Engineering
Jul 22,
2016
Tanzania’s refusal to sign a new trade deal between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) has generated anxious reactions. If news reports are to be believed,…
Jul 20,
2016
Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Joram Gumbo on Wednesday said government will revive struggling National Railways of Zimbabwe by outlawing bulk transportation of goods by road. “That is the way…
Jul 20,
2016
Parliament has approved the Securities Industry Bill which now allows the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to license Real Estate Investment Funds. This is expected to help address the country’s…
Jul 15,
2016
The wealth of Africa remains in its natural mineral resources. It is these resources that have afforded African countries their competitive edge in the global economy. In 2011, Africa contributed…
Jul 15,
2016
Global consulting firm KPMG says Botswana has the potential to become Africa’s mining centre because of its mineral rich wealth. According to the firm, as Botswana has vast deposits of…
Jul 14,
2016
Ivory Coast aims to roughly double oil and gas output by 2020 as it pushes for foreign investment in offshore exploration, the head of state oil and gas company Petroci…
Jul 13,
2016
The Committee of Petroleum Ministers from Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and the Republic of Benin says the activities of vandals in the Niger Delta have cut down the volume of gas…
Jul 13,
2016
Helios Towers DRC SARL (“HTD”), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) subsidiary of Helios Towers Africa Ltd (“HTA”), announced the successful completion of a US$105 million upsizing of its syndicated…
Jul 12,
2016
President Mugabe has filed an application at the Administrative Court seeking confirmation of the compulsory acquisition of the underutilised 28 000 hectares of mining land in Kadoma, held by Zimplats…
Jul 11,
2016
Commercial production from the vast helium field recently discovered in Tanzania may be five years in the future, the CEO of the Norway-based company spearheading the project has cautioned. “If…
Jul 11,
2016
After several decades of nightmarish experience with intra Africa freight, trade and investment due to absence of a dedicated sealink, there seem to be some light at the end of…
Jul 09,
2016
In what could be termed utility-scale solar revolution, Pan Africa Solar and the Federal Government of Nigeria have jointly signed Nigeria's first Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The 75MW solar…
Jul 08,
2016
Foreign companies and armed groups are profiting from an illegal trade in gold in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite international regulations intended to clean up the sector, Global Witness…
Jul 07,
2016
A top engineer at Toyota says the Japanese automaker plans to get as bullish as its rivals in pushing plug-in hybrids with the introduction of its new Prius Prime. A…
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