TikTok users will soon have the ability to upload 10-minute-long videos. The official launch, as confirmed by TechCrunch comes as the entertainment application has been testing the change over the past several months. Originally, users could upload 15-second videos, before they extended to 60 seconds, then 3 minutes in July 2021. “We’re always thinking about
World’s popular jobs advertising and social networking platform, LinkedIn has increased membership fees and rates that viewers pay to access content by up to Sh 1,400 per account in the wake of the 16 percent value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions. The American-owned tech firm increased the subscription rates from May 11, setting the stage
The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) released the ranking of best performing Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS) in Kenya. SASRA is responsible for licensing and supervising Deposit‑Taking Sacco Societies. According to the list, Mwalimu National SACCO (MNS) is number one. The teacher owned Sacco remains the largest Deposit Taking, DT, SACCO in the country
Kenya’s top telco, Safaricom has announced plans to launch M-Pesa Junior Accounts for young Kenyans between the age of 10 to 18 years. These are individuals who do not have IDs to register a Safaricom line but have access to the network via SIM cards registered under their guardians or parents. “We plan to soon
The Spanish government is set to pass a law offering three days of menstrual leave a month for workers who experience severe period pain, according to several media reports. The reform is part of a set of proposals around reproductive health and was first reported by Spanish radio station Cadena SER on Wednesday. Other proposed measures
EA Sports, popularly known as Electronic Arts Inc announced on Tuesday it was officially ending its two-decade-long video-gaming partnership with the world soccer governing body FIFA. The move comes after months of tense negotiations as FIFA officials demanded $1 billion for its licensing rights from the company. Their 29-year partnership was set to end after this
WhatsApp has announced that you can now add up to 512 people to a WhatsApp Group up from the current 256. The feature will roll out to all users soon. The feature will be a welcome addition for large teams that use WhatsApp as a communication tool or just large communities that have been brought
The Common Market for East and Southern Africa ( COMESA) has raised concerns over the safety of popular Indomie instant noodles after the Food Safety Authority of Egypt banned its chicken and vegetables flavoured instant noodles as well as instant noodles with chili packs from the Egyptian market, citing that it’s unsafe for human consumption. COMESA’s
Without a doubt, I believe many of you know of this amazing country called Kenya. For those who don’t, Kenya is a country within the Eastern African region with its capital city being the famous Nairobi City. Without eating up much of your time, let me take you straight to the singled out reasons on
Kenya’s Minister for ICT, Joe Mucheru has projected a lower cost of internet in the country, following the landing of the new Pakistan and East African Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine Cable in Mombasa yesterday. He said the new cable will bring faster and stable internet connectivity linking France to Pakistan via the Europe-Asia route and