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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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Builders Warehouse African expansion gains momentum with third store in Mozambique

Builders Warehouse African expansion gains momentum with third store in Mozambique

11 Apr 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Sabine Dall'Omo 23 Mar 2018

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

Jakarta’s traffic system is one of many facets of the city that could be improved by smart cities technologies, but at what cost? ,

Three scenarios show we have to think carefully about ethics in designing smart cities

Anthony Burke and Prasuna Reddy 19 Mar 2018

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Dr Kevin Gast 16 Mar 2018

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Mike Muller 13 Mar 2018

Veolia seeks World Bank ruling in Gabon pollution dispute

12 Mar 2018

The plantings of New York’s High Line Park were inspired by plants that had naturally colonised the disused railway viaduct. By David Berkowitz, New York, , CC BY 2.0,

Building a 'second nature' into our cities: wildness, art and biophilic design

Jordan Lacey 8 Mar 2018

Dustin Homer is director of client solutions, Fraym.

Africa Rising: How Geospatial data analytics is transforming governance on the continent

Dustin Homer 6 Mar 2018

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

Ivory Coast announces $7bn infrastructure plan

Ivory Coast announces $7bn infrastructure plan

6 Mar 2018

Nairobi, Kenya. © John Wollwerth via

Creating safer cities to help drive greater economic growth

Roy Alves 5 Mar 2018

Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

Sean Smith 1 Mar 2018

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

Ellis Adjei Adams 21 Feb 2018

Drought forces Mozambique capital to ration water

19 Feb 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,

When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

Claassen has 'the right skills' to lead PPC

Claassen has 'the right skills' to lead PPC

Mark Allix 16 Feb 2018

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

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Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Sabine Dall'Omo 23 Mar 2018

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

Jakarta’s traffic system is one of many facets of the city that could be improved by smart cities technologies, but at what cost? ,

Three scenarios show we have to think carefully about ethics in designing smart cities

Anthony Burke and Prasuna Reddy 19 Mar 2018

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Dr Kevin Gast 16 Mar 2018

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Mike Muller 13 Mar 2018

Veolia seeks World Bank ruling in Gabon pollution dispute

12 Mar 2018

The plantings of New York’s High Line Park were inspired by plants that had naturally colonised the disused railway viaduct. By David Berkowitz, New York, , CC BY 2.0,

Building a 'second nature' into our cities: wildness, art and biophilic design

Jordan Lacey 8 Mar 2018

Dustin Homer is director of client solutions, Fraym.

Africa Rising: How Geospatial data analytics is transforming governance on the continent

Dustin Homer 6 Mar 2018

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

Ivory Coast announces $7bn infrastructure plan

Ivory Coast announces $7bn infrastructure plan

6 Mar 2018

Nairobi, Kenya. © John Wollwerth via

Creating safer cities to help drive greater economic growth

Roy Alves 5 Mar 2018

Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

Sean Smith 1 Mar 2018

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

Ellis Adjei Adams 21 Feb 2018

Drought forces Mozambique capital to ration water

19 Feb 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,

When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

Claassen has 'the right skills' to lead PPC

Claassen has 'the right skills' to lead PPC

Mark Allix 16 Feb 2018

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