Annie Njanja
Kenya plans to double the digital service tax (DST) to 3% beginning July this year, as the government taps the growing online economy to increase its domestic revenues.
It is expected that the new rates, proposed in the Finance Bill by the country’s Treasury department, will likely be passed...
Didi Chixung, the Chinese ride-hailing giant, has today shut down its operations in South Africa (SA), a year after it launched in the country, marking its entry into the continent.
A Didi official confirmed the closure to TechCrunch but did not divulge the reasons for pulling the plug.
“We have...
Fashion e-commerce startup, The Folklore Group, has today announced a shift from direct-to-consumer to B2B wholesale against the backdrop of a $1.7 million pre-seed funding, which the startup plans to use to fuel the growth of its new business.
The startup’s new wholesale business dubbed The Folklore Connect, will...
Qureos, a UAE-based edtech and remote work marketplace that is changing how people upskill and get jobs across the globe, plans to grow the uptake of its platform by 10 times this year in its race to create 100 million jobs over the next few years. The startup...
Global digital payments giant Visa has opened up an innovation studio in Kenya, its first in Africa and sixth globally, after posts in Dubai, London, Miami, San Francisco and Singapore.
The studio will bring together developers, Visa’s internal and external clients, and other partners to co-create payment and commerce...
Global logistics and package delivery company UPS will leverage Jumia’s network across Africa to grow its reach in the continent, following a new partnership announced today that gives it access to the e-commerce firm’s last mile delivery infrastructure.
This means that UPS customers can pick-up or drop-off packages for...
Tushop, a social-commerce platform in Kenya that enables the group-buying of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs), is set for expansion across Nairobi after raising $3 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by 4DX Ventures.
Founded last year by Cathy Chepkemboi, also the CEO, Tushop uses community-leaders, who collect...
Meta and Sama, its main subcontractor for content moderation in Africa, are facing a lawsuit in Kenya over alleged unsafe and unfair working conditions, if they fail to meet 12 demands on workplace conditions brought before them.
Nzili and Sumbi Advocates, the law firm representing Daniel Motaung, a former...
Lahore-based coworking space startup, Colabs, is set to roll-out a SaaS product to enable businesses meet back-office needs including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll processing and legal and tax compliance. It also plans to hire more staff, which will include increasing the product team for its...
Digital credit providers (DCPs) in Kenya will have to disclose their sources of funds and provide evidence of the same following the coming into force of a law meant to regulate the sector.
The new regulations published Monday by the country’s financial regulator, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK),...
