- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 – Companies producing bread, maize flour, and milk could soon stop receiving tax refunds from the National Government, following a new proposal by the Treasury to shift these goods from the VAT zero-rated list to the exempt category. Currently, firms enjoying zero-rating can…
- OCT 17 – The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has adopted a ‘click to cancel’ rule, which aims to make it easier for people to end subscriptions. It will force companies to make subscription sign-ups and cancellations equally straightforward. Businesses, including retailers and gyms, will also…
- OCT 17 – In the past 24 hours I’ve written more than 100 WhatsApp messages. None of them were very exciting. I made plans with my family, discussed work projects with colleagues, and exchanged news and gossip with some friends. Perhaps I need to up my game, but even my most boring messages were…
- Africa-focused e-commerce retailer Jumia Technologies will close its South African online fashion retailer Zando and its Tunisian operations by the end of the year to sharpen its focus on its other markets, the CEO told Reuters.
- PARIS, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Clean energy growth and shifts in the global economy are poised to slow energy demand growth, bringing the world to a pivotal point where demand for fossil fuels will peak by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday. In its World Energy Outlook 2024,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 16 – Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers will be gradually employed from January 2025 as one of the Treasury’s measures to improve and support the education sector. According to National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, there is funding in the budget for employing the…
- PARIS, France, Oct 17 – Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba said he is “not a cheater” but accepted responsibility for the failed doping test that led to a ban. Pogba’s four-year ban was reduced to 18 months earlier this month after the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted his ingestion of a banned…
