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Month: August 2019

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Safaricom shareholders to get Kshs 1.87 per share in dividend payment

August 30, 2019 admin 0

Safaricom shareholders have approved a special dividend of Kshs 0.62 per share and a final ordinary dividend of Kshs 1.25 per share that totals to a total divided to be paid out to Kshs 1.87 [c]

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Astral Aviation to provide last-mile air cargo delivery in Kenya using Yamaha drones

August 30, 2019 admin 0

Astral Aerial Solutions has signed a deal with Japanese drone manufacturer Yamaha Motor Company to provide last mile air cargo delivery and crop spraying solutions in Kenya. The deal sealed at the ongoing 7th Tokyo [c]

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Samsung’s 2019 TV models now available in select stores in Nairobi

August 30, 2019 admin 0

Samsung has introduced 8K QLED TVs in the Kenyan market. 8K QLED TV is a more superior type of QLED with advanced picture quality, providing a greater sense of realism and depth. Further, the company [c]

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DHL’s new mobile app to enhance tracking of customer shipments

August 30, 2019 admin 0

DHL has launched its Express Mobile app in 8 African countries, with a further 40 countries set to be live by the end of 2020. The app offers a number of key benefits that facilitate [c]

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Truecaller achieves 1 million Premium user mark, adds new paid features

August 30, 2019 admin 0

Truecaller has announced that it has crossed 1 million paying subscribers globally, and has added a series of new feature to its paid subscription service, Truecaller Premium. Rolled out globally, the premium subscription service will [c]

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SWLV to invest Kshs 1.5 billion in Kenya to expand to new towns and routes

August 30, 2019 admin 0

Shuttle-sharing firm SWVL has announced plans to invest about $15 million (Kshs 1.5 billion) into its Kenyan operations. The funds will be used to improve the firm’s current operations in the country as well as [c]

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After Nairobi, Glovo expands services to Nakuru and Kitengela

August 30, 2019 admin 0

Delivery firm Glovo has expanded operations to Kitengela and Nakuru towns as part of its expansion strategy to provide services in various parts of the country. Glovo already has the widest coverage in Nairobi among [c]

Analysis & Features

Huawei, Samsung saw strongest annual sales increases in second quarter of 2019

August 30, 2019 admin 0

Huawei and Samsung exhibited the strongest annual sales increases in the second quarter of 2019 even as overall global sales of smartphones to end users declined by 1.7% in the same quarter, totaling 368 million [c]

Analysis & Features

Digital agriculture next frontier for economic development in Africa

August 29, 2019 admin 0

Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome its many hurdles, participants at an official side event, organized this week at the on-going 7th Tokyo International Conference [c]

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Logistics firm Kobo360 enters Kenya market, targets heavy freight movers

August 29, 2019 admin 0

Kobo360, the African e-Logistics start-up, has launched its operations in Nairobi, Kenya, marking the company’s first physical expansion into East Africa. The new regional office, to be headed by Kagure Wamunyu, Kobo360’s CEO for African [c]

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60 students selected for 12-month MTF film training programme

August 29, 2019 admin 0

MultiChoice Africa has announced that the final students for the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy Class of 2019 have been chosen. After a two-month long rigorous selection process across 13 African countries, 60 aspiring filmmakers [c]

Analysis & Features

Fraudsters spread fake tax-refund forms packed with malware – Kaspersky

August 29, 2019 admin 0

During the second quarter of 2019, Kaspersky experts detected multiple mailshots pretending to be offers for tax refunds worldwide. This period is traditionally used as a deadline for filing tax returns and refunds in many [c]

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Five social enterprises to participate in SAP’s 2019 Social Sabbatical in Ethiopia

August 29, 2019 admin 0

SAP has announced the five social enterprises that will benefit from its 2019 Social Sabbatical, to be held in Ethiopia between September and October in the run-up to the Social Entrepreneurship World Forum, which will [c]

Analysis & Features

Two Kenyan projects – Soma and Linda – among 15 winners of 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge

August 29, 2019 admin 0

Fifteen projects developed by emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge, among them being two projects from Kenya – Soma and Linda. A total of 31 [c]

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Entrants to contest in 11 categories at AfricaCom Awards

August 29, 2019 admin 0

This year’s edition of AfricaCom Awards will see various firms and organisations being recognised several new categories, all exemplifying Africa’s digital progression. Entries are now open for organisations to submit their best work conducted or [c]

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After scaling up in Kenya and East Africa, Paxful targets South Africa in expansion drive

August 29, 2019 admin 0

Paxful is planning to expand its presence to South Africa after setting up operations in Kenya and East Africa. This will be followed by an Africa-wide recruitment drive with a focus on women. While looking [c]

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Focus on AptanTech: The segments and categories on the news website

August 29, 2019 admin 0

AptanTech is one of the blogs published in Kenya and it covers technology and business-related developments in Kenya, Africa, and the world. It is generated to provide News, Views, Analyses, and Opinion on technology and business-related [c]

