African based Finnish freelance journalist Liselott Lindstrom, mainly reporting for Finnish Broadcasting Company, had a chance to witness first-hand how the war and humanitarian crisis in the Ethiopian northern regional state of Tigray, a week before Ethiopian Defense Forces moved out of the regional state. On her trip to Ethiopia’s Tigray regional state, she managed to meet Getachew Reda, the Advisor to the President of Tigray state. Reda is a fire-spitting critic of Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed. Reda is also serving as the spokesperson for Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which is rebranding itself as Tigray Defense Force…
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Khusoko provides market insights into Africa's business investment as well as global trends that impact East African businesses.
The best football leagues in the world are back this August, as the world of champions, SuperSport brings live action of the new season in all its HD glory and on SD to DStv and GOtv football fans across the continent. As part of our strategy to put customers at the heart of everything we do, MultiChoice will continue to bring the most action-packed football from the best players in the world, when the top leagues in the world kick off on August 7. SuperSport will be showing all 380 Premier League matches on the dedicated channel SuperSport Premier League (223), 380 games from La Liga in…
Oxford University Press has added over 60,000 words and 89,000 meanings with words into its 10th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. It has also added an additional 1000 new headwords into the 4th edition of Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu which contains 816 pages. The new words are meant to sensitize learners on the current usage of words and meanings to improve their writing and reading skills. The latest editions facilitate better teacher to student interaction with well-illustrated explanations using pictures, diagrams and cross-referencing. The 10th edition OALD incorporates new words such as mandazi, boda-boda, safari as well as…
Ride-hailing platform, Bolt, has launched an on-demand cash withdrawal option to further improve customer experience. This would allow its drivers to provide early access to cash earned on the platform from cashless payment methods and other earnings whenever they need it. “We strongly believe the feature will offer our drivers convenient, faster and effortless accessibility to their earnings in real-time. In turn, increasing their productivity, workflow, and overall financial well-being,” Kenneth Micah, Bolt Regional Manager, East Africa said in an emailed statement. The cashout product processes payments directly to drivers’ bank accounts; requests during business hours will be processed in…
The pandemic finally made evident that Revenue Management is not about analytics and crunching numbers only, but a lot about being creative to tackle the evolving needs of our customers’ base and convert demand! When times get rough, seizing every single revenue opportunity that can positively impact the bottom line can be a lifesaver. If we change our perception of the hospitality business as being less about just selling rooms and more like a retail business, we will look at our Hotels with brand new eyes. We will discover incremental revenue opportunities we did not realize existed before. During the…
To address the huge gap between the skill set of individuals entering the job market and those desired by companies, the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB) has introduced a new syllabus aligned with the current requirements. The professional exam body that is mainly responsible for conducting professional, certificate and diploma exams, says the revised syllabuses are tailored to address the unique and dynamic demands in the market today. In addition, the new competence-based syllabuses and assessment modes are purposed to enhance global competitiveness and set successful pathways. The reviewed syllabuses comprising a five-tier certification from the previous…