British Ambassador hands funds to UK-Ethiopia Social Enterprise

 British Ambassador to Ethiopia Susanna Moorehead visited Arakele Design College on 15 March to see how one innovative British-Ethiopian partnership is helping create both stunning new fashion and new opportunities for underprivileged women and...

Safaricom Woos Ngummo Residents with 1 Month Free Fibre  

More than 144,000 homes countrywide now within reach of Safaricom’s Fibre to the Home service  Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has today connected Ngummo estate to its Fibre to the Home service in Nairobi County. The move will...

Charcoal price hits Sh2,500 a bag

A bag of charcoal is currently retailing at Sh2,500 from an average of Sh1,500 three weeks ago, following the three-month suspension on logging in all forests. A four-kilogramme tin of charcoal that is mostly used...

Gor Mahia Youth FC and Beijing Raiders through to the National Finals of Chapa...

Gor Mahia Youth FC (Boys) from Makadara and Beijing Raiders (Girls) from Starehe are the Champs of Nairobi region in the Ongoing Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Youth Tournament.   Kogalo edged out Slum Dwellers from Westlands...

Employer-Supported Childcare Can Strengthen Companies’ Bottom Line- IFC Report

Safaricom listed among 10 case studies of companies around the world offering various childcare options Companies that offer childcare benefits for their employees stand to benefit from improved recruitment, retention, and productivity of workers,...

KICC Open Day-Starting Business Without Money

Pressures brought about by an unbearably high cost of living have forced thousands of employees to resort to alternative methods of making a livelihood, including moonlighting. While people have traditionally resigned from their jobs to...

African steel demand is expected to hit 3M tonnes per year by 2050

Persuading China’s Iron and Steel Association to do their business in Africa neatly blends environmental concerns with the government’s geopolitical motives to push investment in Africa In 2015, The economist published “It’s a STEEL!” analyzing...

Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom National Finals To Be Held In Kakamega

Kakamega’s Bukhungu stadium will play host to the finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth tournament to be held from the 22nd to the 25th of March. The champions from each region will battle...

Sanlam Kenya celebrates mother company for completing Africa’s largest insurance firm acquisition deal

The local Sanlam Group affiliate has welcomed the completion of a US $1billion corporate acquisition of the North Africa headquartered insurance firm, Saham Finances. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approvals announced last week and billed...

Safaricom launches Lipa Na M-PESA Cash Back Promotion

Safaricom (NSE:  SCOM) has today launched a new customer reward campaign dubbed Lipa Na M-PESA Cash Back Promotion. The promotion is part of the company’s strategic intent to bolster the usage of the Lipa Na...