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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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Unbox the festive season

Unbox the festive season

Bizcommunity.com 7 Dec 2018

BizTrendsLIVE! January 2019 speaker line up

BizTrendsLIVE! January 2019 speaker line up

Bizcommunity.com 6 Dec 2018

Did fear-mongering help Cape Town avert Day Zero?

Did fear-mongering help Cape Town avert Day Zero?

5 Dec 2018

PIDA Week ends with call for Africa to accelerate infrastructure projects

PIDA Week ends with call for Africa to accelerate infrastructure projects

3 Dec 2018

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

CT signs R1.3bn loan with German bank to upgrade wastewater treatment plants

CT signs R1.3bn loan with German bank to upgrade wastewater treatment plants

27 Nov 2018

Maputo-Catembe Bridge. Image by Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Maputo-Catembe Bridge a historic development

23 Nov 2018

RisCura, Africa Investor to launch infrastructure performance index

RisCura, Africa Investor to launch infrastructure performance index

19 Nov 2018

3D concrete printing could free the world from boring buildings

3D concrete printing could free the world from boring buildings

Jay Sanjayan 16 Nov 2018

ShelterTech Accelerator programme makes its debut in Africa

ShelterTech Accelerator programme makes its debut in Africa

15 Nov 2018

Water experts explore solutions to sector challenges

12 Nov 2018

Africa's roads are badly built, and there aren't enough. This can be fixed

Africa's roads are badly built, and there aren't enough. This can be fixed

Nathanial Matthews and Frank van Steenbergen 31 Oct 2018

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

25 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Sarah Colenbrander and Ian Palmer 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Radisson signs RED Hotel in Abidjan

Radisson signs RED Hotel in Abidjan

23 Oct 2018

How building eco-friendly hotels can help develop ROI

How building eco-friendly hotels can help develop ROI

19 Oct 2018

Phase two of Lesotho Highlands Water Project set to start this November

Phase two of Lesotho Highlands Water Project set to start this November

16 Oct 2018

Image source: Lacobrigo, , Wikimedia Commons

Nigerian startup launches construction funding platform

Tom Jackson 10 Oct 2018

Various Visi covers.

African design inspo and that almost 100-issue strong Visi vision

Leigh Andrews 4 Oct 2018

Infrastructure Africa 2018 looks to unlock opportunities in African build projects

Infrastructure Africa 2018 looks to unlock opportunities in African build projects

4 Oct 2018

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Nuno Pinto and Aya Badawy 28 Sep 2018

French hardware giant Leroy Merlin readies to open in SA

French hardware giant Leroy Merlin readies to open in SA

26 Sep 2018

Johannesburg's construction cost inflation gets 6% hike

Johannesburg's construction cost inflation gets 6% hike

21 Sep 2018

Mineral Resources focuses on gas and oil

Mineral Resources focuses on gas and oil

20 Sep 2018

Big completes WeWork's first micro-school with super-elliptic objects in New York City

Big completes WeWork's first micro-school with super-elliptic objects in New York City

19 Sep 2018

Give your brand the space to grow on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 14 Sep 2018

Laura Swanepoel, head of healthcare, building services, WSP

Custom designing healthcare for Africa

11 Sep 2018

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Seth Asare Okyere, Anastasia Amoako-Arhen, Matthew 10 Sep 2018

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BizTrendsLIVE! January 2019 speaker line up

BizTrendsLIVE! January 2019 speaker line up

Bizcommunity.com 6 Dec 2018

Did fear-mongering help Cape Town avert Day Zero?

Did fear-mongering help Cape Town avert Day Zero?

