Entries for the eighth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) have been opened and will close on Friday, 14 January 2022, Africa Magic, in association with MultiChoice announced Monday. Hailed as the premium awards for filmmakers in Africa, the AMVCAs has recognized and celebrated outstanding achievements in the African film and TV industry both in front and behind the cameras. Films, made-for-television movies or television series previously entered or nominated for an award, or awarded a prize in another film and television competition are eligible to enter for the AMVCAs. In addition, all films, made-for-television movies or…
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Toyota Kenya has introduced the luxurious 3.3 Liter Diesel and 3.5 Liter Petrol V6 engines Land Cruiser 300 series. The series will have three options GX-R, VX-R and GR-S (Gazoo Racing Edition). In Kenya, these models will retail from 17.5M for GX-R, 21.9M for VX-R and 23.1M for GR-S. The 300 series is a redesign from the 200 series with an incredible off-road ability that remains the ‘The Master of Africa’. The introduction of the LC300 is part of Toyota Kenya’s celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Land Cruiser models globally. The journey of the Land cruiser began with…
I have been thinking about fame a lot. You know, the state of being known or talked about by many people, sometimes results in a more than healthy bank account. When I was a little girl, I wanted to be famous. My favourite child star was Tosin Jegede; She was my age and she looked like me and she was on TV. I wanted to be her. Perhaps on a subconscious level, that is informed by love for the arts. I loved performing. I could sing, so I sang. I could speak quite articulate and was never intimidated by a…
Music streaming platform Spotify has unveiled Wrapped, its annual round-up of the top artists, albums, songs, and playlists of the year as streamed by users. In 2021, we redefined “normal” and got used to living in a world that’s constantly keeping us on our toes. 2021 is also the year when Spotify officially launched in Kenya. So what were the soundtracks that defined this period for Kenya? Did Kenyans turn to homegrown talent for their dose of entertainment, or were global stars the preference? Which music genre dominated the Spotify charts, and which playlists got the most love? https://khusoko.com/2021/11/24/spotify-ad-studio-is-now-available-in-kenya-tanzania-uganda-for-250-usd/ Most…
Santam, a South African financial services group has hired Tavaziva Madzinga to serve as its new chief executive from July 2022. He will be succeeding Lizé Lambrechts who plans to retire in 2022. Madzinga will be appointed as executive director from 1 April 2022 and CEO with effect from July 1 2022, the insurer said in a statement on Wednesday. “She (Lize) will remain in her role as Chief Executive until 30 June 2022 to facilitate a smooth transition to Tava,” the firm says. Tava joins Santam from Britam Holdings, a diversified investment business listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange,…
Centum Real Estate Limited has earned KSh 1.1 billion revenue from the sale of houses in the six months ended September 2021. The strong sales helped Centum Real Estate to record a KSh 144 million gross profit from residential units in the first half of the year. The company further recorded KSh 172 million in revenue from the sale of development rights. “Our current projected pipeline has a profitability level of KSh 4 billion, out which we have recorded KSh 260 million in our income statement. The balance of KSh 3.7 billion will be recognized progressively moving forward, as we…