NCBA has opened its newest branch in the vibrant Eastleigh neighbourhood at the newly opened Business Bay Square Mall to tap into the thriving business community in the area. This development underscores NCBA’s drive to grow its retail banking, with a target of 10 branches at the end of 2023.
This follows the successful launch of NCBA’s Kahawa Sukari branch...
News
Hospital Ship Africa Mercy® Undergoes Extensive Repairs and Upgrades to Revolutionize Healthcare Delivery
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The data infrastructure upgrade and replacement of the current failing phone system will effectively resolve the connectivity and communication issues previously endured by the ship’s crew
The Africa Mercy, one of the hospital ships of Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org), has docked in Durban to undergo extensive repairs and maintenance to prolong its service life. Over the next seven months, as part of...
In an effort to restore dignity and empower the girls and women in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) through the Bimysawa and Humanitarian Protection 1 projects have distributed Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Kits to over 4,500 beneficiaries.
These projects, with support from the Austria Development Cooperation, Belgian Red Cross Flanders, and Austrian Red Cross, have restored hope...
Gadgets
Stephen Bikoko: the visionary peer educator behind Upendo group’s youth empowerment drive
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His commitment to a positive impact on his community stems from training he received on sexual reproductive health, gender-based violence and harmful practices, and entrepreneurship
Mother-of-two Melania Zambiliti, 21, wanted something more for herself and her family. Living with her in-laws and working as an ad hoc cleaner at a local restaurant where she was given some food, she struggled...
Technology
Liquid Dataport keeps African Internet’s lights on while multiple subsea cables break
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Liquid Dataport, a business of Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) (www.Liquid.Tech), a pan-African technology group, is seeing a surge of Internet traffic on its new West coast cable Equiano as a result of multiple subsea cables break this weekend. Liquid’s well-timed investment ensured that its Southern Africa customers did not experience a change in their network performance despite breaks in...
Gadgets
Majid Al Futtaim Retail Launches Retail Graduate Programme to foster growth in retail sector
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Majid Al Futtaim Retail, owner and operator of Carrefour in Kenya has announced the launch of its transformative Retail Graduate Programme in collaboration with 12 top universities across six countries, namely Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Kenya, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates. With a steadfast commitment to promoting gender diversity, Majid Al Futtaim Retail aims to empower and recruit 75 nationals for...
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Carrefour hands over facilities worth KES 5Million to Gacharage Primary School
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Over 850 students at Gacharage Primary School to benefit from the facilities.
Project funded through Carrefour’s ‘Round Up Your Bill’ initiative.
The project includes a modern kitchen, hand washing stations, book racks, solar water pumping system and a 5,000-litre water tank.
Gacharage Primary School in Kiambu county has benefited from facilities worth Kshs 5Million from Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al...
Gadgets
Kakuzi assumes a new brand identity underlining a ‘growing together’ commitment to its stakeholders
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as the government welcomes Macadamia Oil production, which complements the National Edible Oil Crops Promotion Project
Listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc (NSE: KUKZ) has formally adopted a new corporate identity that underscores its commitments to agricultural development for the domestic and export markets.
The new Kakuzi brand is aligned with the national agricultural transformation agenda, with sustainability and climate-smart agriculture at its core.
Speaking...
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SAMSUNG AND WARNER BROS. PICTURES UNITE TO BRING MOVIE TRAILERS TO CONSUMERS IN STUNNING 8K QUALITY
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Samsung Electronics, the world’s leading TV manufacturer for 17 consecutive years, announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures that will bring highly-anticipated movie trailers to Neo QLED 8K screens in more than 65,000 retail stores around the world.
“This partnership is an exciting step forward for 8K content, showcasing Neo QLED 8K’s capabilities and getting consumers excited about seeing films...
Six female-founded Kenyan start-ups are among 20 finalists selected for the Future is Female Mentorship Program.
The Future is Female Mentorship Program is a communications mentorship program by the American communications firm C. Moore Media, which was acquired by Allison+Partners.
The program, now in its fourth edition, was launched on Africa Day in 2020 and is dedicated exclusively to African female...





















