Landmark
partnership agreement with Telecom Egypt herald’s significant
investment in data centre infrastructure across Egypt and the African
continent
Sharm El-Sheikh, December 8, 2018 - Leading pan-African
telecoms group Liquid…
French firm Société BIC will not take over debts owed by Chris
Kirubi’s Haco industries after conclusion of the under way transfer of
the manufacturing and distribution franchise back to the multinational.Haco,
which has been…
Uganda plans to increase the minimum age for elderly people to
join the country’s welfare benefits scheme by 15 years in the next
financial year, in a drastic move that threatens to lock out many poor
and aged people.
The minimum age…
Tourism players at the Coast want Kenya Tourism Board (KTB),
national and county governments to allocate more resources to market the
sector in the devolved units.
The players who reaped
big from domestic and regional tourism during…
Tanzania has begun implementing the East Africa Community
Vehicle Load Control Act, 2016, with some transporters already facing
stiff penalties for contravening its provisions.
More
than 3,000 trucks transporting cargo have been held…
By Hasnain Noorani
In today’s globalized and symbiotic
world, international relations is becoming one of the most vital components in
pursuit to protect interests of any nation. The economic potential of tourism
is remarkable, with…
World’s leading banks, consultancies and think-tanks see the
Kenyan economy expanding by 5.8 percent this year, unchanged from 2018’s
estimated growth, sustained largely by increased private sector
investments and consumption.
Heavy…
Microsoft is working on a research project which could give customers vast control over their personal online data.
Microsoft
has been quietly testing the idea and even launched a beta website,
according to reports. It comes at a time…
Kenya's reliance on the international market for most of its
goods continued in the first 10 months of 2018, with the country
shipping in nearly a trillion-shillings worth of products.
During the period, Sh997.1 billion goods were…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has recovered Sh1.7
billion from the collapsed Chase and Imperial banks, easing the blow on
farmers who had banked Sh4.9 billion in the failed lenders.
KTDA,
which is owned by tea factory…
