51. Bharti Airtel appoints Andre Beyers as Chief Marketing Officer for African operations

Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced the appointment of Andre Beyers as the Chief Marketing Officer for its African operations. The company recently acquired the mobile services operations of Zain in 15...

Friday, 30 July 2010 | 105 hits | Read more

52. Wananchi group signs multi-year deal with Cisco

The agreement is supported by Cisco Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, specializing in providing effective financing solutions and a deep understanding of Cisco’s products, services and customer business requirements. The...

Friday, 30 July 2010 | 104 hits | Read more

53. Nokia Unveils New Ovi App Wizard

Nokia today unveiled a new, free on-line application wizard that will help anyone, including publishers, bloggers and consumers, to rapidly mobilize their content or brand on a mobile phone. The world’s largest maker of mobile phones devices said...

Thursday, 29 July 2010 | 119 hits | Read more

54. Reintroducing Jameson whiskey

Pernod Ricard through its Kenyan Partner Viva Productline has kicked off an outstanding campaign for Jameson Irish whiskey, one of the World’s leading whiskey brands and the fastest growing spirits brand in Kenya. The Jameson campaign titled...

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 | 113 hits | Read more

55. Alcohol industry urges for firm action against illicit brews trade

The National Alcohol Beverages Association of Kenya (NABAK) has urged for firm action against illicit brews trade, due to its socio-economic impact. The NABAK Vice-Chairman, Ken Kariuki, said in a statement issued today that the association was...

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 | 92 hits | Read more

56. Talent Expression Time for Kenyan Youth

For the next seven weeks Kenyan youth will experience action and excitement in various towns in the country as they go head to head during the Sprite Slam Tour. Sprite Slam Tour is a Coca-Cola East and Central Africa initiative that targets teens...

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 | 112 hits | Read more

57. Holiday Inn Changes its name to Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi

Southern Sun - Africa’s leading hotel group -  has today announced to take over operations of the famous Holiday Inn Nairobi. The hotel will from August 2010 be rebranded to Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi which comes after &Beyond - previous 15...

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 | 174 hits | Read more

58. Bank of Africa now taps into non-profit space

Bank of Africa “BOA” has announced their push it into non-profit sector with the launch of its “Goodwill Current Account,” specifically tailor made to suit this segment. The product has been launched to support the large number of local and...

Monday, 26 July 2010 | 93 hits | Read more

59. Bank of Africa opens in Ngong Road

Thursday evening and all roads lead to Bishop Maigua building on Ngong road. This evening we were to witness the opening of the latest branch of Bank of Africa. The building is of special interest to the techie community as it hosts the I-hub. It...

Monday, 26 July 2010 | 117 hits | 1 comment | Read more

60. Google developer and tech days are coming to Kenya and Uganda!

Google is dedicated to making the Internet relevant and useful to Africans, and to developing meaningful products for Africa. We realize fully, we cannot do this alone. We believe that tech entrepreneurs and developers have the opportunity to...

Friday, 23 July 2010 | 91 hits | Read more