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Toyota bets on start-up Tugende’s small loans to boost Africa business
By Reuters,
836, October 20, 2020 (EAT)
The trading arm of the Toyota Group has invested $4 million in Ugandan start-up Tugende, saying it hopes the firm’s loans to small, independent busi...
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Serial killer confesses to over 50 murders
By Tonny Ndungu,
1044, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
An Indian serial killer who admitted his involvement in the murder of more than 50 taxi drivers whose bodies were dumped in a crocodile-infested canal...
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COVID-19 in South Africa: How inequality, poverty undermined country’s response
By Reuters,
1508, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
When coronavirus patients started arriving at South Africa’s government-run Thelle Mogoerane Hospital, workers scrambled to set up isolation wards t...
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Okwemba: How I founded my growing empire
By Jacob Icia,
2121, June 29, 2020 (EAT)
Jacob Icia A keen follower of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) is no stranger to Charles Okwemba, a gifted midfielder, who shone with different club...
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Kipchoge: The humble home life in rural Kenya behind remarkable athletic success
By Agencies,
1826, April 25, 2020 (EAT)
In the lush green gardens of Eliud Kipchoge's training retreat in the Kenyan highlands, the greatest distance runner of all time is describing the dus...
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Makueni pastors want churches listed as essential services
By Enock Muswii,
1016, April 3, 2020 (EAT)
Church heads in Makueni County want to be listed as providers of essential services in the fight against coronavirus. The clergymen accused the gov...
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Uganda on total lockdown as Museveni orders shops closed, bans movement
By Citizen Reporter,
1255, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has announced a total lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. Also Read: Kenya, Uganda and other IGAD count...
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Coronavirus: Museveni bans public transport for 14 days in Uganda
By Benjamin Muriuki,
2131, March 25, 2020 (EAT)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has suspended the use of public transport to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The directive ...
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Coronavirus: France suspends rent, utility bills owed by small companies
By CNN,
1500, March 17, 2020 (EAT)
France has announced that it is suspending rent and utility bills owed by small companies due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a televised speech Mo...
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Uhuru convenes emergency meeting with security team over coronavirus
By Tonny Ndungu,
1826, March 13, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta convened an emergency meeting with National Security Council over the coronavirus situation in Kenya. A statement from Sta...
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Uhuru suspends non-essential international travel by Gov’t officials
By Ian Omondi,
2031, March 12, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday suspended all non-essential international travel by government officials due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hea...
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Sarah Cohen wants access to her Kitusuru home and car
By Dzuya Walter,
1539, October 30, 2019 (EAT)
Sarah Cohen on Wednesday revealed that she is spending a lot of money buying new clothes as she sought the court's permission to access her Kitusuru h...
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5G technology to drive Konza City development
By Citizen Reporter,
1842, September 30, 2019 (EAT)
Is Kenya ready for five 5G network? With Asia and other continents of the world taking steps to become a global leader in 5G and the Advanced Intel...
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Spain sends warship to pick up migrants off Italy’s coast
By Reuters,
2100, August 20, 2019 (EAT)
Spain ordered a naval vessel on Tuesday to the Italian island of Lampedusa to bring migrants stranded there on a rescue boat to Mallorca after some of...
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Zimbabwe teachers to strike, ignoring government appeal
By VOA,
845, February 5, 2019 (EAT)
Zimbabwean teachers will go ahead with a national strike from Tuesday after last-ditch negotiations with the government failed, unions said, risking m...
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Long persecuted, Tanzanian albinos find acceptance growing slowly
By Reuters,
856, February 2, 2019 (EAT)
Growing visibility is making the world a bit less dangerous for people with albinism, say victims of violence like Pendo Noni, a shy Tanzanian teenage...
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Zimbabwe crackdown challenged in court, opposition leaders in hiding
By Reuters,
1837, January 21, 2019 (EAT)
Legal challenges to a brutal clampdown on dissent by Zimbabwe’s government were set in motion on Monday, as fears that the country is veering back t...
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Uber and other taxi firms to pay London congestion charge
By Reuters,
1510, December 19, 2018 (EAT)
Uber, Addison Lee and other private hire taxi operators in London will no longer be exempt from paying a weekday charge for entering the city center, ...
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Electric cars gaining traction in Kenya
By Faizal Ahmed,
1025, November 9, 2018 (EAT)
Ekorent Africa, the firm behind electric taxi service Nopia Ride that is shaping conversation in Nairobi, now says it is targeting a fleet of 150 cars...
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Google launches Motorbike Mode navigation in Kenya, first for Africa
By Reuters,
749, October 16, 2018 (EAT)
Google, said on Monday it would offer Motorbike Mode on Google Maps in Kenya, offering the voice navigation service for bike riders in Africa for the ...
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