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Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

Rail carriages are pictured at the Siggenthal plant of cement maker Holcim in Wurenlingen near Zurich, Switzerland. Source: Reuters/Denis Balibouse

Holcim Lafarge sale ups Chinese ownership of African cement market

By Kanjyik Ghosh and Surbhi Misra 3 Dec 2024

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How IoT will change the future of waste management in Africa

How IoT will change the future of waste management in Africa

Nick Mannie 28 Aug 2017

Infrastructure investment is critical for Africa's growth and development

Infrastructure investment is critical for Africa's growth and development

28 Aug 2017

How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase

How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase

Selwyn Blieden 25 Aug 2017

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

24 Aug 2017

Technology is not enough to create connected cities - here's why

Mike Cooray and Rikke Duus 24 Aug 2017

US Ambassador Deborah Malac, Power Africa coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, and Irene Muloni, minister of energy and mineral development, award CEO of CODE Uganda.

2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda winners announced

23 Aug 2017

Leveraging the African opportunity, tapping into billion-rand projects

Leveraging the African opportunity, tapping into billion-rand projects

23 Aug 2017

Porto do Caio, Angola's new deepwater port

Angola's investment in non-oil sectors starts to pay off

Miguel Damião Gago 21 Aug 2017

Growing more plants and trees can cut down the heat in Nigerian cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun and Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo 21 Aug 2017

Sudan's Bashir aims to ease Egypt concerns over Nile dam

21 Aug 2017

New Africa infrastructure fund launched

New Africa infrastructure fund launched

17 Aug 2017

Renowned hotel architect Dexter Moren to speak at THINC Africa

Renowned hotel architect Dexter Moren to speak at THINC Africa

15 Aug 2017

Lifestyle-focused work environments not just for millennials

Lifestyle-focused work environments not just for millennials

Robyn Gray 11 Aug 2017

Photo by Rikki Chan via Unsplash

The role of cities in the next automotive revolution

Trevor Hill 7 Aug 2017

Africa Architecture Awards shortlist announced

Africa Architecture Awards shortlist announced

31 Jul 2017

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Sarah Colenbrander 31 Jul 2017

Eight dead in Lagos building collapse

28 Jul 2017

Photo by Andrew Branch via Unsplash

Rwanda concludes agreement for new Bugesera Airport

27 Jul 2017

Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Topco Media 25 Jul 2017

Swift progress being made with Kenya's Tatu City

Swift progress being made with Kenya's Tatu City

21 Jul 2017

Expanded engagement for Caterpillar: Boosting sales and alleviating poverty

14 Jul 2017

Matla a Metsi Joint Venture to supervise design and construction of Polihali Dam in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Matla a Metsi Joint Venture to supervise design and construction of Polihali Dam in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

13 Jul 2017

Africa shows rising interest in green building design

Africa shows rising interest in green building design

Alison Groves 13 Jul 2017

R-L: Gerhard van der Westhuizen, project manager of Atterbury Property Development, and Tagir Carimo, mayor of the City of Pemba.

Huge new shopping mall opens in Mozambique's Pemba

Alistair Anderson 11 Jul 2017

Africa Architecture Awards extends entry deadline

Africa Architecture Awards extends entry deadline

5 Jul 2017

By Murky1 – , CC BY-SA 2.0

Tanzania to speed up hydropower project on UNESCO site

29 Jun 2017

Study reveals China commands almost 50% of Africa's international EPC market

Study reveals China commands almost 50% of Africa's international EPC market

28 Jun 2017

The internet of everything water

The internet of everything water

Ihuoma Atanga 28 Jun 2017

Time running out to enter the Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Time running out to enter the Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Topco Media 27 Jun 2017

Could architainment lure consumers back to shopping centres?

Could architainment lure consumers back to shopping centres?

26 Jun 2017

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How IoT will change the future of waste management in Africa

How IoT will change the future of waste management in Africa

Nick Mannie 28 Aug 2017

Infrastructure investment is critical for Africa's growth and development

Infrastructure investment is critical for Africa's growth and development

28 Aug 2017

How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase

How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase

Selwyn Blieden 25 Aug 2017

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

24 Aug 2017

Technology is not enough to create connected cities - here's why

Mike Cooray and Rikke Duus 24 Aug 2017

US Ambassador Deborah Malac, Power Africa coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, and Irene Muloni, minister of energy and mineral development, award CEO of CODE Uganda.

