The world of work is influx, and the headlines don’t lie. Global mass layoffs totalling up to 13,353 and counting, aggressive cost-cutting, and corporate restructuring have become the defining features of 2025, leaving millions of workers uncertain...
According to a recent survey by the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA), private healthcare providers are having a real moment trying to navigate Kenya’s Social Health Authority (SHA) system to verify patients. And by mom...
Kenya’s been on a bit of a borrowing binge lately—like that friend who maxes out their credit card but swears it’s all for a good cause. Between September and December 2024, the government snapped up a whopping Sh68.7 billion in […]...
Kenya’s electricity consumption has just hit a record high of 2,316 Megawatts! Kenya Power and Lighting Company dropped this electrifying news in a report on Monday, revealing that the surge is thanks to some serious investments in the country’s ...
Africa’s richest man, Dangote with a net worth of $28 billion, announced a $400 million plan to revive a second production line at the Mugher cement plant in Ethiopia. Aiming to double the facility’s annual capacity to 5 million tons-this [&helli...
Kenya’s economic reality is stark. A new Old Mutual report reveals 70% of Kenyans have seen their incomes shrink in 2024. This impacts urban and peri-urban dwellers aged 20-59, those earning Sh12,000 or more – the core of the workforce, [&hel...
Elon Musk and his investor squad have offered $97.4 billion to take over OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. But Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, wasn’t having it. Instead of a formal rejection, he responded on Musk’s own platform, X, with a […]...
Donald Trump is back on his tariff game, and this time, it’s steel and aluminum in the crosshairs. The former (and possibly future) president declared a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, setting off a chain reaction in […]...
Emmanuel Macron is making moves—and this time, they’re AI-powered. The French president just announced a jaw-dropping €109 billion investment into artificial intelligence, putting France in the global AI arms race alongside the US and China. It...
Tuma Ventures Limited, the Nairobi-based fintech with a knack for shaking up digital payments, just leveled up in Tanzania! The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has granted Tuma a Payment System Provider (PSP) licence, meaning the company can now roll out [&he...
KenGen just pulled off an earnings surprise that would make even the most seasoned investors do a double take. The power giant saw its after-tax profit soar by a jaw-dropping 79% to KSh 5.3 billion in the six months leading […]...
Remember when Big Tech was all about changing the world Well, Google just changed its mind. The search giant has quietly backspaced on some of its diversity hiring targets, joining an ever-growing club of companies hitting Ctrl+Z on their DEI [&helli...