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WhatsApp 'grey ticks' row turns spotlight on digital court systems

Nairobi, June 30 -- A court has halted the auction of a Nairobi businesswoman's property after she argued she was condemned unheard because court papers were served through WhatsApp. The dispute cent... Read More


Diageo promotes Musunga to Africa role as brewer prepares Kenya exit

Nairobi, June 30 -- British drinks giant Diageo Plc has promoted Kenyan executive John Musunga to managing director for Africa, placing him in charge of the company's continental business. The appoin... Read More


Kenya misses out on Sh16bn as Safaricom stake sale closes

Nairobi, June 30 -- South Africa's Vodacom has completed the purchase of an additional 15 percent stake in Safaricom ahead of the closure of the telco's shareholder registry for dividend payment on Au... Read More


How Kenyan students survive US immigration crackdown

Nairobi, June 30 -- Margaret Ndirangu, a Kenyan student in the US, rarely leaves her room without all her papers. Inside her bag, she carries her passport, her I-20, letters from her college-every doc... Read More


KQ sues US supplier over Sh1.5bn aircraft parts row

Nairobi, June 30 -- Kenya Airways (KQ) has sued a US-based supplier, Aero Industrial Sales (AIS), over an alleged breach of a multi-million dollar agreement for the disposal of surplus aircraft parts ... Read More


Kenya lengthens validity of aircraft safety permits

Nairobi, June 30 -- Planes registered in Kenya will now be inspected for airworthiness every two years, instead of annually, amid a biting shortage of inspectors as the number of locally registered ai... Read More


State pushes telcos to pay clients for dropped calls

Nairobi, June 30 -- Telecommunications operators will be required to set up a system to compensate subscribers in cases of dropped calls and other outages as the State moves in to bolster the quality ... Read More


How advertisers can tap into commerce media

South Africa, June 30 -- A few years ago, almost none of this existed. Today, businesses from Woolworths to ARC to Bash are turning their first-party data into media, and they are not alone. We have ... Read More


Why ChatGPT ads could become the most important advertising channel since Google

South Africa, June 30 -- Google transformed advertising by connecting businesses with users actively searching for solutions. Facebook transformed advertising by enabling advertisers to target audien... Read More


The new threat to South Africa's children is not on the streets; it's online

South Africa, June 30 -- Their development, socialisation, and mental health now unfold in both spaces simultaneously. The BBC recently reported that medical bodies have begun recommending that clini... Read More