Business

01 July 2025 - When staff share their values and goals with managers, it becomes easier to align tasks with intrinsic motivation.

01 July 2025 - Africa is set to have its own first artificial intelligence (AI) factory, spearheaded by telecoms billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s firm, Cassava Technologies, and American tech giant Nvidia, and as per reports, this month sees the deployment of the…

01 July 2025 - A growing diplomatic row has erupted between Ghana and China over the contentious issue of illegal gold mining, locally known as galamsey, as both sides trade blame amid a surge in global gold prices and increasing environmental destruction.

01 July 2025 - Today, many TVET graduates have technical skills but lack the soft skills needed to secure jobs.

01 July 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, July 1 – Jubilee Allianz General Insurance (Kenya) Limited has received a capital injection of Sh2.75 billion from its shareholders, enabling the insurer to meet the Insurance Regulatory Authority’s (IRA) capital adequacy requirements…

01 July 2025 - BERLIN, July 1 (Xinhua) — Germany’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.2 percent in June, the Federal Employment Agency reported Tuesday. A total of 2.914 million people were registered as unemployed during the month, a decrease of 5,000…

01 July 2025 - Investing in creative skills is an economic imperative. The global creative economy is worth over $2 trillion, and Africa deserves a fair share.

01 July 2025 - When someone is planning to get married, it’s common to find yourself in a WhatsApp group described as a committee of friends. This is done for both the groom and the bride. Now, financial contributions, often running into the hundreds of thousands, no…

01 July 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, July 2 – The New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC) has reopened the search for a new Managing Director, marking the second attempt to fill the top post following the expiry of Nixon Sigey’s extended term. In a public notice, the…

01 July 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited his feud with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, suggesting in a late-night Truth Social post that Musk’s electric vehicle empire could collapse without government support, and that the billionaire might "head back to South…

01 July 2025 - JULY 1 – Is the “big, beautiful” India-US trade deal slipping out of reach? With just days to go before a 9 July deadline set by US President Donald Trump’s administration, hopes of clinching an interim trade pact between Delhi and Washington remain…

01 July 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, July 1 – Just off Nairobi’s busy Mombasa Road, beside the untamed beauty of Nairobi National Park, a quiet revolution is gaining momentum — one that is steadily transforming urban transport across Africa. Inside the Roam assembly plant…

01 July 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, July 1 – A new chapter in Kenya’s entrepreneurial story was written this week as the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), in partnership with UBA Kenya, convened a high-level mixer bringing together entrepreneurs, mentors, and ecosystem…

01 July 2025 - A new report released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that approximately 29.5% of Ghana’s population, representing about 4.8 million people, are living in slums or informal settlements.

01 July 2025 - Mali's armed forces reported a series of coordinated attacks on multiple military positions across seven towns in the central and western regions of the country early Tuesday.

01 July 2025 - In Kenya, sales of processed packaged food grew by 16 percent in the five years to 2023, and adult obesity rates have tripled since 2000.

01 July 2025 - India has dispatched a team of geologists to Zambia to begin surveying a vast 9,000 square kilometre zone allocated for the exploration of critical minerals, including cobalt and copper.

01 July 2025 - All the world’s vehicle assembly operations will have to gear-up for the switch to EVs.

01 July 2025 - JULY 1 – Police in Singapore can now seize control of a person’s bank account and block money transfers if they suspect the person is being scammed, under a new law that kicked in on Tuesday. The move is aimed at addressing a common issue faced by the…

01 July 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 1 – BAT Kenya reported a 54 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2024, surpassing its 2030 target to reduce these emissions by 50 percent, according to its Sustainability Report that was launched recently during the…

01 July 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, July 1 – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has warned the public and business community over a wave of fraudulent activities carried out by individuals posing as KEBS officials. The bureau in a public notice asserted that the…

01 July 2025 - Demand for clean water continues to increase across Kenya with pressure on natural resources aggravated by factors such as population growth and poor resource management .

01 July 2025 - The company says the changes aim to boost trip accuracy, driver earnings, and passenger value by matching larger vehicles to higher-paying tiers.

01 July 2025 - The iTax system initially experienced disruptions due to a high volume of users trying to beat the original deadline.

01 July 2025 - As the July 9 deadline for the implementation of President Trump’s tariffs approaches, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has renewed calls for extended negotiations with the United States.

