Year: 2021

2133 Articles
The Neo QLED TV is available in 4K and 8K options and will be available in various screen sizes to fit the consumer needs.
TECHNOLOGY

Neo QLED 8K TV Now Available in Kenya as Samsung Introduces New Smart Consumer Electronics

Samsung Electronics East Africa has introduced into the East African market a new range of consumer electronics most of which are centered on AI and interconnectivity...

Speaking at an induction ceremony for the new board at a Nairobi hotel on Wednesday, July 7th, Munya said the new Board has taken up the new leadership mantle against the backdrop of ongoing reforms
BUSINESS

Munya Pushes New KTDA Board to Deliver Higher Earnings for Farmers

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Peter Munya, has called on the new KTDA Holdings Board to move with speed in executing actions and strategies...

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BUSINESS

Equity Bank Hack: 8 Kenyans Jailed in Rwanda

8 Kenyans have each been sentenced to 8 years in jail by a court in Rwanda over their alleged involvement in the attempted...

While Kenya and South Africa’s protections specific to domestic workers lay down basic rights and principles in achieving decent work for them, Nigeria’s regulations are not as extensive.
BUSINESS

Grim Outlook for Domestic Workers in Kenya – Survey

The 2021 SweepSouth Report on Pay and Working Conditions for Domestic Workers across Africa is the first to be conducted across three countries,...

With endless gains and improvements, resourceful and forward-thinking start-up businesses are incorporating cloud technology into their operations. [Photo/ The Balance SMB]
OPINIONTECHNOLOGY

The Role of Cloud in Kenya’s Growing Tech Start-up Scene

Despite a global pandemic with many business-related hurdles, the resilient African tech start-up ecosystem thrived during 2020, securing a record-breaking US$701.5 million in...

Mr. Ngunze thanked the DTB Board for the appointment and pledged to play his role in supporting the Board to strengthen the Bank.
BUSINESS

Jeremy Ngunze Appointed Non-Executive Director at DTB

The Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Board of Directors has appointed Jeremy Ngunze as a non-executive Director of the Bank with effect from 29th...

logistical constraints related to the COVID-19 pandemic had adversely affected the progress of construction of a new facility to host the event. 
BUSINESS

Durban Replaces Kigali as Host of Intra-African Trade Fair

The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) has been rescheduled to take place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 15 to 21 November 2021. ...

From left - Cameroon’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development Hon. Célestine Ketcha Courtès (centre) raises Shelter Afrique flag as she assumes the chairmanship of Shelter Annual General Meeting (AGM) Bureau at the Company’s 40 AGM held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, flanked by Shelter Afrique Chief Executive Officer Andrew Chimphondah (left) Kenya’s Transport, Infrastructure and Housing Cabinet Secretary James Macharia - who is the immediate former Chairman of Shelter Afrique AGM.
ECONOMY

Mass Housing: Kenya Signs Yaoundé Declaration

Kenya is among the 25 countries that signed a joint declaration seeking to enhance mechanisms for the mass production of decent and affordable...

President Uhuru Kenyatta pictured with Ruben FM presenter Shaffie Zele after he made an impromptu visit to the community radio station in Mukuru kwa Ruben during a night operation in Nairobi that saw him commission several hospitals. [Photo/ Ruben FM]
MEDIA

Uhuru Interrupts Live Show With Late Night Radio Station Visit [VIDEO]

President Uhuru Kenyatta while commissioning projects in Nairobi on Wednesday, June 7th stopped by Ruben FM, a community radio station in Mukuru slum...

Safaricom officials during the launch of 5G mobile internet services in Kenya. The latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report is Ericsson’s largest consumer study to date, revealing key insights about what Sub-Saharan African consumers believe will happen beyond the pandemic, into the year 2025, through surveying a sample of 1,000 to 2,000 respondents between the ages of 15–79. [Photo/ Africa Briefing.
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

70 Million 5G Subscribers by 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa – Ericsson Projects

Ericsson projects that 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed 580 million by the end of 2021, driven by an estimated one million new 5G...