Sub-Saharan Africa remains the fastest growing mobile market in the world. External market expectations are that the Kenyan market penetration will increase to 65 percent over the next three to four years, a significant opportunity for future growth for mobile service providers in Kenya -- further boosting Kenya’s mobile service provider Safaricom's earnings which has reported a 37 percent rise in full-year pretax profit. READ MORE
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sizing up China’s African Footprint
The Teyie Report | Sliding through the slick mud or bumping along the dusty lanes that run parallel to half-built roads from Kenya to Ghana and from Zimbabwe to Sudan, the sight of the Chinese foreman in a wide-brimmed straw hat with the seemingly ubiquitous cigarette hanging from his lips is an increasingly familiar one...READ MORE
Monday, May 24, 2010
Is China Killing Africa’s wildlife?
There has been an upsurge in poaching and we associate this with the Chinese. We fear that the presence of Chinese in the country [Kenya]is causing an increase in ivory smuggling...Basically destroying Africa's wildlife READ MORE
Saturday, May 22, 2010
India hilltop plane crash kills 158
An Air India Express plane crashed and burned Saturday after overshooting a hilltop runway in southern India, killing 158 people, officials said. There were eight survivors. READ MORE
Friday, May 21, 2010
Google Logo Turns Into Playable Pac-Man Game
For the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, Google has turned its logo into a fully playable Pac-Man game. READ MORE
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Kenya’s Safaricom and Equity Bank Score another First
The Teyie Report| The partnership between a mobile firm and a bank in Kenya has revolutionized the global mobile banking industry. The new service dubbed ‘M-Kesho’ (Swahili for future money) will allow users to operate interest earning bank accounts in their cell phones. It is a first and will, indeed go, down history books as the most innovative financial product yet. READ MORE
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
OPI, a new tool to Improve Business practice in Africa
The Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) announced plans to launch the ‘Organisational Performance Index’ (OPI), a new tool that is set to change the way business is done in Africa. Read more
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