Why businesses must account for the Digital Services Tax

By Kepha Muiruri,

By 2017, about a quarter of the world’s population or about 1.3 billion people at the time had purchased goods online. This is according to data ...

Digital Services Tax , KRA

New taxes, fraud haunt Kenya’s vibrant online market

By Kepha Muiruri,

An unpredictable tax environment coupled with the infiltration of fraud in Kenya's online market is set to dampen the expansion of the sector which ne...

Digital Services Tax (DST) , e-commerce , JUmia

OPINION: Effects of the coronavirus pandemic on social media usage

By Guest Writer,

When schools closed and jobs were put aside temporarily in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic left a massive population with boredom and anxiety during...

advertising , Amazon , COVID-19 , JUmia , social media , wowzi

Online retailer Jumia to sell insurance in deal with Lami Technologies

By Citizen Reporter,

Africa’s biggest online retailer Jumia is set to offer digital insurance products following a partnership with Lami Insuretech, an insurance technol...

JUmia , Lami

OPINION: What Posta can do to be competitive in the 21st century

By Guest Writer,

Posta employees haven’t been paid for months and the company is 5 billion shillings in debt. When people stopped sending letters the company refused...

posta

Fast-growing smartphone brand realme launches two more models in Kenya

By Ian Omondi,

Fast-growing smartphone brand realme on August 25, 2020 launched two more models into the Kenyan market, bringing the total number of its trademark in...

realme , realme 6 , realme C11 , smartphone

EABL banks on e-commerce to withstand COVID-19 impact on sales

By Kepha Muiruri,

The East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has put its faith on e-commerce to stay afloat amidst dwindling sales resulting from Covid-19 related restri...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , eabl

Jumia launches 8th Anniversary campaign to support sellers

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya’s leading e-Commerce platform Jumia will mark its 8th Anniversary by celebrating consumers and communities through tailored campaigns in the e...

African brands’ ranking falls to an all-time low

By Kepha Muiruri,

African brands rank on the continent fell to an all-time low as the admiration for continent based companies continue to take a dent from the competit...

Brand Africa

Jumia cuts costs, hopes for lockdown boost

By Reuters,

Jumia Technologies reported an almost 7 percent fall in first quarter revenue due to supply chain disruptions, particularly in China. the strugglin...

e-commerce , JUmia

KEPSA, Jumia launch digital commerce program to support Kenyan businesses during COVID-19

By Citizen,

Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) in partnership with Jumia are set to help digitize businesses to help them grow their digital sales and save job...

Twiga & Jumia ink deal to cut price of fresh produce by 50%

By Citizen Reporter,

Twiga Foods has signed a distribution deal with Jumia to deliver fresh and processed food to the homes of consumers. Also Read: Mercy Wanjau, Peter...

JUmia , twiga

Jumia donates 100,000 masks to support coronavirus fight in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

Leading e-Commerce platform Jumia has donated 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Health to support community health workers, who are on the front line r...

JUmia

Posta and Jumia team up to make essential goods more affordable countrywide

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Postal Corporation of Kenya has partnered with Jumia to offer a discount on delivery fee for customers. All customers will only pay Ksh.100 + VAT (...

Kenya breweries revamps liqueur category with new Baileys delight

By Sponsored,

Kenya Breweries Limited on Thursday launched Baileys Delight. It is a delicious liquid that blends cream and the luscious taste of African honey to of...

Kenya Breweries Limited

Jumia Food to shut down Rwanda operations

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Jumia Food plans to close down its Rwanda operation. In a statement, the retailer argues that they had to consolidate their resources to areas and ...

Jumia Food

Bizarre Jumia orders butt of jokes for Kenyan customers

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Jumia, an online retailer, was on Wednesday the subject of anger and mockery online after an incident allegedly involving a Kenyan customer. The cu...

JUmia

Jumia shuts down operations in Tanzania

By Girlie Kendi,

Jumia, the largest e-commerce operator in Africa, shut down its operations in Tanzania just a week after a similar move in Cameroon. Jumia cited th...

JUmia , Tanzania

Infinix launches latest sensation; the Infinix S5

By Citizen Reporter,

Giant cell phone manufacturer Infinix has today pushed to the market their latest magic ball, Infinix S5. This latest sleek outfit that comes in ...

infinix

Royal Media Services among top 100 best companies to work for in Kenya

By Ian Omondi,

Royal Media Services (RMS) is one of the best companies to work for in Kenya, according to a new report released on Wednesday by Brighter Monday. T...

brighter monday , Royal Media Services , Safaricom