5 Dec 2018

PIDA Week ends with call for Africa to accelerate infrastructure projects

PIDA Week ends with call for Africa to accelerate infrastructure projects

3 Dec 2018

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

CT signs R1.3bn loan with German bank to upgrade wastewater treatment plants

CT signs R1.3bn loan with German bank to upgrade wastewater treatment plants

27 Nov 2018

Maputo-Catembe Bridge. Image by Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Maputo-Catembe Bridge a historic development

23 Nov 2018

RisCura, Africa Investor to launch infrastructure performance index

RisCura, Africa Investor to launch infrastructure performance index

19 Nov 2018

3D concrete printing could free the world from boring buildings

3D concrete printing could free the world from boring buildings

Jay Sanjayan 16 Nov 2018

ShelterTech Accelerator programme makes its debut in Africa

ShelterTech Accelerator programme makes its debut in Africa

15 Nov 2018

Water experts explore solutions to sector challenges

12 Nov 2018

Africa's roads are badly built, and there aren't enough. This can be fixed

Africa's roads are badly built, and there aren't enough. This can be fixed

Nathanial Matthews and Frank van Steenbergen 31 Oct 2018

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

25 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Sarah Colenbrander and Ian Palmer 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Radisson signs RED Hotel in Abidjan

Radisson signs RED Hotel in Abidjan

23 Oct 2018

How building eco-friendly hotels can help develop ROI

How building eco-friendly hotels can help develop ROI

19 Oct 2018

Phase two of Lesotho Highlands Water Project set to start this November

Phase two of Lesotho Highlands Water Project set to start this November

16 Oct 2018

Image source: Lacobrigo, , Wikimedia Commons

Nigerian startup launches construction funding platform

Tom Jackson 10 Oct 2018

Various Visi covers.

African design inspo and that almost 100-issue strong Visi vision

Leigh Andrews 4 Oct 2018

Infrastructure Africa 2018 looks to unlock opportunities in African build projects

Infrastructure Africa 2018 looks to unlock opportunities in African build projects

4 Oct 2018

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Nuno Pinto and Aya Badawy 28 Sep 2018

French hardware giant Leroy Merlin readies to open in SA

French hardware giant Leroy Merlin readies to open in SA

26 Sep 2018

Johannesburg's construction cost inflation gets 6% hike

Johannesburg's construction cost inflation gets 6% hike

21 Sep 2018

Mineral Resources focuses on gas and oil

Mineral Resources focuses on gas and oil

20 Sep 2018

Big completes WeWork's first micro-school with super-elliptic objects in New York City

Big completes WeWork's first micro-school with super-elliptic objects in New York City

19 Sep 2018

Give your brand the space to grow on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 14 Sep 2018

Laura Swanepoel, head of healthcare, building services, WSP

Custom designing healthcare for Africa

11 Sep 2018

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Seth Asare Okyere, Anastasia Amoako-Arhen, Matthew 10 Sep 2018

Heavy rainfall recently devastated large swathes of Kerala, India. Prakash Elamakkara/EPA

Nature's whims cause water crises. Its infrastructure can stop them

Karen Villholth 4 Sep 2018

Nina Maritz Architects completes shipwreck-themed timber cabins in Namibia

Nina Maritz Architects completes shipwreck-themed timber cabins in Namibia

21 Aug 2018

A major cause of flooding in Nairobi is inappropriate building on riparian land. Flickr/Ubadheer

Why Kenya's demolishing 4000 buildings in Nairobi

Sean Avery 20 Aug 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa construction sector shaken up by changes in government

Sub-Saharan Africa construction sector shaken up by changes in government

15 Aug 2018

Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

25 Jul 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

Image supplied by Sassda

Sassda looks to boost East Africa stainless steel trade

20 Jul 2018

Planning for future water security in a nexus paradigm

Planning for future water security in a nexus paradigm

Dhesigen Naidoo 20 Jul 2018

Alain Ebobissé is the CEO of Africa50.

The recipe for long-term growth in Africa

Alain Ebobissé 18 Jul 2018

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

16 Jul 2018

Western Cape water restrictions remain in place

Western Cape water restrictions remain in place

10 Jul 2018