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In today’s fast-paced digital economy, offering flexible payment options is a necessity for businesses. However, for many small businesses, startups, and freelancers, acquiring and maintaining traditional Point-of-Sale (POS) machines can be an expensive and tedious process. Enter Mobi Tap by Absa. This solution by Absa Bank Kenya turns smartphones into card-reading terminals,...

Absa Bank Kenya’s latest sustainability numbers signal a permanent shift away from that era: climate action has officially become hard financial risk management. In 2025, the bank disbursed Ksh. 6.5 billion in climate finance, backing renewable energy projects, green building construction, energy efficiency upgrades, and climate-smart agriculture across Kenya. Paired with a t...

The University of Dar es Salaam was alive with literary celebration as the Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature marked a major milestone: ten years of elevating African-language storytelling. Guest of Honour Dr. Riziki Pembe, Zanzibar’s Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, presided over the ceremony to honor the finest novelists, poets, and storytellers ...

Ask any preschool teacher and they’ll tell you that their class environment is a vibrant one, filled with the sounds of giggles, games, music, clattering feet, and occasional tears. Is it overwhelming? Yes, sometimes. But this bustle of play-based activity is the essential ingredient to childhood learning. The first few years of a child’s life are critical, because this is wh...

Visa has appointed Anne Kinuthia-Otieno as its new Vice President and Head of East Africa, effective August 4, 2026. The move comes shortly after her recent exit as Managing Director of Airtel Money Kenya, where she announced her departure on July 25, 2026, after nearly five years at the helm. Based out of Nairobi, Kinuthia-Otieno will lead Visa’s strategic operations across ...