14 March 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – The Employment and Labour Relations Court has halted the doctors’ strike pending an inter-parties hearing and agreement between Labour ministry and Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU). The orders were issued…
14 March 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has highlighted that the 4G mobile network is leading with 51.5 percent of total mobile data subscriptions in the country. CA attributes this to the increasing popularity of fast…
14 March 2024
- NAIROBI, March 13 (Xinhua) — The Kenyan shilling strengthened against major world currencies, hitting a nine-month high against the U.S. dollar Wednesday. The Central Bank of Kenya placed the shilling against the dollar at 138.8, its highest level…
14 March 2024
- CANBERRA, March 14 (Xinhua) — Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned on Thursday that falling commodity prices and an uptick in unemployment will negatively impact revenue projections in Australia’s upcoming federal budget. Chalmers made the…
14 March 2024
- As language models like ChatGPT and Gemini have ushered in a new age of AI in Silicon Valley, the world’s most powerful tech companies are looking ahead to drug discovery and digital biology. As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang scanned the audience at the…
14 March 2024
- There's been a lot of discussion about whether you need to shower every day. It turns out you don't have to have a shower every day, so let's delve deeper
14 March 2024
- The Privatisation Authority has said it is looking for a transaction advisor who will guide the sale of the hotels spread across the country.
14 March 2024
- Telkom saw a 36 per cent decline in subscribers from 2.1 million customers as of September last year to 1.34 million subscribers in December.
14 March 2024
- Trade between India and Tanzania is expected to exceed $7 billion this fiscal year. Currently, the bilateral trade between both countries for the financial year 2023/24 reached $5.7 billion by December 2023. In the previous fiscal year (2022/23),…
14 March 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – Tanda has obtained an eMoney Issuer License from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), enabling the launch of TandaPay, a mobile wallet platform. The firm, which becomes the sixth to be issued approval, says that this will enable…
14 March 2024
- JERUSALEM, March 13 (Xinhua) — The Israeli parliament on Wednesday approved a revised state budget for 2024 to fund the country’s war against Hamas in Gaza. According to the Finance Ministry, the updated budget stands at about 584 billion shekels (…
14 March 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has disclosed that there has been a 3.1 percent drop in mobile money subscriptions in the country. According to the latest statistics, mobile money subscriptions dropped to stand at…
14 March 2024
- Actors and creators of shows aired on MultiChoice-owned channels, Maisha Magic and Showmax were recognized at this year’s Women in Film Awards held last week in Nairobi. Now in its 5th edition, the Women in Film Awards celebrates women across various…
14 March 2024
- Kenya's coffee fetched Sh817.3 million at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange from the sale of 20,281 bags, down from Sh1.3 billion raised during last week's auction.
14 March 2024
- As part of a voluntary initiative designed to help reduce the backlog of refugees whose requests to stay in the United Kingdom (UK) have been denied, the British government has proposed a plan to pay asylum seekers up to £3,000 ($3,836) apiece to…
14 March 2024
- The latest Credit Officer Survey by CBK also shows building and construction as another sector that banks will intensify their recovery efforts this quarter.
14 March 2024
- The new conference centre adds to the growing list of posh tourist establishments, in the port city. The facility dubbed Sunset Paradise Holiday Centre cost Sh100 million.
14 March 2024
- This Komatsu excavator is engineered to meet the evolving demands of modern construction projects while prioritising efficiency, sustainability, and operator comfort
14 March 2024
- The fluctuation of the dollar against the shilling has resulted in a wait-and-see attitude by investors - affecting businesses in the real estate and construction sectors.
14 March 2024
- In climate change, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) refer to formal commitments made by each country to cut national greenhouse emissions.
14 March 2024
- The recent directive requiring State agencies to have their TV and radio adverts exclusively aired on the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) raises concerns about consumer rights.
13 March 2024
- Niger designer Alia Baré, also the daughter of a former president, is working to weave together a positive narrative of her country through fashion. From gracing the runways of Joburg Fashion Week for African Fashion International (AFI) in South…
13 March 2024
- TOPLINE Here’s how the controversial new TikTok ban—which passed the House—would work, its chances of passing the Senate and which American companies could potentially purchase the app and avoid a full TikTok shutdown in the U.S. KEY FACTS The bill…
13 March 2024
- NAIROBI, March 13 (Xinhua) — It is another planting season in Kenya, where farmers start preparing their farms in March, coinciding with the onset of the long rains that last until May. However, as farmers across the East African country prepare their…
13 March 2024
- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has announced that it is in the process of launching a proposed hybrid bond market that is set to boost a more informed trading system. The project is in collaboration with KCB and will combine both on-screen and…