicle’s lifetime to indicate wear and remaining lifespan.
16 April 2025
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), one of the “Big Four” global professional services firms, alongside Deloitte, EY (Ernst & Young), and KPMG, has decided to exit 9 African countries.
16 April 2025
- State Department for Industry has been unable to make visits to sites where the CAIPS are being implemented over “insufficient funds.”
16 April 2025
- Guinea-Bissau’s National Regulatory Authority for Information and Communication Technologies (ARN-TIC) has granted official approval for Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, to operate in the country.
16 April 2025
- APRIL 16 – “Trump is a crazy man,” says Lionel Xu, who is surrounded by his company’s mosquito repellent kits – many were once best sellers in Walmart stores in the United States. Now those products are sitting in boxes in a warehouse in China and…
16 April 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 15 – Kenya’s economic environment is showing signs of recovery as the country heads into the 2025/2026 fiscal year, but deep structural and fiscal challenges persist, according to insights presented during a pre-budget media…
16 April 2025
- Diesel is the quiet engine that powers the economy of several African countries, via vehicles, buses, generators, farms, industries, and fishing boats.
16 April 2025
- While there are capable young drivers and clumsy older ones, the data clearly shows that young drivers are exceptionally vulnerable.
16 April 2025
- CIC began the process of selling the Kiambu land in November 2022 to use the proceeds to settle a Sh3.4 billion Co-op Bank loan.
16 April 2025
- Under the program, while KRA waives the interest, fines, and interests, beneficiaries are required to pay the principal tax due.
16 April 2025
- APRIL 16 – Microchip maker Nvidia said it would be hit with $5.5bn (£4.2bn) in costs after the US government tightened export rules to China. The chip manufacturing giant, which has been at the heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, will…
16 April 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 16 – Swiss digital border security firm Travizory Security SA has dismissed reports suggesting it is holding funds meant for the Kenyan government, calling them “misleading and inaccurate.” In a statement issued Tuesday, the…
16 April 2025
- The former employees were sent home after KBL undertook a restructuring process aimed at cost-cutting.
16 April 2025
- The man had filed a petition after a sales agent called him over a car loan product offered by the company.
16 April 2025
- Kenyan users of the CBEX crypto platform lost millions after their wallets were wiped out. The platform blames fraudsters and demands verification fees of up to Ksh25,930 before compensation. In other news we cover the Mitumba puzzle, and what Super…
16 April 2025
- SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 (Xinhua) — Uber and Waymo said on Tuesday the public will be able to hail a robotaxi in Atlanta, U.S. state of Georgia, this summer. Uber said the company is inviting customers in Atlanta to join a list if they’re interested in…
16 April 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 16 – Digital credit provider MyCredit has secured Sh1.4 billion in funding from global impact investors Oikocredit and BlueOrchard, aimed at financing Kenya’s fast-growing private school sector. The funding will provide tailored…
16 April 2025
- Auditor-General says system is exposed, putting huge volumes of information at risk.
16 April 2025
- One of the most contentious conversations in Nigeria currently concerns the proliferation of Ponzi schemes in the last decade, which was brought to the forefront by the recent CBEX scam.
16 April 2025
- The White House budget office has put forward a proposal to cut funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, pointing to what it describes as operational failures in Mali, Lebanon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
16 April 2025
- Zimbabwe’s ZiG is heading toward failure, not through rapid devaluation, but through growing irrelevance, according to Imara Asset Management, the country’s oldest independent brokerage.
16 April 2025
- France has announced plans to expel 12 agents working within Algeria’s consular and diplomatic network, and will also recall its ambassador to Algiers for consultations.
16 April 2025
- Beneficiaries of the fund will receive loans of up to Sh10m with a six-year tenor.
15 April 2025
- As Kenya heads into the 2025/26 budget cycle, senior experts at Ernst & Young (EY) have called on the government to adopt bold expenditure cuts, tackle wastage, and rethink its tax policy to restore fiscal balance.
15 April 2025
- In an age of instant shopping, Kenya’s mitumba traders are turning livestreams into booming resale businesses.
15 April 2025
- Teacher promotions were one of the grievances when secondary school teachers went on strike last August in 2024.
15 April 2025
- The CBK approval for the sale of NBK to the Nigerian banking giant removed the first hurdle in closing the multi-billion-shilling acquisition.
15 April 2025
- Nyoro Construction Company wanted the court to block the lender and its agents from attaching, selling, or interfering with its assets pending determination of the dispute concerning debt...
15 April 2025
- The importation of second-hand clothes has been blamed for the death of Kenya’s textile industry, which was productive in the 80s and 90s.
15 April 2025
- Maturity level 3 is the key benchmark for global recognition - it demonstrates that a country has established a reliable system that can independently regulate its medical devices.
15 April 2025
- He said co-curriculum activities should be based on the ministry’s policies, guidelines and regulations.
15 April 2025
- Data shows that in April, the regulator has been mopping up an average of Sh32.6 billion per day in the seven days it has been active in the repo market.
15 April 2025
- Sanjit talks about how he built his career, a journey that did not rise like a soufflé overnight.
15 April 2025
- Cape Town International Airport has been named the Best Airport in Africa at the 2025 Skytrax World Airport Awards, reaffirming its status as the continent’s leading aviation hub.
