Kenya: KRA Launches an Online Dispute Resolution Model

To safeguard taxpayers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has established measures to support taxpayer access to all essential services online. Read more »

Kenya: ePassport Holds Strong Despite COVID-19 Global Mobility Crisis

Despite global travel grinding to a near halt save for freighting of cargo, the latest results of the Henley Passport Index - which is based on exclusive data from the… Read more »

Kenya: Jumia Protects Kenyan Health Workers Against Coronavirus, Donates Facemasks to Moh

Jumia has stepped up the fight against coronavirus by donating masks to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Kenya in support of community health workers, who are on the front line… Read more »

Africa: Weber Shandwick Appoints Ipelegeng Thibedi Africa CEO

Weber Shandwick has announced the appointment of Ipelegeng (Ipi) Thibedi as the new CEO of its African operations. Read more »

Kenya: Tala Pumps KSH 605 Million Into the Kenyan Economy to Cushion Businesses Against COVID-19 Aftermath

In an effort to bolster Kenyan businesses and communities, Tala has announced the launch of the Ksh 605 Million COVID-19 Rebuild Fund. Read more »

Kenya: NSSF to Collect Tenant Purchase Scheme Instalments Through M-Pesa

Safaricom and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have today announced a partnership to empower customers on the NSSF Tenant Purchase Scheme made through M-PESA monthly… Read more »

Kenya: Kepsa Rollout 24-Hour Call Centre and Covid-19 Information Portal

KEPSA groups its ongoing Agenda into three focus areas for intervention as it rollouts a 24-hour call centre and Covid-19 information portal for businesses Read more »

Kenya: Manufacturing Takes a Lead in Reducing Spread of COVID-19 in Kenya

The world has come to a near standstill following the outbreak of COVID-19 that has affected various parts different countries at various levels. Read more »

Uganda: Bank of Uganda Encourages Banks and Telcos to Go Cashless

As Coronavirus cases rise to 14, 12 citizens and two Chinese, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) has instituted measures to safeguard Uganda's economy from the prevailing impact of… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Content Creators Share Health and Safety Tips

Amidst rising global concerns around coronavirus (COVID-19), we are seeing more and more Kenyans battening down the hatches to implement social-distancing in an effort to stop the… Read more »

Kenya: Public Transport to Collect Fares Through Cashless Payments

Safaricom has initiated a partnership with public transport sector players to accept cashless payments through M-PESA in the ongoing battle to combat the spread of the Coronavirus.… Read more »

Africa: Some of the Potential Impacts of Covid-19 On the TMT Sector in Africa

Africa is beginning to feel the full impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and plans to control and manage the humanitarian challenges of the virus are underway across the… Read more »

East Africa: Publiseer Selected to Join Seedstars Investment Readiness Program

The digital content distribution company, Publiseer, has been selected as one of the 10 socially driven businesses of the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize. Selected by the Human… Read more »

Kenya: Postponement of the Cloud & Security Summit 2020

Owing to the current situation with the global pandemic COVID-19 and by presidential declaration, the eagerly awaited Cloud & Security Summit (CSS) 2020 has been postponed.… Read more »

East Africa: Optimizing Customer Journeys Critical for Digital Transformation Success

I have been keen on what's happening in Kenya's tech scene, in particular digital transformation initiatives centred around making life easier for taxpayers accessing government… Read more »

East Africa: Jumia Rolls Out Tech Week Campaigh

Jumia expects thousands of customers to visit the platform during this year's Tech Week Campaign to secure deals on phones, computing, televisions, games & consoles, cameras… Read more »

East Africa: Little and Truecaller Establish Partnership for Faster and Safer Customer Registration

Little announced today that they have partnered with Truecaller to enhance customer efficiency and safety through a faster user registration and verification process. The… Read more »

Africa: Has the Private Equity Industry Failed Sub-Saharan Africa?

East Africa has not been a beneficiary of African Private Equity (PE). In fact, according to a 2020 Preqin Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Report, PE firms raised less… Read more »

Kenya: Dip Patel Appointed SWVL Kenya's New GM

SWVL has announced the appointment of Dip Patel as its General Manager, Kenya. The move serves to solidify SWVL's presence in the country and their commitment to helping develop a… Read more »

Africa: Africa Mobility Initiative Opens Call for Startups Working Towards Sustainable Urban Mobility

The Africa Mobility Initiative through its accelerator program, Africa Transformative Mobility Accelerator (ATMA) is calling startups in the mobility industry to apply to join the… Read more »

Africa: How Blockchain Technology Will Revolutionize Africa's Education Sector

Education is an essential element that underpins the social and economic advancement of any community, and quantifies its future sustainability. The value of education, therefore,… Read more »

Africa: MasterCard Drives New Wave of Digital and Financial Inclusion Across Africa

MasterCard has released a white paper revealing that giving people the ability to pay only for what they use, as they need it, can lift millions of people across Africa out of… Read more »

East Africa: Dimkes Launches an E-Loan Platform to Enhance Financial Inclusion

Dimkes Sacco has launched a Mobile Loan App to give its 26,000+ members the opportunity to access loans from the comfort of their homes, offices, matatus, and businesses. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Ready to Race to Space

The race to space seems to have come closer home. Kenya now seems to be ripe for a sprint race to the space, having been part of the discussion for a long time but often jogging… Read more »

Kenya: Jumia Offers 50% Lower Commissions to Local Manufacturers

Jumia has called upon local manufacturers to sell online, taking advantage of the Jumia extension of its 50% reduction on commissions for locally produced products sold on Jumia. Read more »