Elon Musk’s tech firm eyes Kenya entry by June

Elon Musk’s satellite Internet firm Starlink announced it will launch in Kenya in the second quarter of this year, posing competition to other players in the industry including Safaricom and Zuku. The billionaire technology entrepreneur’s company announced it is “pending service coverage or regulatory approval”. Kenyans, however, can order and deposit an amount of Ksh12,260 ($99) which is fully…

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TSN first Managing Editor, Ginwala dies at 90

THE first Managing Editor of the Standard and Sunday News, now the Tanzania Standard (Newspapers) Limited (TSN), Dr Frene Ginwala, has passed away. South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Dr Frene’s death through his statement availed to the media yesterday. According to the statement, Dr Ginwala passed away at her home on Thursday night aged 90, after suffering a…

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TSN first Managing Editor, Ginwala dies at 90

THE first Managing Editor of the Standard and Sunday News, now the Tanzania Standard (Newspapers) Limited (TSN), Dr Frene Ginwala, has passed away. South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Dr Frene’s death through his statement availed to the media yesterday. According to the statement, Dr Ginwala passed away at her home on Thursday night aged 90, after suffering a…

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Lagos port operator increases export charges, threatens Nigeria’s export promotion

APM Terminals, Apapa notified exporters that with effect from January 1st, 2023, Renomination Fee for export cargoes at APM Terminals, Apapa will now be N30,000 per container from the initial N10,000 per container Nigeria – Exporters at the Lagos Ports Complex (LPC) have expressed lamentations over the increment of Renomination Fee for export cargoes by Nigeria’s largest container terminal…

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Tanzania five years away from joining open skies

Summary The five-year timeframe will be crucial for indigenous operators to more suitably and strategically get ready to compete equally with other African major airlines. Dar es Salaam. Foreign airlines will have to wait for at least five years to start carrying passengers from Tanzania to another country while en-route to/from a home country, as the government demands more…

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