Students on internship have been urged to take up a personal accident cover to cushion against expenses that may arise due to an accident during an internship or industrial attachment.
“Unpredictable and unfortunate incidents occur in the workplace. The comprehensive cover is meant to provide much-needed financial aid in the event of injury, disability, or death caused by accidents,”...
M-TIBA in partnership with the PharmAccess foundation, together with the Northwestern University and the County Government of Kisumu supported the launch of the Grace Onyango Foundation in Kisumu in an effort to promote the digitization of healthcare in Africa. Together the partners brought research institutions, government officials and other key health stakeholders to establish digital health interventions to strengthen...
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has introduced Rockshore Tropical Lager, a new a*******c beverage with a fruit appeal. The tropical-flavoured beer, which is infused with natural tropical African fruit flavours like pineapple and passion fruit and has an Alcohol by Volume (ABV) of 4.2%, will be sold in bars and restaurants at Ksh150 for a returnable bottle.
To expand the light...
The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has set aside K250 billion to fund women entrepreneurs in the next five years.
The funding will be targeted to women-led and owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the country.
To unlock this, KCB Bank has already eased credit requirements and documentation such as security to support businesses in a transformation that will guarantee faster...
Ogilvy PR has launched a new Business Influence offering that will enable clients to access the burgeoning Influence business economy at the B2B level. The new offer, led by Global Head of Influence Rahul Titus, will help clients access and leverage credible industry authorities to help build brand awareness and reputation, facilitate relationships and improve employee engagement. Ogilvy PR...
Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative that brings talented people together to solve hard problems in science and society in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, an international education charity programme, has announced the opening of applications for 2023 Rise Global Challenge for young people aged between 15 to 17years (as of July 1st, 2023).
The online applications are open on...
By Mike Smollan, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Smollan (https://Smollan.com/)
As we flip flop between candles powering up and diesel drumming to a now common beat - with the longest run of loadshedding in South Africa recently under our belts - the massive impact this has had on business has been nothing less than debilitating leaving our economy in...
By Professor Mark Shrime, Mercy Ships International Chief Medical Officer (www.MercyShips.Africa).
You know that phrase, “Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, you feed him for life”?
Yeah, I hate that phrase; it creates a false dichotomy. Why not do both? After all, it’s easier to learn when you’re not hungry.
We often...
When it comes to the protection of personal health data in Africa, governments and regions have a clear responsibility to protect their citizens. Especially in the era of rapidly proliferating personal data and nefarious actors wanting to access it. However, this must be balanced against the importance and value of sharing vital health data across platforms and geographies to...
New research from Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group (https://www.Vodacom.com/), Safaricom, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) indicates that the successful deployment and adoption of mobile financial services is associated with a positive impact on GDP growth in developing markets as it helps businesses to reduce cost, access credit to invest, and to connect with consumers that were previously...
