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Bond values at NSE fall as interest rates rise

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Bond prices in the secondary market at the Nairobi bourse have come down compared to a year ago as interest rates rise in the wake of the war in Iran, cutting the profits for those... Read More


Ghent University suspends academic who accused late Cambridge professor of plagiarism

Tanzania, Aug. 20 -- London. Ghent University in Belgium has suspended US academic Nathan Cofnas pending a preliminary disciplinary investigation after he raised plagiarism allegations against late Ca... Read More


Don't ignore concerns over SHA services

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- I attended this week's two-day town hall meeting on the health sector at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), presided over by President William Ruto and here is my... Read More


Equity ventures into asset management to 'lock' customer deposits

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Equity Group Holdings has acquired an asset management license, joining a growing list of banks seeking to lock in customer deposits through investment in high-earning schemes. Th... Read More


Meta whistleblower claims Mark Zuckerberg created 'false impression' of concern for child safety

United Kingdom, Aug. 20 -- Meta adopted a "don't ask, don't tell" approach to child safety on its platforms, a former company safety engineer has told a US court. Arturo Bejar, who worked on Facebook... Read More


Musicians are being 'marginalised' from the industry by AI

United Kingdom, Aug. 20 -- Musicians are being "squeezed out" and "marginalised" by artificial intelligence systems that are reshaping the music industry without sufficient safeguards, researchers hav... Read More


Simba weigh Kassali return as goalkeeping concerns persist

Tanzania, Aug. 20 -- Dar es Salaam. Simba's technical bench is facing a goalkeeping dilemma ahead of August 22, 2026's NBC Premier League clash against Singida Black Stars despite first choice goalkee... Read More


Consumers hit as electricity prices rise in August

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Electricity prices have risen in August, driven by tariff changes to two critical pricing components, piling pressure on homes and businesses already grappling with costly goods an... Read More


Crown Paints loses fight over illegal advert on Thika building

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Regional paints manufacturer, Crown Paints Kenya Plc, has lost a legal dispute arising from unauthorised painting of a commercial building in Thika with its brands without the prop... Read More


#WomensMonth | Pepkor's Konaye Dlatu on creativity, connection and leaving an impact

South Africa, Aug. 20 -- Growing up in South Africa's Eastern Cape, Dlatu found creative expression in everyday moments - colouring as a child, putting outfits together, baking bread and experimenting... Read More