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OPPO UNVEILS A7 SMARTPHONE WITH A HUGE BATTERY AND A TRENDY DESIGN
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Uniquely positioned for the Kenyan market, the introduction of OPPO A7 is one of the few devices to drop in the market and offer customers high performance, quality device and trendy design.
The A series has been among OPPO’s best-selling smartphones since launch of it. The phone maker delight is to see more customers take up this product and...
The Safaricom sponsored race being held in memory of JS Vohra
The Safaricom powered mini classic rally will be flagged off at the Waterfront, Karen on Sunday, 9th December and end at The Sarova Woodlands, Nakuru on Tuesday 11th December 2018.
As part of the preparations for the race, the 26 cars taking part in the event will go through...
Executive Corner
Ease of movement a key priority for the affordable housing program
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The Government has confirmed elaborate plans to adopt modern vehicular traffic management systems as a key component in the 500,000 affordable homes program.
The affordable homes program (AHP) which is one of the Big 4 Agenda will feature access and movement systems and service plans to ensure smooth movement of persons from their homes to their areas of...
NIC Group PLC and Commercial Bank of Africa Limited announce that their Boards of Directors have authorized the commencement of discussions regarding a potential merger of the two entities.
Upon successful conclusion of these discussions and subject to approvals from shareholders of the two entities and regulatory authorities it is expected that the envisaged merger would create one of...
Brookside has unveiled a raw milk supply reward scheme, which seeks to motivate farmers to increase milk production. Over 300 farmers in the processor’s pilot reward scheme were yesterday paid over Sh100 million as bonuses for consistently supplying agreed raw volumes over the past nine months. Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri presided over the...
The inaugural tournament is a convergence of soccer talent from around the continent in a move that aims to tap into the immense potential from the soccer lads
The inaugural Under-16 COPA Coca-Cola Africa Cup of Nations football tournament will be hosted in Kenya in Nakuru County from the 10th to 15th December 2018.
The first of its kind continental tournament...
Zuri to offer a fast, convenient and easy way to manage customers’ queries.
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has introduced Zuri, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot assistant available on Telegram and Facebook Messenger.
Zuri enables over 17 million Safaricom mobile data users to perform a wide range of tasks like manage subscription services including viewing subscriptions and unsubscribing from chargeable SMS services.
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OPPO will focus to increase investment in the areas of 5G, artificial intelligence and smart devices
OPPO has made a range of new announcements at its technology, citing an increase in Research and Design budget to Kshs 146.5 billion (10 billion RMB or about USD 1.43 billion) next year – a 150 percent year-on-year increase - and that the company...
Tens of millions of people using Kenya’s dominant mobile money service M-Pesa will now be able to transfer cash to over a billion active users of China’s digital payment system WeChat Pay. The Nairobi-headquartered Family Bank along with London-based fintech firm SimbaPay launched a service that enables users send money to the users on the WeChat platform, which is...
Gadgets
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Commits to Educate 100,000 Across Africa in the Next Three Years
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By 2030, Africa will be home to 32% of the population under the age of 30, and the largest working age population by 2035
News Highlights:
HP (www.HP.com) pledges to empower 100,000learners across Africa in next three years through the HP Foundation’s HP LIFE (Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs) program
HP opens a tech-enabled HP LIFE Center (www.LIFE-Global.org/) in South Africa, aimed at...