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Sanlam secures CMA approval as efforts to strengthen regional Investments and Asset management arm gains steam
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Local non-bank financial services provider, Sanlam Kenya, has secured preliminary regulatory approval to officially cease the operations of its local Investment and asset management subsidiary Sanlam Investment Limited (SIL).
The acceptance of a request for revocation of license earlier submitted to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is part of the ongoing strategic efforts to align Sanlam’s investment and asset...
Lifestyle
The Hub Karen unveils fundraising option for the endangered Mountain Bongo
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Innovative parking pay station based option to help mobilise funds for worthy causes
Local lifestyle and retail complex The Hub Karen, has unveiled an innovative fund raising option based on its parking check out systems.
The fundraising option, developed in conjunction with The Hub Karen’s Parking Access Control solutions provider, Paytech Africa, will allow visitors to the shopping complex...
Gadgets
Safaricom rolls out technology to help athletes break two-hour marathon mark
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Safaricom trialing solution with internet-connected athletes in Eldoret and Iten
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) and Vodafone Group are working to deliver industry-leading Internet of Things (IoT) technology to Kenyan athletes in a bid to help them break the two-hour marathon mark.
The current marathon World Record is 2:02:57 and was set by leading Kenyan athlete Dennis Kimetto on September 28, 2014, at...
Celebrations marred Makutano town in west Pokot County yesterday as Kapenguria Heroes arrived with the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom National Champions trophy.
The residence of West Pokot filled the streets chanting songs of victory and joy as the Heroes made a grand entry into Makutano town. Kapenguria Heroes won the Chapa Dimba National tournament after beating Gor Mahia...
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Manu Dibango To Headline International Jazz Day Celebrations In Nairobi
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Cameroonian legend to be joined by 12 Kenyan bands at Safaricom Jazz concert on Labour Day at Carnivore Grounds
Iconic African jazz musician Manu Dibango is expected in Nairobi in a few weeks’ time, when he will headline Safaricom’s International Jazz Day celebrations in Nairobi on 1st May.
This will be Dibango’s maiden performance on the Safaricom Jazz stage, at...
By Reuters
Twitter Inc will start banning cryptocurrency advertising from Tuesday, joining Facebook and Google in a clampdown that seeks to avoid giving publicity to potential fraud or large investor losses.
The prohibition will cover advertising of initial coin offerings (ICOs) - crowd funding used to raise cash by creating new coins - as well as token sales, the San Francisco-based...
Gadgets
Unilever Tea Kenya, CrossBoundary Energy and Solarcentury in Landmark Solar Deal
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Unilever Tea Kenya and CrossBoundary Energy are today announcing the signing of Unilever’s first solar services agreement in Africa. CrossBoundary Energy will be installing and operating a 600 kWp solar power plant at the company’s Kericho tea plantation, which will be operational in mid-2018.
CrossBoundary Energy has commissioned Solarcentury East Africa to design, procure, construct and commission the plant...
#AIS2018 Call For Innovations Addressing Africa’s Challenges
Deadline: April 15, 2018
This is a friendly reminder that the submission deadline for AIS 2018 (www.AfricaInnovationSummit.com) Innovation Tract and Exhibition Applications is April 15, 2018.
The Call for Application has been launched across Africa for Innovations Addressing Africa’s Challenges and we are seeking innovative and disruptive solutions to the major challenges facing African...
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Siemens creates opportunities for digitalization skills development across Africa
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44% of all work activities in Ethiopia are susceptible to automation, as are 46% in Nigeria, 52% in Kenya and 41% in South Africa
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to revolutionize the job market and African industry must adapt to survive
Siemens aims to help accelerate digitalization skills and empower those who will...
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Orange aims to become a key player in energy transition in Africa and extends its services to five new countries
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Committed to providing access to energy for many years, Orange has chosen to contribute to the challenge of electrifying Africa in countries within its footprint-- At the Africa CEO Forum, which is currently being held in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Orange (www.Orange.com) confirms its desire to become a key player in the energy transition sector in Africa, by providing services...