2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda winners announced

23 Aug 2017

Leveraging the African opportunity, tapping into billion-rand projects

Leveraging the African opportunity, tapping into billion-rand projects

23 Aug 2017

Porto do Caio, Angola's new deepwater port

Angola's investment in non-oil sectors starts to pay off

Miguel Damião Gago 21 Aug 2017

Growing more plants and trees can cut down the heat in Nigerian cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun and Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo 21 Aug 2017

Sudan's Bashir aims to ease Egypt concerns over Nile dam

21 Aug 2017

New Africa infrastructure fund launched

New Africa infrastructure fund launched

17 Aug 2017

Renowned hotel architect Dexter Moren to speak at THINC Africa

Renowned hotel architect Dexter Moren to speak at THINC Africa

15 Aug 2017

Lifestyle-focused work environments not just for millennials

Lifestyle-focused work environments not just for millennials

Robyn Gray 11 Aug 2017

Photo by Rikki Chan via Unsplash

The role of cities in the next automotive revolution

Trevor Hill 7 Aug 2017

Africa Architecture Awards shortlist announced

Africa Architecture Awards shortlist announced

31 Jul 2017

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Sarah Colenbrander 31 Jul 2017

Eight dead in Lagos building collapse

28 Jul 2017

Photo by Andrew Branch via Unsplash

Rwanda concludes agreement for new Bugesera Airport

27 Jul 2017

Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Topco Media 25 Jul 2017

Swift progress being made with Kenya's Tatu City

Swift progress being made with Kenya's Tatu City

21 Jul 2017

Expanded engagement for Caterpillar: Boosting sales and alleviating poverty

14 Jul 2017

Matla a Metsi Joint Venture to supervise design and construction of Polihali Dam in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Matla a Metsi Joint Venture to supervise design and construction of Polihali Dam in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

13 Jul 2017

Africa shows rising interest in green building design

Africa shows rising interest in green building design

Alison Groves 13 Jul 2017

R-L: Gerhard van der Westhuizen, project manager of Atterbury Property Development, and Tagir Carimo, mayor of the City of Pemba.

Huge new shopping mall opens in Mozambique's Pemba

Alistair Anderson 11 Jul 2017

Africa Architecture Awards extends entry deadline

Africa Architecture Awards extends entry deadline

5 Jul 2017

By Murky1 – , CC BY-SA 2.0

Tanzania to speed up hydropower project on UNESCO site

29 Jun 2017

Study reveals China commands almost 50% of Africa's international EPC market

Study reveals China commands almost 50% of Africa's international EPC market

28 Jun 2017

The internet of everything water

The internet of everything water

Ihuoma Atanga 28 Jun 2017

Time running out to enter the Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Time running out to enter the Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Topco Media 27 Jun 2017

Could architainment lure consumers back to shopping centres?

Could architainment lure consumers back to shopping centres?

26 Jun 2017

Urban growth a boon for Africa's industrialisation

Urban growth a boon for Africa's industrialisation

Franck Kuwonu 23 Jun 2017

Windhoek rejuvenation receives local support

Windhoek rejuvenation receives local support

22 Jun 2017

Crystal Lagoons sets eyes on Kenya for further expansion in SSA

21 Jun 2017

DRC seeks joint Chinese-Spanish offer to build dam

15 Jun 2017

Tenders to open for second phase of Lesotho water project

Charlotte Mathews 14 Jun 2017

Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?

Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?

14 Jun 2017

Dar es Salaam Port savours double delight

Dar es Salaam Port savours double delight

Mariam Said 13 Jun 2017

A day in the life of a smart city commuter - and why it's not so far from reality

A day in the life of a smart city commuter - and why it's not so far from reality

Marcin Budka 12 Jun 2017

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

12 Jun 2017

Tanzania receives $51m for Tabora road construction

Tanzania receives $51m for Tabora road construction

12 Jun 2017