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Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 19 – Iran says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz again to commercial vessels and that any ship that approaches it will be targeted. The closure came as reports emerged of vessels in or near the strait, including a tanker, were targeted by Tehran on Saturday. The Islamic ...
KNPHI to host Health Security Convention to bridge research and policy
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 19 – The Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI) will convene its inaugural Kenya Health Security Convention (KHSC) in May, as part of efforts to strengthen the translation of research into policy and promote uptake of innovation across the health sector. The four-da...
KRA scraps nil returns for non-income individuals
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 19 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has scrapped mandatory Nil Returns and introduced a new “PIN with No Obligation” (PWO) category, marking a shift in Kenya’s tax compliance framework. The move is expected to ease the burden on non-earning Kenyans, including students an...
Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated – this is what the fightback looks like
APRIL 19 – In 2024, Kirsty, a woman in her 40s living in North Yorkshire, met a man on a dating website who said he was an English businessman working in Turkey. He shared a picture that he claimed was of himself showing his chiselled abs on the beach and claimed to be financially secure. He e...
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Safaricom Responds After Faulty My OneApp Rollout Triggers Massive User Frustration
Safaricom issued a formal apology to its subscribers on Thursday, April 16, 2026, after a rocky rollout of the updated My OneApp sparked widespread frustration. The telecommunications giant broke its silence following a wave of online outrage, explaining the motives behind the recent modifications t...
Wingu Africa Launches Wingu Cloud Exchange in Ethiopia
Wingu Africa, the pioneering specialist provider of carrier-neutral, Tier III-standard data centres in East Africa, has announced the launch of the Wi...
How Kenyan Startup Cute Profit is Digitizing Retail and Automating eTIMS Compliance
For years, the digital transformation narrative in Kenya has focused heavily on the consumer side—mobile money apps, digital lending, and e-commerce p...
Kenya’s Data Watchdog Targets Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Amid Claims of Secret Recordings
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has launched an investigation into Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses following rising alarms over mass surveillance and the unauthorized use of Kenyans’ personal data for artificial intelligence training. In a notable move, the regulator initiated...
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View AllStrait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 19 – Iran says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz again to commercial vessels and that any ship that approaches it will be targeted. The closure came as reports emerged of vessels in or near the strait, including a tanker, were targeted by Tehran on Saturday. The Islamic ...
KNPHI to host Health Security Convention to bridge research and policy
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 19 – The Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI) will convene its inaugural Kenya Health Security Convention (KHSC) in May, as part of efforts to strengthen the translation of research into policy and promote uptake of innovation across the health sector. The four-da...
KRA scraps nil returns for non-income individuals
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 19 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has scrapped mandatory Nil Returns and introduced a new “PIN with No Obligation” (PWO) category, marking a shift in Kenya’s tax compliance framework. The move is expected to ease the burden on non-earning Kenyans, including students an...
Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated – this is what the fightback looks like
APRIL 19 – In 2024, Kirsty, a woman in her 40s living in North Yorkshire, met a man on a dating website who said he was an English businessman working in Turkey. He shared a picture that he claimed was of himself showing his chiselled abs on the beach and claimed to be financially secure. He e...
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The Canal+ Strategy Taking Shape After Showmax
The French media group Canal+ ended 2025 with 42.3 million subscribers worldwide, a figure that tells two different stories depending on where you look. Strip out the 14.4 million subscribers attached to MultiChoice, and the Canal+ base rises to 28.0 million, up from 26.9 million the year before. Th...
Southern Africa Starts Lowering Mobile Roaming Costs Under SADC One Network Area
In the past, crossing a border in Southern Africa meant an immediate jolt to a mobile phone bill. A short call, a few photos uploaded, a map opened in a hurry. The meter would spin. Now several countries in the Southern African Development Community are trying to dismantle that friction. Botswana, L...
Telecom AI Meets Mobile Money in Safaricom–Indosat Deal
The Safaricom–Indosat partnership brings together two operators that arrived at the digital economy from different directions. Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) operates one of Indonesia’s largest mobile networks, with a customer base of 98.5 million as of early 2026. Its recent strategy has revolved ...
Iladho Galgallo Returns to Marsabit to Encourage Girls in STEM Through Safaricom Mentorship
The road to Marsabit tests a lot of drivers thanks to how long it takes to reach there. It’s dusty, with trucks moving slowly on sections without asphalt. School-going students must start their commute before the first bell. Iladho Galgallo went back to her alma mater, Moi Girls’ High Sc...
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In defense of hip-hop | Roland Fryer
Hip-hop often gets blamed for its controversial lyrics. What if there was a way to actually measure its impact on people's lives? Analyzing 40 years' worth of radio station data and lyrics from rappers like Tupac, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar, economist Roland Fryer puts one of culture's most n...
The language you're fluent in — but forgot how to hear | Louis VI
What if the calm you feel when you hear birdsong isn't a coincidence, but ancient evolutionary wiring ... a signal that once meant safety? Musical ecologist and rapper Louis VI says humans are hardwired to nature's sonic language, but modern life has drowned it out. He explores how we can tap back i...
Why can't we better prepare for extreme weather? | Catherine Nakalembe
Thanks to advanced technology, we can now see droughts and crop failures months before they hit. So why are millions of people still going hungry? TED Fellow Catherine Nakalembe, director of the NASA Harvest program in Africa, exposes the blind spots that keep life-saving climate intelligence from r...
Budget Paradise
Filmed and set in Oakland, Budget Paradise follows Chester, a Black, nonbinary painter as they search for space and permission to exist within their hometown. Written…