Yesterday, Kenya's National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) renewed Bolt’s operating licence weeks after it initially declined the ride-hailing platform’s request.
Kenyan ride-hailing drivers have urged the NTSA not to renew the licences of ride-hailing platforms Bolt and Uber until the companies adhere to existing regulations.
MTN’s Nigerian subsidiary has received a demand from a Lagos-based Tax Appeal Tribunal to pay $72.6 million for unpaid taxes and penalties. This comes three years after the Nigerian government withdrew a $2 billion claim against the telecom.