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Court restores banks' right to pursue loan guarantors

Nairobi, June 29 -- The Court of Appeal has restored authority to banks to enforce guarantees after restructuring defaulted loans, ruling that guarantors remain bound where they expressly agreed that ... Read More


New must-have as home owners demand modern bathrooms

Nairobi, June 29 -- For years, bidets were mostly associated with luxury hotels, international travel or Muslim households. Today, they are quietly making their way into Kenyan homes as home owners em... Read More


KRA loses bid to impose duty on Tile & Carpet heat pumps

Nairobi, June 29 -- The High Court has rejected the Kenya Revenue Authority's bid to suspend a Tax Appeals Tribunal decision that classified imported heat pumps under a zero-duty tariff, ruling that t... Read More


Gambling regulator chief fights bids to remove him from office

Nairobi, June 29 -- The newly appointed Gambling Regulatory Authority director-general, Peter Maina Karimi, is fighting two court cases seeking to overturn his appointment over claims he lacked the re... Read More


Rising interest rates lift money market fund returns

Nairobi, June 29 -- Rising interest rates on Treasury bills and other short-term debt instruments have helped lift returns offered by money market funds (MMFs), which invest primarily in commercial ba... Read More


I&M Bank poaches Absa Kenya CEO Abdi Mohamed

Nairobi, June 29 -- I&M Bank has poached its larger rival Absa Bank Kenya's chief executive Abdi Mohamed, underscoring the ambitions of the smaller lender that has been expanding aggressively in recen... Read More


VML promotes Cannes-winning ECDs

South Africa, June 29 -- Both previously held the title of executive creative director. Lunch Bar out of this world Ferreira led the team that introduced South Africa to Bra Lucas Baloyi, the teache... Read More


Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

South Africa, June 29 -- For chief marketing officers (CMOs), the hard truth of 2026 is that the traditional mechanics of human persuasion are breaking down. As Google's AI Overviews and independent c... Read More


Your dashboard is lying to you: Why brands keep missing the 1 trillion rands township economy

South Africa, June 29 -- Then the campaign goes live. The ads fire. The dashboard glows green. TikTok impressions do their little dance. Brand awareness behaves. Clicks arrive on time like obedient in... Read More


#CannesLions | Africa's winning roundup

South Africa, June 29 -- A first for Kenya Kenya's The Partnership Agency secured its first-ever Cannes Lions Grand Prix, and the continent's only Grand Prix of 2026, in the Sustainable Development G... Read More