Tag Archives: Kenya

Microfinance Focus partners with Microcredit Summit Campaign s forthcoming Africa conference

Bengaluru, Karnataka, December 1, 2009 /India PRwire/ — The Microfinance Focus, a global microfinance news portal with a monthly magazine, announced today that it has signed a media part......

Anglo American appoints Godfrey Gomwe as Executive Director of Anglo American South Africa

Anglo American plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Godfrey Gomwe as Executive Director of Anglo American South Africa with immediate effect. He will act as Anglo American’s key repres......

Students plant thousands of trees across Kenya as part of UNEP initiative

The campaign, launched in partnership with schools, youth groups and community groups including Pinklakeman and Mavuno Michezo, aims to plant more than 85,000 during the Kenyan rainy season in ......

Tanzania and Uganda record opening day victories

Zambia made 81-9 in 30 overs against Tanzania, with only Sharon Nshesha (14) reaching double figures, as 45 wides were bowled by the home team. Tanzania skipper Zakia Saguti then made an invalu......

Tanzania and Uganda remain unbeaten

Tanzania reached 64-6 off its 30 overs against Kenya, before bowling out the opposition for 47 all out, with opening bowler Zakia Saguti taking 3-6. Rwanda was 39 all out against Uganda, with n......

South Africa to chair new African tax forum

The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Mr Oupa Magashula, was elected unanimously today as the chairperson of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) at its inaugura......

South Africa capacitates southern African member states to develop tools to collect, collate and measure tourism data and its impact in growing their economies

Most countries in southern Africa still use tourism data collecting tools or processes that are not yet compliant with United Nations World Tourism Organisations (UNWTO) standards or defini......

Kenyan youth shoot for peace in UN-backed football ‘reconciliation contest’

More than 2,000 Kenyan youths from across Nairobi, the capital, will kick off a multi-ethnic football tournament this weekend to score goals in a United Nations-backed bid to use the power of s......

Green energy on rise across Africa but still lags behind other regions – UN

More green energy and climate-friendly projects target Africa than ever before, but the numbers still lag behind Asia and Latin America, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announce......

Rezidor honoured for profound growth and expansion in Africa

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s fastest growing hotel companies, has been honoured for its ambitious business development across the African continent at the Hospitality Investment ......

Millions of poor across Africa set to suffer deepening food crisis, warns UN report

Despite good global cereal harvests this year, millions of people in dozens of poor countries are in desperate need of emergency humanitarian aid due to stubbornly high food prices, the United ......

Jinny’s VoiceSMS takes off in Africa

Major new revenue streams being sought by Mobile Network Operators through additional, affordable VAS CAPE TOWN, Nov. 10th, 2009 – Jinny Software, a leading global supplier of messaging a......

Travis Pastrana Joins Race 4 Change in Drive to End Poverty!

Microfinance is one of the most powerful tools being used to fight poverty. It is finding greater support as a viable, ethical, and socially responsible business model serving the very poor. S......

UN launches campaign harnessing support to end violence against women

The United Nations kicked off a campaign today mobilizing people around the world to take part in a drive to stop the pandemic of violence suffered by women at the hands of men. The UN Developm......