Safaricom
Safaricom offers mobile communication, mobile money services, internet provisioning, and digital solutions in Kenya.
- Business
MPs find gaps in the rules for the KES 340 billion fund built from the Safaricom sale
Parliament wants the investment policy for Kenya's KES 340 billion National Infrastructure Fund rewritten before the first projects get money.
- Business
Safaricom Ethiopia passes 15 million subscribers five years after getting its licence
Safaricom Ethiopia passed 15 million subscribers, but its network build has flattened and breakeven is still targeted for March 2027.
- News
Telcos will have to wait six months before recycling your line
Kenya's Communications Authority proposes six months before telcos recycle dormant lines. Comments close 11 September, rules take effect 19 September.
- Business
Ziidi Trader now accepts passports and military IDs to open accounts
Safaricom's Ziidi Trader now accepts Kenyan passports, military IDs and foreign passports, ending its previous national ID only requirement.
- News
Safaricom has switched on Tap to Pay in the M-PESA Business App
Safaricom has added Tap to Pay to the M-PESA Business App, letting merchants accept contactless payments on their phone.
- News
M-Pesa customers in Ethiopia can now withdraw cash from Bank of Abyssinia ATMs without a card
The withdrawals run through the M-Pesa app, work 24 hours a day, and Safaricom Ethiopia says more banks will follow.
- News
Safaricom launches nine new number prefixes: 0118, 0119, 0140 to 0143, and 0180 to 0182
Safaricom has launched nine new prefixes: 0118, 0119, 0140 to 0143 and 0180 to 0182. Here is what changes.
- News
Caroline Wambugu now runs Safaricom’s books, treasury and investors
Safaricom names Caroline Wambugu Group Lead for Finance Controls, Performance and Investor Relations, adding controlling, treasury, tax and collections.
- Interesting Reads
The New Tricks Fraudsters Use, and How to Stay Ahead of Them
A scammer needs a few seconds of your voice, one photo, or one careless SMS. Here are the tricks running…
- Business
Vodacom can now name Safaricom’s CEO shortlist after shareholders rewrite the rules
Safaricom shareholders approved 14 special resolutions giving Vodacom CEO nomination rights, five board seats, and a deciding vote in deadlocks.
- Opinion
Safaricom B-LIVE a year later: Algorithmic games & sneaky tactics must stop
When Safaricom launched the B-LIVE data bundles in August 2025, the promise was clear: affordable, time-based internet access tailored for…
- News
Safaricom doubles monthly data bundles under new Pata More promo
Kenya’s mobile data battle is heating up once again. Just a week after Airtel Kenya revamped its Amazing Data Bundles…
- News
Safaricom reduces M-PESA fees: the new Pochi and Buy Goods tariffs explained
Safaricom cuts M-PESA fees: Pochi payments free up to KES 200, Buy Goods collections free up to KES 500.
- How To/ Explained
Explained: How Safaricom Handles Your Data, From M-PESA to Your Calls
Every call, M-PESA payment and app tap leaves a trail. Here is what Safaricom holds, who can see it, and…
- News
Safaricom unlocks KES 3.6B in Bonga Points for Hustler Fund loan repayments
There was a time when Bonga Points were all about free airtime, discounted smartphones, shopping vouchers, or that occasional reward…
