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Safaricom Celebrates 24 Years With Cheap Data Bundles
FEATURED STORY

Safaricom Assures Kenyans Company Will Remain Fully Kenyan Despite Share Sale

Safaricom has sought to calm public concerns over its ownership, assuring Kenyans that the company will remain firmly rooted in Kenya despite the...

NSE said off-exchange deals, would introduce unnecessary risks and remove the independent market reference needed to determine fair value.
BUSINESS

NSE Insists Block Trading Board Be Used for Safaricom Sale

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has emphasised that Kenya’s planned sale of a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom Plc must go through the...

Treasury CS John Mbadi
BUSINESS

Government Begins Process to sell 15% Safaricom Shareholding

The government has taken a major step towards selling part of its stake in Safaricom PLC as it looks for new ways to...

Airtel Africa CEO, Sunil Taldar
BUSINESS

Airtel, Vodacom Reach Network Deal to Drive Digital Inclusion

Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced a strategic infrastructure sharing agreement in key markets, including Mozambique, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of...

Safaricom buys M-Pesa
BUSINESS

Safaricom Takes Full Control Of M-Pesa After Buying Out Vodafone

This marks a significant milestone in the telecommunications and mobile financial services industry, as Safaricom now has full control of M-Pesa, its flagship...

Ownership of Ethiopia mobile license
SMART BUSINESS

Dizzy Maths: Inside The Safaricom Ethiopia Mobile License Deal

According to a document released on 25th May 2021, Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile operator,  will own majority (55.7%) shares in the arrangement ahead of...

Nkosana Makate. He came up with the idea of the 'Please Call Me' service while working as a Junior Accountant for Vodacom in South Africa.
BUSINESS

Explained: ‘Please Call Me’ Inventor’s Ksh75 Billion Battle

Makate is instead seeking compensation to the tune of R10 Billion (Ksh75 billion), and has maintained that his fight will set a precedent...

FEATURED STORY

Safaricom Makes Significant Step Towards Ethiopia Entry

The telco and its parent companies, Vodafone and Vodacom have formed a joint investment vehicle dubbed Global Partnership For Ethiopia through which they...

Who owns M-Pesa brand www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

Safaricom Finally Buys Back M-Pesa Brand

Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub said this is a milestone for Vodacom as it will accelerate financial services aspirations in Africa.