Ever thought about investing in the US Stock Market? Now you can! Trove is a micro-investing platform that allows Africans to invest in stocks of amazing companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Netflix directly from their smartphone with as little as $10 or 1,100 Kenyan Shillings. The plan to expand to Kenya rides on
You would never think to sit down to a meal of hamburgers and fries an hour before running a marathon, right? Of course not. While there may be some obvious meals you’d want to skip before exercising (ice cream and pizza, we’re looking at you), there are also some less obvious foods and eating habits
Facebook Inc’s Instagram said on Monday it is testing a feature to notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app, days after two outages disrupted the social media giant’s services. The test will run in the United States and will go on for a few months before being rolled out to
The University of Nairobi is among the top 200 institutions in the world for the production of graduates with the skills and knowledge required for the modern workplace. This is according to a September edition of Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings 2022, which looks at graduate employment processes and outcomes. UoN is placed in the
Identity thieves are looking for ways to use your personal information to run up charges in your name, steal medical account information, and even grab tax refunds. Consumers filed more than 1.4 million identity theft reports in 2020. That was about double the number of reports in 2019. Keep your guard up by heeding these
At a virtual event on Wednesday (Oct. 6), Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said his company will invest $1 billion in Africa over five years to build a subsea internet cable, support nonprofits, and fund businesses. The cable, named Equiano after the Nigeria-born 18th-century abolitionist, has been in the works since 2019 when it was first announced. It
Panama has long been one of the favorite secrecy jurisdictions of the Americas due to its lax financial laws that for many years made it extremely attractive for those looking to move money anonymously. It has also been used for corporate tax evasion. The reason why companies love Panama— or other offshore jurisdictions— is that
Shopping for a TV has become more complicated than ever before. With the advance in technology and with the ever-changing trends, finding a good TV that goes hand-in-hand with the changing life needs more than just the eye. With so many television sets on the market, sieving through the messages and arriving at a gadget
Online shopping can help you save money and access a wide variety of products, but there are downsides, too. Hackers and other online criminals are constantly trying to scam shoppers by offering fake deals and discounts. In fact, according to a recent Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker report, online purchase scams are the second-riskiest type
You may not notice it most of the time, but your immune system always has your back. Over the course of a typical day, we all come into contact with countless germs, bacteria, and other pathogens. Thankfully, it’s the human body’s immune system that keeps us happy, healthy, and productive—at least most of the time.