01 July 2025 - About 81 percent of 9.669 million active taxpayers filed returns and paid taxes on time.

01 July 2025 - Dangote Petroleum Refinery has cut the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also referred to as gasoline, by 4.5%, bringing the fuel price down from N880 to N840 per litre.

01 July 2025 - ADDIS ABABA, July 1 (Xinhua) — The African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), a continental energy trading program that aims to interconnect all 55 African Union (AU) members through an efficient and affordable electricity market, is well in progress,…

01 July 2025 -   NAIROBI, Kenya, July 1, 2025 — A legal dispute has erupted in a high-stakes pension appeal involving over 600 former employees challenging the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA), after a law firm representing one side accused its counterpart of…

01 July 2025 - Initially, KRA had extended the deadline to July 1. However, despite the move, Kenyans were still experiencing difficulties in submitting their returns.

01 July 2025 - Kenya's inflation (KECPI=ECI) was at 3.8% year-on-year in June, same level as the previous month, the statistics office said on Monday.

01 July 2025 - Kenya's inflation (KECPI=ECI) was at 3.8% year-on-year in June, same level as the previous month, the statistics office said on Monday.

01 July 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 1 – The High Court has halted the implementation of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tax on motor vehicles pending the hearing and determination of a petition against it.   The updated Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) schedule for…

01 July 2025 - A low crime rate and a high safety index are now crucial advantages for African countries looking to achieve more wealth, draw in international collaboration, and enhance the standard of living for their people in 2025.

01 July 2025 - By Patterson Siema ACCRA, Ghana, July 1 – The Kampala Declaration on CAADP, endorsed by African leaders in January 2025, is more than another summit communiqué. It is a 10-year business plan to increase Africa’s agrifood output by 45 percent, halve…

01 July 2025 - Facebook has seen a steady decline among South African youth, while TikTok has surged to become the country’s most-used platform–reflecting its growing dominance in entertainment and youth culture–per a new report. According to the newly-released…

01 July 2025 -   WASHINGTON, July 1 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order terminating most sanctions on Syria, the White House said in a fact sheet. “The Order removes sanctions on Syria while maintaining sanctions on (ousted…

01 July 2025 - NAIROBI, July 1 (Xinhua) — Kenya Airways, the national flag carrier, said on Monday that airlines in Africa should collaborate to boost revenue and unlock the continent’s aviation potential. Allan Kilavuka, chief executive officer of Kenya Airways,…

01 July 2025 - Today, we cover KRA’s advisory on the payment of pending taxes and the deadline extension for filing tax returns. We also detail the latest court ruling on KRA’s tax formula for vehicles.

30 June 2025 - The Treasury is grappling with a mounting pension crisis, which has triggered defaults in making the monthly disbursements to thousands of retired public servants.

30 June 2025 - The State-owned corporation is banking on the capital injection to revitalise its operations through a business restructuring centred on new revenue streams after years of dwindling earnings...

30 June 2025 - JUNE 30 – One of Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen, Aminu Dantata, is set to be buried in Saudi Arabia after he died on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates. Business mogul Dantata, 94, an uncle of Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, leaves three wives…

30 June 2025 - All public entities are expected to use the e-GPS for procurements starting July 1, 2025, to end the use of manual systems which have been weak and prone to abuse.

30 June 2025 - Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah had questioned the process used in awarding the tender to Portside Freight Terminals Ltd, Portside CFS Ltd, and Heartland Terminals Ltd.

30 June 2025 - The European nation of just over five million people, has increasingly leveraged its diplomatic and diaspora networks across Africa to expand trade and investment. Nigeria has emerged as Ireland’s third-largest import market in Africa, with total…

30 June 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, June 30 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has extended the deadline for filing tax returns by one day, offering relief to thousands of Kenyans who were unable to access its iTax platform due to system downtime. In a statement, KRA…

30 June 2025 - The move is in line with the Insurance Professionals Bill 2024, which President William Ruto assented into law mid-June, providing for compulsory ongoing training for all insurance professionals.

30 June 2025 - Isuzu East Africa and CFAO Mobility Kenya are among the major assemblers and dealers in trucks and buses in the country.

30 June 2025 - Equity had claimed the debt was Sh378 million as at the time of filing the counterclaim in July 2022 but the judge found that there were subsequent credits in the accounts reducing the...

30 June 2025 - The company’s property revaluation gains in the 2024 financial year stood at Sh3.39 billion, which helped it reverse a net loss of Sh7.3 billion in 2023 to the profit of Sh2.6 billion in 2024.