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Court faults employer for firing worker who stayed in US after studies

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- What happens when an employee takes study leave abroad and never comes back? Can an employer dismiss them immediately for failing to resume duty, or must formal disciplinary proces... Read More


Equity funds trail NSE returns in tough market

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Unit trust funds putting investor funds into select listed stocks have trailed returns of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) as the schemes struggle to deliver market-beating re... Read More


Agentic convergence: What is the value of AI if everyone has it?

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- It seems like professionals across East Africa cannot make it through a single day without discussions mentioning artificial intelligence. AI has become nearly as ubiquitous in the... Read More


Inside senators' plan to ease pain at the pump

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- A parliamentary committee has proposed a reduction of the fuel pricing components subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) in a bid to help lower pump prices, especially whenever global co... Read More


Why court dismissed families' adverse possession land claim

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- When the Kwale lands court conducted a site visit to a 10-acre parcel in Diani on February 28, 2025, the judge was looking for signs of decades-old occupation by four families as c... Read More


Pension schemes move billions to NSE amid rally

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Pension schemes have increased their bets on quoted equities, moving billions of shillings from government securities to the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) amid rising share pri... Read More


Bar owners push for fresh talks on Tobacco laws amid cost concerns

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Bar owners want Parliament to stop the ongoing public participation exercise on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and expand it beyond Nairobi, even as they oppose severa... Read More


#Newsmaker | Siwelile Thusi brings a new strategy to Orchard on 25

South Africa, Aug. 18 -- Unwanted second cousin For Thusi, the role comes at an interesting time for the discipline. Strategy has shifted from "the unwanted second cousin" to a creative propellant, o... Read More


#WomensMonth | Lebogang Moabelo breaks barriers in transport and logistics

South Africa, Aug. 18 -- Today, Moabelo is Manager: Transport and logistics at Dube Air Road, the road logistics division of Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone, where she oversees freight operations... Read More


Former Nielsen commercial lead Hopolang Mothibeli joins Ornico in a strategic senior appointment

South Africa, Aug. 18 -- Ornico, an African brand intelligence company with more than 40 years of experience across the advertising and media industries, has provided ad-spend intelligence since 1999 ... Read More