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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

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

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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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Report: Governments own most African infrastructure projects

Report: Governments own most African infrastructure projects

29 Nov 2017

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

17 Nov 2017

Turner & Townsend appointed quantity surveyors on RiverRun Estates Ruiru in Kenya

Turner & Townsend appointed quantity surveyors on RiverRun Estates Ruiru in Kenya

17 Nov 2017

How machine learning can boost IoT efficacy

How machine learning can boost IoT efficacy

17 Nov 2017

Ivory Coast inaugurates huge China-funded dam

7 Nov 2017

Harnessing tech to create sustainable cities for the future

Harnessing tech to create sustainable cities for the future

Colin Thornton 7 Nov 2017

Viewing elevator down Graskop Gorge a first for Africa

Viewing elevator down Graskop Gorge a first for Africa

6 Nov 2017

African Cities Development Fund established

African Cities Development Fund established

3 Nov 2017

What does the future African city look like?

What does the future African city look like?

Riaan Graham 31 Oct 2017

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

31 Oct 2017

Kigali, Rwanda. © Dereje Belachew via

Africa needs coordinated strategies for urbanisation

25 Oct 2017

Africa needs to double infrastructure investment: report

Africa needs to double infrastructure investment: report

24 Oct 2017

Why you need to get involved in the geoengineering debate - now

Why you need to get involved in the geoengineering debate - now

Rob Bellamy 20 Oct 2017

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

Elias Aad 19 Oct 2017

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley 19 Oct 2017

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

19 Oct 2017

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

In need of hotel rooms, Seychelles' govt tells developers to begin projects or lose them

17 Oct 2017

Fifth WoodEX for Africa exhibition set for July 2018

Fifth WoodEX for Africa exhibition set for July 2018

17 Oct 2017

RICS celebrates 150 years, calls for nominations of SA successes

RICS celebrates 150 years, calls for nominations of SA successes

13 Oct 2017

Dorah Modise at the 10th annual Green Building Convention

#GBCSA2017: Celebrating 10 years of green building in SA

Sindy Peters 11 Oct 2017

AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

11 Oct 2017

Lafarge South Africa launches Binastore

Lafarge South Africa launches Binastore

10 Oct 2017

Primrose Properties Ghana receives follow-on investment for middle-income housing development

Primrose Properties Ghana receives follow-on investment for middle-income housing development

9 Oct 2017

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

9 Oct 2017

The attempt to replenish Lake Chad's water may fail again. Here's why

The attempt to replenish Lake Chad's water may fail again. Here's why

Adegboyega Adeniran and Katherine Daniell 6 Oct 2017

Caterpillar to invest more than R1bn in Southern Africa in next decade

Caterpillar to invest more than R1bn in Southern Africa in next decade

Mark Allix 6 Oct 2017

Coega SEZ set to be a new African automotive hub

Coega SEZ set to be a new African automotive hub

6 Oct 2017

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

5 Oct 2017

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

3 Oct 2017

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Report: Governments own most African infrastructure projects

Report: Governments own most African infrastructure projects

29 Nov 2017

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

17 Nov 2017

Turner & Townsend appointed quantity surveyors on RiverRun Estates Ruiru in Kenya

Turner & Townsend appointed quantity surveyors on RiverRun Estates Ruiru in Kenya

17 Nov 2017

How machine learning can boost IoT efficacy

How machine learning can boost IoT efficacy

17 Nov 2017

Ivory Coast inaugurates huge China-funded dam

7 Nov 2017

Harnessing tech to create sustainable cities for the future

Harnessing tech to create sustainable cities for the future

Colin Thornton 7 Nov 2017

Viewing elevator down Graskop Gorge a first for Africa

Viewing elevator down Graskop Gorge a first for Africa

6 Nov 2017

African Cities Development Fund established

African Cities Development Fund established

3 Nov 2017

What does the future African city look like?

What does the future African city look like?

Riaan Graham 31 Oct 2017

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

31 Oct 2017

Kigali, Rwanda. © Dereje Belachew via

Africa needs coordinated strategies for urbanisation

25 Oct 2017

Africa needs to double infrastructure investment: report

Africa needs to double infrastructure investment: report

24 Oct 2017

Why you need to get involved in the geoengineering debate - now

Why you need to get involved in the geoengineering debate - now

Rob Bellamy 20 Oct 2017

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

Elias Aad 19 Oct 2017

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley 19 Oct 2017

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

19 Oct 2017

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

In need of hotel rooms, Seychelles' govt tells developers to begin projects or lose them

17 Oct 2017

Fifth WoodEX for Africa exhibition set for July 2018

Fifth WoodEX for Africa exhibition set for July 2018

17 Oct 2017

RICS celebrates 150 years, calls for nominations of SA successes

RICS celebrates 150 years, calls for nominations of SA successes

13 Oct 2017

Dorah Modise at the 10th annual Green Building Convention

#GBCSA2017: Celebrating 10 years of green building in SA

Sindy Peters 11 Oct 2017

AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

11 Oct 2017

Lafarge South Africa launches Binastore

Lafarge South Africa launches Binastore

10 Oct 2017

Primrose Properties Ghana receives follow-on investment for middle-income housing development

Primrose Properties Ghana receives follow-on investment for middle-income housing development

9 Oct 2017

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

9 Oct 2017

The attempt to replenish Lake Chad's water may fail again. Here's why

The attempt to replenish Lake Chad's water may fail again. Here's why

Adegboyega Adeniran and Katherine Daniell 6 Oct 2017

Caterpillar to invest more than R1bn in Southern Africa in next decade

Caterpillar to invest more than R1bn in Southern Africa in next decade

Mark Allix 6 Oct 2017

Coega SEZ set to be a new African automotive hub

Coega SEZ set to be a new African automotive hub

6 Oct 2017

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

5 Oct 2017

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

3 Oct 2017

Prudential opposes AfriSam, PPC deal

Prudential opposes AfriSam, PPC deal

Mark Allix 3 Oct 2017

FNB @Parkside achieves five-star Green Star Africa As Built rating

FNB @Parkside achieves five-star Green Star Africa As Built rating

3 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs

#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2017

Here are the winners of the 2017 Africa Architecture Awards

Here are the winners of the 2017 Africa Architecture Awards

29 Sep 2017

PPPs in power transmission in Africa to be addressed at Future Energy Central Africa

PPPs in power transmission in Africa to be addressed at Future Energy Central Africa

28 Sep 2017

Rejected Kenya vows to continue stadia project

26 Sep 2017

AfriSam upbeat on PPC merger

AfriSam upbeat on PPC merger

Mark Allix 22 Sep 2017

AfricaBuild Lagos 2018 to host key building, interiors professionals

AfricaBuild Lagos 2018 to host key building, interiors professionals

21 Sep 2017

Lagos' Wooden Tower presents an alternative to the city's reliance upon concrete

Lagos' Wooden Tower presents an alternative to the city's reliance upon concrete

Lindsay Samson 20 Sep 2017