Mobile banking; it’s only a pair of bi-syllabic words but today it stands for something that has immeasurable importance. It feels like another lifetime now when people drove miles just to learn if a given sum has landed in their bank account, or wait a full 30 days just to have a cheque processed. But, […]
A group of boda boda riders huddled together at the Syokimau bus stage. It is well past the curfew hours imposed countrywide to stem the spread of the coronavirus, but the group seems unbothered. Their discussion is punctuated by occasional bouts of laughter and calls from some of the riders as they try to draw […]
Tundo bossed in five stages clocking 02:07:36 hours to beat his closest challenger Karan Patel (Ford Fiesta R5) and Ugandan Yasin Nasser (Subaru). Kenyan five-time Safari Rally winner Carl ‘Flash’ Tundo navigated by Tim Jessop has been crowned the winner of the 2021 Rally of Tanzania to take lead of the African Rally Championship title […]
Safaricom Apps Safaricom will be conducting a service upgrade during the night of Saturday, 24 July. The exercise, as usual, will see some of the carrier’s products interrupted. According to the operator, the upgrade aims to increase its capacity ‘in line with customer growth and support more innovations to meet the different needs of customers.’ […]
Kenyan ride-hailing firm Little is expanding to Addis Ababa joining Safaricom and several other Kenyan firms in the race to crack the Ethiopian market that has so far remained closed to foreign firms. Little chief executive officer Kamal Budhabhatti told Business Daily the firm will invest $5 million (Ksh540 million) in the next five years, […]
•Wahome and Anwar, 22, and Kimathi 26, are some of the youngest drivers who featured in last month’s WRC Safari Rally that made a comeback in Kenya after a 19-year absence •. Wahome finished in 16th position, Anwar (25th) while Kimathi retired at the final stage due to a mechanical problem. Mcrae Kimathi poses with […]
Safaricom Data Manager is a powerful tool that has been in use for a long time now. The feature allows customers to browse the web with peace of mind because it ensures that customers’ airtime is not touched in case they exhaust their data bundle. If the bundle is exhausted, the carrier alerts you about […]
Source: Vodafone Group trading update, Q1 FY 2021/22 Vodafone brought some cheer to the EMEA telecoms sector Friday with news of a 5.7% year-on-year increase in revenues to €11.1 billion in its fiscal first quarter that ended 30 June, aided by the return of roaming revenues as people started travelling again in greater numbers as […]
FILE PHOTO: Customers receive assistance from staff members at an Ethio Telecom branch in Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – State-run Ethio Telecom, which has invited private investors to buy a stake in it, reported a 18.4% rise in full year revenue to end-June to 56.5 billion birr ($1.29 billion), CEO Frehiwot Tamiru said on […]
Internet and connectivity speed tester Ookla has released its market analysis for Kenya, ranking the country’s fastest internet service providers (ISPs). The analysis only takes into account top providers of internet services in the country, ones which account for 3% or more of total test samples in the market in Q2 of 2021 – smaller […]
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