By Eddah Waithaka Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) kicked off Season 5 of its flagship youth football tournament, Safaricom Chapa Dimba, on Monday, doubling down on its mission to unearth young football talent and transform lives through sports, education, and technology. The new season introduces major changes. Organizers slashed the age bracket from 16–20 years to 15–18 […]
By Eddah Waithaka Industry leaders, policymakers, and technology experts on Thursday demanded accelerated investment in All-Optical Networks (AON), positioning fibre infrastructure as the critical backbone for Africa’s artificial intelligence-driven future and next-generation digital economy. At the All-Optical Summit 2026, held during the Connected Africa Summit 2026 under the theme “Future Proof Fibre Connectivity for the […]
By Kevin Sewe At Sera Rhino Sanctuary, the silence is deliberate. It is the kind of silence that comes from vigilance, not absence. Scouts move through the landscape quietly. Monitoring is constant. Every track, every movement, every signal matters.Because here, every animal counts. The sanctuary, established within a community conservancy and supported by the Northern […]
By Eddah Waithaka The Kenyan government officially launched the Kenya AI for Disability Project today, transforming inclusion from a policy aspiration into a core design principle for technology and infrastructure across the country. The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy (MoICDE) unveiled the initiative during the closing ceremony of the Connected Africa Summit […]
By Editorial team Calm, collected, and quietly fierce, Anita Wawuda is stepping into her most powerful role yet as Nimo, an undercover detective sent to dismantle a deadly syndicate in Maisha Magic Plus’ and Showmax’s gripping crime drama Mizani. From impromptu auditions and deep undercover scenes to guns, stunts, and steamy deception, Anita opens up […]
By Eddah Waithaka Africa’s leading policymakers, innovators, and technology leaders will converge on Nairobi from April 27 to April 30, 2026, for the Connected Africa Summit 2026 at The Edge Convention Centre. The ICT Authority of Kenya organizes the four-day summit, which runs daily from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (East Africa Time). The event […]
By Eddah Waithaka Africa caught off guard on Wednesday night as Hollywood star Idris Elba hijacked primetime television with a single powerful message: everything else can wait. Millions of DStv and GOtv viewers across the continent experienced the sudden interruption on 15 April 2026 at 8pm CAT. Screens went black during live sport and other […]
By Eddah Waithaka Noir Fashion Week returns to Nairobi from August 6–9, 2026, as part of its expanded global tour across Paris, New York, and South Africa. The platform returns with “The African Code” – a strategic exploration of the invisible architecture, textiles, rituals, and material intelligence that define African sophistication. Noir moves beyond the […]
By Eddah Waithaka SuperSport, Africa’s biggest sports broadcaster, delivers the most expansive FIFA World Cup coverage in history. The company, a subsidiary of MultiChoice Group and a CANAL+ brand, announces today that all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ will air live across English and Portuguese-speaking Africa. For the first time, the tournament […]
By Eddah Waithaka Rising employment and higher household incomes transform Kenya into a hotspot for global electronics brands, as families increasingly ditch outdated appliances for smart, energy-efficient alternatives. Kenya generated over 782,000 new jobs in 2024 across formal and informal sectors, excluding agriculture, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics reports in its 2025 Economic Survey. […]
