The government has promised to privatize ten companies in the next year through the stock market to end the six-year listing drought at the Nairobi bourse. President William Ruto said …
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Sugar Prices hit High Record on Decline in Sugar Cane Production
A two-kilo of sugar has risen by Sh 12 at a time when the country is facing a 34 per cent decline in cane production. In leading retail stores such …
Stears, a pan-African data and intelligence company, has closed a seed round of $3.3 million. The funding was led by MaC Venture Capital with participation from Serena Ventures, Melo 7 …
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First Bank rounds off FirstMobile Cash-out Promo, rewards customers
First Bank of Nigeria has rounded off its promo tagged FirstMobile Cash-out Promo designed to reward users of the FirstMobile app, its industry-leading mobile banking application with the presentation of prizes …
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VodaPay celebrates its first anniversary, gives away R1 million in cash in
October marks one year since the launch of South African super app, VodaPay – the one app for everything and anything. In celebration of the company’s milestone, it is will …
The amount of computing power dedicated to Bitcoin mining surged to a record as more companies made use of the energy and data center space freed up after the upgrade …
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Elon Musk accuses Twitter of destruction of security problems evidence
Billionaire Elon Musk just after reviving his proposal to buy Twitter Inc. last week accused the company of ordering a whistleblower to destroy evidence of its missteps as part of …
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Sanlam plans to buy large stake in JSE-listed investment group AfroCentric
Sanlam has made an offer to buy a controlling stake in black-owned JSE-listed investment group AfroCentric, which owns medical aid administrator Medscheme. Sanlam wants to acquire at minimum 36.6%, or …
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Airtel Completes Separation of its Mobile Money business from Telecommunications
Airtel Kenya has completed the process of separating its mobile money business from the telecommunications arm, with the new entity now operating as Airtel Money Kenya Ltd (AMKL). “The completion …
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French shipping company CMA CGM to launch a new maritime shuttle Linking Morocco, France and Spain
French shipping company CMA CGM will launch a new maritime shipping service linking Morocco, France, and Spain. Operations of the new shuttle service, named “Morocco Shuttle,” will begin on November …