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Chinese director of mobile device vendor, X-Tigi, charged with failure to remit tax

August 28, 2019 admin 0

A Chinese national was on Tuesday August 27, 2019 charged at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi with three counts of failure to submit tax returns and pay taxes amounting to Kshs 194 million to [c]

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Sendy opens platform to offer freight services to local, regional and continental clients

August 28, 2019 admin 0

Logistics platform Sendy has opened up its platform to include freight services to serve clients’ needs to transport cargo domestically, across East Africa, and throughout the continent. Since January 2019, the Sendy platform has been [c]

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Airtel achieves 100 million users in Africa, now second to only MTN

August 28, 2019 admin 0

Airtel Africa, the India-headquartered telco with operations in 14 countries across Africa, has announced that it has crossed the 100 million customers mark across its operations. Airtel Africa is the second largest mobile operator in [c]

Analysis & Features

Up&Ap: Dr Kamau Gachigi on setting up Gearbox to link scientists and the market   

August 28, 2019 admin 0

There are people who give up on their undertaking whenever they come across an obstacle along their path. Then there are those who will do their best – and all it takes – to find [c]

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Court orders Francis Wangusi to stay in office as CA board chair insists new CEO will be interim boss

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Less than week after his contract lapsed at the telecoms industry regulator, Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Francis Wangusi received a reprieve today after the  Employment and Labour Relations Court extended the status quo allowing [c]

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StarTimes Media’s premium content now available on the firm’s own mobile app

August 27, 2019 admin 0

PayTV broadcaster StarTimes has moved to further drive the appeal for it’s over the top (OTT) business through the introduction of premium content that is available through the broadcaster’s online video streaming service – StarTimes [c]

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Standard Bank invests $4 million on Nomanini, to use platform to access informal retail data

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Nomanini, the fintech platform for the informal retail ecosystem, has announced a $4 million funding round led by Standard Bank, and completed by Goodwell Investments, an Amsterdam-based investment firm focused on fintech and financial inclusion. [c]

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MOBIKEZA plan targets SMEs with unlimited deposits, periodic withdrawals feature

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Octagon Pension Services has launched a new innovative digital pension plan that gives workers in the informal sector with inconsistent income a flexible platform to save for their retirement. Dubbed MOBIKEZA, the product has an added unique [c]

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Travelport agents can now directly bill and invoice clients with M-PESA

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Safaricom has partnered with Travelport, a global travel reservation provider, to enable travel consultants and agents to directly bill and invoice with M-PESA. Marking a global first, the integration will empower more than 800 travel [c]

Events Noticeboard

Auto dealers to showcase innovations at Autoparts East Africa expo

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Automotive suppliers in East and Central Africa region will next month converge in Nairobi for an exhibition bringing together local and international firms to showcase recent innovations in the industry. Dubbed Autoparts East Africa, the [c]

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Diana Esther Wangari, the iSikCure founder, selected for Skoll Scholarship MBA programme

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Dr Diana Esther Wangari, the the CEO and co-founder of Checkups Medical Centre, in Kenya is among five individuals selected to take part in the Skoll Scholarship for the University of Oxford’s MBA programme. The [c]

News

LG to bring voice recognition feature to customers via ThinkQ mobile app

August 27, 2019 admin 0

LG Electronics is set to introduce voice recognition features to customers via its ThinQ (formerly SmartThinQ) mobile app, giving users maximum convenience to connect to their LG ThinQ appliances from anywhere at any time. The [c]

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Airtel Kenya becomes first telco to roll out numbers with new prefixes – 0100, 0101 and 0102

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Airtel Kenya is set to be the first telco to roll out new prefix number series 0100, 0101 and 0102 to customers following the announcement by the industry regulator Communication Authority of Kenya (CA). New [c]

BLOG

Why food your staff buys across the road maybe ruining your firm’s performance

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Unhealthy foods while at work is slowing down productivity while driving up poor diet-related diseases like obesity, diabetes and cancer among employees. The latest study by British Journal of Health Psychology shows that, food has [c]

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MultiChoice opens auditions for seventh season of Big Brother Naija

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Huawei showcases range of cutting-edge products for smart and healthy living

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Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) featured a variety of HUAWEI’s cutting edge hardware products at the Milan  “Huawei Flagship Product Launch 2022” event. Among the products on show were: HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro, HUAWEI [c]

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HMD Global invites app developers to shape Android 13 on the Nokia X20

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HMD Global, the vendor of Nokia devised, has announced that the Android 13 developer preview programme is live on the Nokia X20, enabling application developers to sample the next chapter in Android  innovation. The AndroidTM13 developer [c]

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From head of South Africa, Karena Crerar now elevated to CEO of Edelman Africa operations

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Edelman, the global communications firm, has announced Karena Crerar as CEO, Edelman Africa. Karena previously held the role of Managing Director, Edelman South Africa. Edelman Africa is a pan-African communications consultancy, offering clients the largest [c]

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