The firm is implementing an end to end buyer led model that will guarantee farmers access to ready markets for their produce.
Safaricom’s (NSE: SCOM) has today announced that mobile agriculture platform DigiFarm is projected to outgrow M-PESA in the next five years.
Launched in 2017 in partnership with iProcure, Arifu and Farmdrive, the platform aims to digitize the entire agriculture value...
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has approved the use of a prescription drug manufactured by Janssen, one of the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, for the treatment of prostate cancer.
The local pharmaceuticals regulator, has approved the use of Janssen’s once-daily medication ZYTIGA® (abiraterone acetate) for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer ahead of a chemotherapy regime.
The approval...
Blue Band manufacturer, Upfield yesterday marked the end of their schools’ program at Magadi Primary School, Kisumu County. The campaign dubbed, ‘The Good Breakfast Campaign’ was recently launched at Lower Kabete Vet Lab primary school with the aim to reach over 2 Million school children directly.
The school program was a 3-week behaviour change program that was activated in Western...
Platform to provide exclusive access to master classes by local category experts
Nairobi, Kenya
BLAZE by Safaricom has today launched a new platform dubbed BLAZE LINK, an aggregator of e-learning resources built to enable young people upgrade their skills through online courses and empower them to pursue success in their professions of interest.
BLAZE has brought on board partners like Google,...
The manufacturing industry plays a pivotal role in Kenya's economic development. However, the industry has stagnated for decades, and the 'Buy Kenya, Build Kenya' slogan is barely in action.
Hustle East Africa magazine talks to Phylis Wakiaga, the CEO of manufacturers lobby, Kenya Association of Manufacturers to shed light on the challenges, opportunities and outlook of this sector. Excerpts
By Hustle...
By Bitange Ndemo
Visiting any African country, there are stories you cannot miss in the headlines - energy, graft, and humanitarian crisis. If you dig deeper into these stories, there are conferences being held, all of them seeking solutions to crises facing Africa.
The problem though is that there is never an end to any of these crises. It is palaver...
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has announced plans to expand its e-commerce proposition Masoko to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by year 2020.
This is on the backdrop of an expected growth of Smartphones in the region estimated to hit over 525 million users as at the end of next year.
“We see endless possibilities for business beyond borders. We are currently reviewing...
Judges of the inaugural East Africa Got Talent show were announced today at the Coca-Cola Office in Nairobi.
The diverse line-up of judges comprise of Jeff Koinange, a renowned media personality in Kenya who has worked for various news media agencies across the world.
Gaetano Kagwa, a Ugandan actor and broadcaster who is well versed with the media scene in the...
Global delivery firm Glovo has announced a new wave of strategic partnerships with local and international brands, a move aimed at expanding their market footprint within Kenya
The partnerships, signed with Java House Africa, Zucchini Greengrocers, On the way supermarkets and Naivas supermarkets will see them tap into strategic business fields in order to provide their service to their new...
The annual competition aims to raise awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals among the youth
Three students from Kenyatta University (KU) and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) universities are the winners of this year’s #MyLittleBigThing SDG’s Innovation Challenge.
The contest, an initiative of MK-Africa in partnership with Safaricom (NSE: SCOM), University of Cambridge South Africa and PKF among others, seeks to create...
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