Aretha Franklin, “Queen of Soul”, dies at 76
Aretha Franklin, the preacher’s daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning “Queen of Soul” with such hit songs as “Respect” and “Chain...
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KCB to buy Imperial Bank in September
KCB Group expects to finalise a takeover of smaller rival Imperial Bank by the end of September, Kenya’s biggest bank by assets said...
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Polygamy leaves Kenyan women, children struggling as poverty bites
It was after 21 years of marriage and six children together that Joyce’s husband brought home his second wife, without any discussion or...
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Taxify switches gears in Uber rivalry
Taxify, an Estonian ride-hailing company aiming to take on Uber in emerging markets, will invest millions of euros in East Africa in the...
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Good news for oil as Tullow is back at work
Tullow Oil and the Kenyan government have agreed to resume work at Tullow’s oilfields where work to truck crude oil had stopped for...
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Computer virus could delay Apple iPhone shipments
A computer virus outbreak at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) could delay chip shipments for Apple Inc’s new iPhones but the impact...
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Unga Group takeover by Seaboard fails
Hog producer Seaboard Corporation has failed to buy out the three quarters of minority shareholders in Kenyan agro-processor Unga Group that would have...
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Barclays Africa returns to its roots with Absa rebranding
Barclays Africa changed its name back to Absa on Wednesday, in a rebranding aimed at underlining its South African roots as Britain’s Barclays gradually retreats from Africa. The name change comes almost...
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