Kenya | Bizcommunity

Kenya | Bizcommunity

News

Source: Olga Ernst via

Travel

Cape Town airport restores runway operations after Kenya Airways incident

13 hours

Image source: Suzy Hazelwood from

Primary & Secondary Education

Why children learn English more easily with the help of their home language – Namibian study

Nhlanhla Mpofu and Clement Simuja 17 hours

Source: Edna Montse, African Bank group chief transformation and sustainability officer.

Banking

#GEC+Africa 2026: African Bank at the helm of strengthening Africa’s entrepreneurial backbone

16 hours

Source: Supplied.

Materials & Equipment

IZA Africa marks seven years of advancing zinc-use across Southern Africa

30 Jul 2026

Iata launches aviation safety workshops across Africa

Aviation

Iata launches aviation safety workshops across Africa

29 Jul 2026

Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

3 SA innovators selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge

29 Jul 2026

Vodafone ups forecasts to include Safaricom, see earnings at upper end of new range

Telecoms & Networks

Vodafone ups forecasts to include Safaricom, see earnings at upper end of new range

28 Jul 2026

KFC honours 55 women who give Africa more

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

KFC honours 55 women who give Africa more

Issued by KFC Africa 3 Mar 2026

Lessons for Africa from Japan: Yesterday can’t fix tomorrow, but today can

Higher Education

Lessons for Africa from Japan: Yesterday can’t fix tomorrow, but today can

Bismark Tyobeka, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 27 Jul 2026

Branding

Jacobs Coffee on balancing innovation and brand leadership

Domaine Rautenbach 27 Jul 2026

Amani Collection debuts luxury Serengeti camp along Great Migration route

Tourism & Travel

Amani Collection debuts luxury Serengeti camp along Great Migration route

27 Jul 2026

Electricity pylons are seen at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Delmas, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 17 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

4th Industrial Revolution

AI could lift sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says

Colleen Goko 22 Jul 2026

Maximising the growth opportunity for luxury tented camps in Africa

Hospitality

Maximising the growth opportunity for luxury tented camps in Africa

Issued by Bushtec 21 Jul 2026

Travellers walk at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. Image credit: Reuters/Kaylee Greenlee/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Canada bans DRC arrivals; South Africa adds Ebola questionnaire

21 Jul 2026

Pan Afrikan Design Week to debut in CPT in Oct '26

Events

Pan Afrikan Design Week to debut in CPT in Oct '26

20 Jul 2026

eMedia has launched Openview Stream, Africa’s first independent Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) platform (Image source: © 123rf )

Streaming

eMedia launches Africa’s first independent FAST streaming platform

17 Jul 2026

Unrest readiness is built between crises, not during them

Facilities & Property Management

Unrest readiness is built between crises, not during them

Adriaan Otto, Issued by Excellerate Services 15 Jul 2026

Travel

Africa's aviation connectivity gap widens despite rising demand

15 Jul 2026

Daily Maverick announces The Untouchables by Caryn Dolley

Publishing

Daily Maverick announces The Untouchables by Caryn Dolley

Issued by Daily Maverick 15 Jul 2026

Global cyber attacks rise 17% as ransomware activity accelerates

Cybersecurity

Global cyber attacks rise 17% as ransomware activity accelerates

14 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Rob Downes, Head: Digital Assets at Absa CIB.

Financial Services

Africa's blockchain opportunity is bigger than the funding suggests

Rob Downes 14 Jul 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Skills Development & Training

Skills shortages are holding back businesses in South Africa – survey finds the weak spots

Martin Magidi and Tariro Chivige 14 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Bright Anyanwu, senior compliance manager and money laundering reporting officer (MLRO) for West, Central and East Africa at Yellow Card.

