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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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The real reason why cities in sub-Saharan Africa aren't issuing municipal bonds

The real reason why cities in sub-Saharan Africa aren't issuing municipal bonds

Jeremy Gorelick 16 Feb 2018

Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals

Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals

Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter 13 Feb 2018

How to make healthy buildings in an era of mass migration

How to make healthy buildings in an era of mass migration

Laura B Alvarez 12 Feb 2018

Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars

Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars

Mark Allix 8 Feb 2018

Turner & Townsend Kenya, MML to merge

Turner & Townsend Kenya, MML to merge

6 Feb 2018

Smart cities need to be more human, so we're creating Sims-style virtual worlds

Smart cities need to be more human, so we're creating Sims-style virtual worlds

Nick Malleson and Alison Heppenstall 5 Feb 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

Volume of cement PPC sold in 2017 falls, but it remains ahead of competitors

Volume of cement PPC sold in 2017 falls, but it remains ahead of competitors

Robert Laing 5 Feb 2018

New spotlight on media and digital at African Utility Week Awards

New spotlight on media and digital at African Utility Week Awards

26 Jan 2018

BizFin Focus 2018 - Attract more interest

BizFin Focus 2018 - Attract more interest

Bizcommunity.com 25 Jan 2018

Analyst hails PPC's debt rescheduling at DRC plant

Mark Allix 23 Jan 2018

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

19 Jan 2018

Sisi vows to protect Egypt's water supply

Sisi vows to protect Egypt's water supply

19 Jan 2018

'Massive' infrastructure spending needed in Africa, says report

'Massive' infrastructure spending needed in Africa, says report

19 Jan 2018

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Green buildings, fit for a sustainable purpose

Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

Swakopmund. © Vadim Nefedov via

Marketing platform for PIDA Week to boost projects

14 Dec 2017

Own space on the biggest multi-industry B2B news site in Africa?

Own space on the biggest multi-industry B2B news site in Africa?

Bizcommunity.com 13 Dec 2017

Engineering research in Africa is growing but it's still a patchy picture

Engineering research in Africa is growing but it's still a patchy picture

Swapan Kumar Patra 8 Dec 2017

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Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

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

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

31 Oct 2017

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Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals

Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals

Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter 13 Feb 2018

How to make healthy buildings in an era of mass migration

How to make healthy buildings in an era of mass migration

Laura B Alvarez 12 Feb 2018

Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars

Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars

Mark Allix 8 Feb 2018

Turner & Townsend Kenya, MML to merge

Turner & Townsend Kenya, MML to merge

6 Feb 2018

Smart cities need to be more human, so we're creating Sims-style virtual worlds

Smart cities need to be more human, so we're creating Sims-style virtual worlds

Nick Malleson and Alison Heppenstall 5 Feb 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

Volume of cement PPC sold in 2017 falls, but it remains ahead of competitors

Volume of cement PPC sold in 2017 falls, but it remains ahead of competitors

Robert Laing 5 Feb 2018

New spotlight on media and digital at African Utility Week Awards

New spotlight on media and digital at African Utility Week Awards

26 Jan 2018

BizFin Focus 2018 - Attract more interest

BizFin Focus 2018 - Attract more interest

Bizcommunity.com 25 Jan 2018

Analyst hails PPC's debt rescheduling at DRC plant

Mark Allix 23 Jan 2018

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

19 Jan 2018

Sisi vows to protect Egypt's water supply

Sisi vows to protect Egypt's water supply

19 Jan 2018

'Massive' infrastructure spending needed in Africa, says report

'Massive' infrastructure spending needed in Africa, says report

19 Jan 2018

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Green buildings, fit for a sustainable purpose

Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

Swakopmund. © Vadim Nefedov via

Marketing platform for PIDA Week to boost projects

14 Dec 2017

Own space on the biggest multi-industry B2B news site in Africa?

Own space on the biggest multi-industry B2B news site in Africa?

Bizcommunity.com 13 Dec 2017

Engineering research in Africa is growing but it's still a patchy picture

Engineering research in Africa is growing but it's still a patchy picture

Swapan Kumar Patra 8 Dec 2017

Image credit: Nadege Imbabazi via

Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

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