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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Skills Youth

In light of International Youth Day, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is creating new entrepreneurship opportunities and skills development programmes for youth across Africa. We would like to share with you the latest media announcement, as well as offer you an opportunity for a one-on-one interview.  Young people are receiving critical skills development, particularly much-needed entrepreneurship skills to empower youth to start and build their own businesses, thanks to investments by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) as the African continent celebrates International Youth Day today.   The theme for this year’s International Youth Day is “Intergenerational Solidarity”, and acts as a reminder for the need to collaborate to strengthen key partnerships across Africa to ensure that no one gets left behind.   According to the United Nations, small businesses run by youth and young women account for close to 60 percent of Africa's GDP, creating about 450 million jobs. Tshidi Ramoga...

Uber Eats celebrates four year existence in Kenya

 Currently, with an expanded offering across multiple categories, including food, groceries, alcohol, beauty, wellness, and more, Uber Eats first launched in Nairobi four years ago and is now also available in Nakuru and Mombasa. To mark its fourth anniversary, Uber Eats has revealed what makes for the most popular orders and delivery items in Kenya.  Business growth has taken off, in fact, orders grew by 5.2% year-on-year (YoY), with gross bookings growing by 20.7% YoY. This was largely driven by a steady increase in first-time consumers, but also by deliberate upscaling and diversification of the Uber Eats platform through working with key restaurant partners and the addition and expansion of grocery and convenience orders. Since 2013, Uber and Uber Eats have collectively reached over 30 million riders and eaters in Sub-Saharan Africa.  “We are excited to be celebrating four years in Kenya. It has been phenomenal to see the impact that we have had on consumers, delivery...