11 November 2022
- Through rain, shine and Covid-19, these women have been fronting some of South Africa’s coolest young startups. WHILE GENDER EQUITY VARIES from country to country, in South Africa, wealth managers and financial planners consistently state that the…
11 November 2022
- His daily livestreams attract tens of thousands of viewers, as was apparent last week when he raised around Ksh350,000 to reward the Kisii University student who went viral for his impression of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
11 November 2022
- Exchange Rate Performance The Kenyan shilling is still “seeing stars” against the US Dollar, the Pound, and the Euro. On Thursday, the shilling weakened 0.06 percent to close at 121.74 (-7.60 percent year-to-date). Against the Pound, it weakened 0.…
11 November 2022
- Safaricom has announced the launch of a new product dubbed M-Pesa Go, aimed at enhancing child safety and sound financial knowledge for children below 18 years. The product seemingly will take the shape of similar products in the banking industry,…
11 November 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 11 – Safaricom posted a Sh7 billion drop in profit after tax in the six months to September 30, weighed down by inflation, newly introduced taxes, currency depreciation and Ukraine-Russia war. The telco’s net profit dropped…
11 November 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 11 – Safaricom Ethiopia generated a Sh98.3 million in first month of operation, coming just one month after it officially launched its telecommunication services in the horn of African country. Safaricom Ethiopia Service Revenue…
11 November 2022
- SAFARICOM NET profit for half-year to September falls 10pc to Sh33.5bn on higher costs after Ethiopia entry and review of mobile termination rate. Update follows shortly
11 November 2022
- Two senior advocates have moved to court accusing Safaricom of forcing subscribers to sign a data privacy statement that allows the firm to collect bank account details.
11 November 2022
- •Effective doers become excellent at doing by trying new ideas at a faster rate than the average person
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11 November 2022
- Kenya recently lifted a decades-old ban on GM crops in response to the worst drought in 40 years, with authorities hoping it will improve crop yields and food security.
11 November 2022
- Ruto said agro-processing, value addition and manufacturing is a big component of how small businesses can move their product up the value chain.
11 November 2022
- Kenya’s failure to make debt repayments worth Sh90 billion in the last fiscal year on account of difficulties accessing new loans is the clearest reminder yet of the precarious debt position.
11 November 2022
- The head of risk at ICEA Lion is leading conversations on the place of risk management in the jigsaw of climate change at COP27 in Egypt.
11 November 2022
- The High Court has directed a software supplier to pay betting firm MozzartBet Sh256 million after failing to deliver an IT platform two years ago.
11 November 2022
- Kenya is staring at another round of food shortage next year as regional countries find an alternative lucrative market for their maize.
11 November 2022
- The play itself was a game-changer when it was first published in 1971, first because Nigerian playwright Ola Rotimi was a scholar in his own right.
11 November 2022
- Nairobi has been ranked ahead of London in a global index that tracks price movements in the top five percent luxury residential properties across 45 cities in the world.
11 November 2022
- President William Ruto’s administration has set the tone for economic diplomacy on the regional and continental fronts, as Kenya leads the push for the continent to embrace the AfCTFA.
11 November 2022
- The 2005 Kyoto protocol introduced commercialisation of opportunities for global warming mitigation, with efforts focused on biofuels which later proved unstainable.
11 November 2022
- International leaders are in our backyard for this year’s aptly dubbed “African COP” – currently being held in Cairo, Egypt. Everywhere we are seeing the term, “just transition”.
11 November 2022
- For most of the Kenyan poor, economic growth is just an irony. Despite the fact that Kenya's gross domestic product (GDP) averaged 5.9 percent annually between 2010 and 2018, growth has done...
11 November 2022
- Universities Fund chief executive officer, Geoffrey Monari, reveals options the sector is looking at to remedy the funding situation.
10 November 2022
- Kenya has recorded a sharp decline in the breeding of new seed varieties of maize, beans, cowpeas, and sorghum seed crops in the last year, a new report by The Africa Seed Access Index (TASAI) has revealed.
10 November 2022
- The National Treasury has signalled higher taxes on basic goods and services as the government looks to shore up its revenues to meet expenditure needs.
10 November 2022
- With the help of images taken via satellite and smartphones, ACRE Africa’s Picture Based Insurance (PBI) project is working to make smart insurance accessible to Kenya’s smallholder farmers. Doing so will help build awareness and trust around…
10 November 2022
- An auctioneer arrested following the demolition of a couple's house in Nairobi’s Westlands area has been released on cash bail of Sh200,000 after spending one day in custody.