Author: Khusoko

Khusoko provides market insights into Africa's business investment as well as global trends that impact East African businesses.

Viewers on DStv can look forward to the seventh round of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, the French Grand Prix, live from Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet on the afternoon of Sunday 20 June 2021.   SuperSport is definitely your #HomeOfSport and the ultimate destination for motorsport fans.  The sixth round in Baku, Azerbaijan was a drama-filled affair that ended with Sergio Perez claiming his first win as a Red Bull Racing-Honda driver.   Victory fell into Perez’s lap after teammate Max Verstappen crashed out with a tyre blowout five laps from the finish. At the restart, defending Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton went past Perez…

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After announcing plans to Launch the vivo V21 in the Kenyan market, the device has been placed for pre-order both online and offline before its official launch date.  On pre-order, vivo will be offering several free UEFA™ Euro 2020 accessories to those who will pre-order the device. The gifts will include a Co-Branded Official UEFA™ Euro 2020 backpack, a T-shirt, and a co-branded football.    The device has received a lot of buzz online because of its unique Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) front camera housed within one of the industry’s thinnest smartphone designs to deliver a mobile experience where advanced technology…

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Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products on Wednesday announced a five-year programme to support women in business. Dubbed the ‘Sunlight Women of More’ programme will see an estimated 100,000 women entrepreneurs go through various initiatives such as financial literacy training and advertising. The campaign is pegged on Sunlight’s uplifting attitude toward women in East Africa. At the first stage of the programme in 2020, Sunlight had partnered with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to train fifty women in entrepreneurship, innovation and financial literacy.  For the second stage, Sunlight…

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In a world where people are overwhelmed by the spoken word, many industries have shifted their focus to outsourcing transcription services as video and podcasting become the dominant forms of rhetoric. The demand for these services has exploded over the years thanks to improved technology and the need by various industries such as the legal, medical, and business sector to convert audio and video into readily available text. With the availability of online transcription services, this process of transcript production has been greatly expedited resulting in the provision of premium text content essential for industrial efficiency. One such example of…

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Huawei Mobile Kenya says its high-quality sound earphones with the longest battery life and active noise cancellation, the HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i, is now in Kenya. Coupled with fast charging in addition to its sleek, stylish and lightweight design, this pair of high-quality sound earphones will retail at Ksh 9,999 in all stores across the country including Safaricom outlets. The exclusive beamforming technology allows the microphones to pick up the user’s voice accurately, the dual-mic system comes with a slit-duct design to effectively reduce outdoor wind noise, and the AI noise reduction technology filters out extra noise. The HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i…

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Creating wealth is an art craft that requires research and learning to ensure one invests in the most profitable avenues. In spite of this, there is also a need to note that the higher the returns, the higher risks. Therefore, it is important that one fully understands the investment options and thus make informed decisions. Some of the investment vehicles available in the market include; bank fixed deposit, stocks, government bonds and real estate, among others. In this article, we delve into investing in real estate, outlining what an investor should know before committing their capital. To begin with, buying…

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