Why must motorists wait hours to refuel if there is plenty of petrol? For the answer, follow the money
Short-term financing companies are offering pay-over-time loans as payment methods, often interest-free, in several cash-strapped countries
Last week, South Africa’s biggest cell phone operator announced two major acquisitions amid speculation its rivals may be teaming up
There is a lot of money to be made from exploiting Kenyans’ personal data, and no shortage of unscrupulous politicians willing to do the exploiting
Kenya’s Safaricom has announced the release of the Yolo smartphone, the first smartphone for Africa using the Intel smartphone platform.
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/ 11 October 2011
BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa were hit with internet service disruptions again after a glitch on Monday.
Zain Kenya plans to invest more than 25-billion shillings in the next 18 months in a bid to gain market leadership.
To 28-year-old Kenyan Mary Wanjiku, her cellphone is not just a cellphone. It is also a cheap, safe and easy way of sending her mother .
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/ 12 November 2008
Subscribers in Kenya’s biggest cellphone operator, Safaricom, rose 50% in the first half of the year as the company invested in network coverage.
Foreign investors buying Kenya’s Safaricom stock will pay a 0,5 shilling premium per share over the five Kenya shillings that domestic investors will be paying, the government announced on Wednesday. The offering generated over ,25-billion in bids from established institutional investors, Kenya’s privatisation commission said.
Kenya’s political rivals traded accusations on Thursday over who is to blame for the deadlock in plans to create a unity government and end the country’s post-election crisis. The share flotation of top cellphone operator Safaricom — the largest IPO ever in East Africa — has also become an issue in the wrangling, officials and analysts say.
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/ 20 December 2007
A Kenyan Court of Appeal dismissed a suit seeking to stop the flotation of the country’s leading mobile operator Safaricom on Thursday, clearing the way for the government to go ahead with the offer. Three opposition legislators had sought to block the country’s biggest initial public offering, saying it had not been done transparently.