SAFARICOM PLC
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1997-01-26
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3273 news mentions monitored
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This company is tracked across risk categories, including those related to its sector (e.g., Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone, Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified, Business Consulting Services, Not Elsewhere Classified), including supply chain integrity, ESG practices, labor disputes, and regulatory compliance.
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2025-01-21 (256businessnews.com)
MTN Uganda is now second most valued company in East Africa -
Unrelenting investor demand for telecoms stock has provided a MTN Uganda a tailwind that sent the […]
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2023-08-28 (marketnewsng.com)
Nairobi Stock Exchange Sees 50% Plunge in Investor Wealth in 2 Years"
Investor wealth in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has been cut in half since reaching its record high valuation of Sh2.9 trillion two years ago, mainly due to foreign investors pulling out of the market.
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2023-07-13 (tuko.co.ke)
Kenyan Woman Accidentally Buys Safaricom Airtime Worth KSh 1k, Regrets: "Nlitaka Ya Mia" - Tuko.co.ke
A Safaricom customer identified as Katy Katerina regretted after she purchased airtime worth KSh 1,000 accidentally. She said she intended to buy KSh 100 credit
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2022-10-05 (businessdailyafrica.com)
Safaricom value dips below Sh1trn after US rate hikes
The value of Safaricom at the Nairobi bourse has dipped below the Sh1 trillion mark on foreign investors’ flight in the wake of rate hikes in the US.
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2022-09-26 (biznakenya.com)
President Ruto: The number of shares I own at Safaricom and Kenya Airways
President William Ruto is a shareholder at Safaricom and Kenya Airways. This was revealed by the President Ruto early in 2022 when he was still the deputy
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2022-07-08 (businessinsider.com)
Safaricom expects to launch in Ethiopia next month
Safaricom expects to launch in Ethiopia next month Authors: July 8, 2022 10:18 AM Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa According to the network operator, the first beneficiaries of the telecommunication services launch will be in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Safaricom
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2022-05-16 (businessdailyafrica.com)
NSE sheds Sh294 billion in a month as foreigners flee
The market capitalisation dropped to Sh2.176 trillion on Friday after a steady fall that started on April 13 when the bourse’s value stood at 2.471 trillion.
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2022-02-25 (businessdailyafrica.com)
Safaricom interim dividend jumps 41pc to Sh25.6 billion
Safaricom is set to pay an interim dividend of Sh25.64 billion equivalent to Sh0.64 per share.
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2021-10-20 (the-star.co.ke)
Safaricom recognised in the East African Climate Action Awards
The telco was recognised for having a strategic approach towards managing its environmental impacts. ICPAC also honored Kenya’s electricity producer Kengen for leading the region in clean energy production.
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2019-07-01 (reuters.com)
CEO Collymore, who built Safaricom into $11 billion telco, dies of cancer
Bob Collymore, the chief executive who helped to turn Safaricom Plc into East Africa's most profitable company with an $11 billion valuation, has died after a nearly two-year long battle with cancer.
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