Financial Services

Africa's GRC Financial Crime Awards: Yellow Card earns seven nominations

14 Jul 2026

Image credit: on

Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

Gibs announces 2026 cohort of the Executive Programme in Media Leadership

Higher Education

Gibs announces 2026 cohort of the Executive Programme in Media Leadership

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 8 Jul 2026

GirlCode opens applications for 2026 Pan-African Hackathon

Education

GirlCode opens applications for 2026 Pan-African Hackathon

8 Jul 2026

Sanra, backed by the Mastercard Foundation have granted about $9.3m in loans and grants to creative businesses in Kenya (Image @ Impact Newswire

Marketing & Media

Kenya backs creative economy with $9.3m funding

8 Jul 2026

Publicis Groupe Africa: Cannes Lions 2026 Regional Network of the Year for sub-Saharan Africa

Cannes Lions

Publicis Groupe Africa: Cannes Lions 2026 Regional Network of the Year for sub-Saharan Africa

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 7 Jul 2026

The dashboard is not the problem. Our definition of success Is

Marketing

The dashboard is not the problem. Our definition of success Is

Wayne Tigere, Issued by Dentsu 7 Jul 2026

JW Marriott opens safari camp in Kenya's Solio Game Reserve

Hospitality

JW Marriott opens safari camp in Kenya's Solio Game Reserve

3 Jul 2026

Vodacom takes majority stake in Safaricom through R35bn deal

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom takes majority stake in Safaricom through R35bn deal

1 Jul 2026

A member of Uganda People's Defence Forces stands at the headquarters of Nation Media Group - Uganda, (NMG-U), a building that houses Daily Monitor, KFM and Dembe FM radios, as government closes the media house, in Kampala, Uganda, June 28, 2026. Source: REUTERS/Stringer

Media Freedom

Nation Media Group seeks reopening after Uganda military closes outlets

Reuters 30 Jun 2026

CEM Africa returns to Cape Town as CX leaders tackle trust, AI and the future of CX

CRM, CX, UX

CEM Africa returns to Cape Town as CX leaders tackle trust, AI and the future of CX

Issued by CEM Africa Summit 29 Jun 2026

The Partnership Agency celebrate on stage at Cannes Lions 2026. Source: LinkedIn.

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions | Africa’s winning roundup

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jun 2026

Edelman and Women for Change have won at Cannes Lions. Source: Supplied.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Kenya and South Africa win big in social impact categories

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Jun 2026

Publicis Africa has won a Bronze Lion under strategy. Source: YouTube.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Kenya’s The Partnership Agency wins Bronze Lion

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Jun 2026

Image source: freepik from

Primary & Secondary Education

Meet the 5 African schools shortlisted for the World's Best School Prizes

Shan Radcliffe 25 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

Stop chasing the moment. You were never the centre of it

Advertising

Stop chasing the moment. You were never the centre of it

Ingrid von Stein, Issued by Dentsu 25 Jun 2026

Bloemfontein edtech startup makes global AWS accelerator cohort

Tech Startups

Bloemfontein edtech startup makes global AWS accelerator cohort

24 Jun 2026

2026 ATTA Action Awards winners announced at Experience Africa

Tourism & Travel

2026 ATTA Action Awards winners announced at Experience Africa

24 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa to raise Kenya unit stake via $238m tender offer

Nqobile Dludla 22 Jun 2026

$African creatives discuss the importance of Cannes to Africa. Picture l to r: Yusuf Adejumo, creative director, TBWA\Concept Nigeria, Audrey Quaye creative director Innova DDB Ghana, Alex van Niekerk, executive creative director at TBWA\Ascent, Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA, Eric Mununuzi, chief creative Officer at TBWA\Uganda (Images supplied, composite by Ruth Cooper @ Bizcommunity)$

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Should Africa care about the Cannes Lions?

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2026

Sandile Mkhwanazi, head of community relations at Frogfoot Rise, explores how fibre connectivity is turning township homes into launchpads for gamers, creators and a new wave of digital earners

Media

Unlocking Kasi creativity: Fibre and the rise of SA’s digital earners

Sandile Mkhwanazi 18 Jun 2026

S'dumo Mtshali in a scene with Celeste Ntuli. Source: Netflix.

Streaming

The Polygamist breaks into Netflix global top 4 non-English shows

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Jun 2026

Representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration taken 10 September 2025. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Zimbabwe moves to regulate cryptocurrency sector

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi and Colleen Goko 15 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Kora joins International Air Transport Association's payment network to power airline payments across Africa.

Financial Services

Kora brings local payment options to airlines expanding across Africa

15 Jun 2026

Talents Durban 2026 announces 19th edition participants

Film & Cinematography

Talents Durban 2026 announces 19th edition participants

12 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Standard Chartered bank says reforms win back investors to Africa

Libby George 11 Jun 2026