As a business owner or an aspiring entrepreneur, it’s important that you take into account key pillars that will enable you to succeed and ensure that your business future remains bright. Here are 9 quick tips for you to think about turning your fortunes around: Decide Make a decision to engage today and then do…
Ubisoft Unveils First Look at ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’
French video game company Ubisoft has unveiled the first look trailer of its upcoming title ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ which is adding Vikings, thus fully adopting a Norse-inspired setting. The game’s first cinematic trailer gives us a glimpse at the game, exploring its “heartless, godless barbarians.” Assassin’s Creed Valhalla takes place toward the end of the…
15 of the Best Vintage TV Shows You Can Be Nostalgic With
You might be bored out of your mind indoors by now, struggling to find what the next best or newest thing to watch online is. With countless of new shows popping out on your preferred streaming platform, you may be spoiled for choice, or simply overwhelmed. So why not turn back the hands of time…
Bolt Offering Expectant Women Free Rides and other Passengers ‘Bolt Protect’
Transport platform Bolt has announced a partnership with the Kenya Healthcare Federation (KFH) to offer expectant mothers free rides to enable them to have access to safe hospital deliveries during curfew hours. The partnership labelled ‘Wheels for Life’ will see expectant women within the Nairobi area and its environs get free rides from their homes…
Equity, Mastercard Foundation Accord KES 1.1Bn to Kenya’s Covid-19 Fight
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) and the Mastercard Foundation, today announced a commitment of Ksh 1.1 billion to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline medical staff dealing with COVID-19 patients in public hospitals in Kenya. These funds include KES 300 million from Equity Bank, KES 500 million from the Mastercard Foundation and a matching donation…
High Court Upholds KFCB Ban on Wanuri’s Film, ‘Rafiki’
The High Court of Kenya on Wednesday 29th April 2020 upheld the Kenya Film Classification Board‘s screening ban on the controversial same-love romance themed film ‘Rafiki‘, starring actresses Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva, stating that the ban did not breach Freedom of Expression, Article 33 of the Constitution of Kenya. In a court session conducted…
Safaricom’s Profits Rise to KES 74.7 Billion
Safaricom PLC has today registered a 19.5% increase in profit and total comprehensive income to KES 74.7 billion, while revealing that the company has paid about KES 810 billion in taxes and fees since inception. This announcement came as Safaricom plans to launch a KES20 a day 4G smart phone package aimed at empowering millions…
Kenya’s Leading Firms and Companies form National Business Compact on Covid-19
The Marketing Society of Kenya has in partnership with brands in the hygiene business, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, the Association of Practitioners in Advertising, the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, the Public Relations Society of Kenya, AMREF, SDG Partnership Platform and the United Nations family in Kenya, convened The National Business Compact on COVID-19, (NBCC)….
Layonn; ‘Kuliko Jana’ Rendition Made Me Popular
Jonathan Chapuis, commonly known by his stage name ‘Layonn’, went viral after he did a remix to Sauti Sol’s ‘Kuliko Jana’ back in 2016. By the time of this publication, the song has over 500,000 views on YouTube. He talked to Nate’s Crest Almanac contributor Charles Gachango about his musical journey, being born to a…
Warner Music Invests in Leading African Distributer, Africori
Warner Music Group (WMG), the third largest music label in the world going by 2019 estimates, has announced it is investing in Africori, Africa’s leading digital music distribution, music rights management and artist development company. The deal gives Warner Music’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) division access to Africa’s largest catalogue and A&R network, which is…