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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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Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures

Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures

Sylvie Albert, Jeremy Millard, Tomas Diez 11 Mar 2019

UCT's urine bio-brick pioneer awarded global prize

UCT's urine bio-brick pioneer awarded global prize

6 Mar 2019

Architect, Tshepo Mokholo.

#DesignIndaba2019: Creating architecture for the African continent for the next 100 years

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

How digitisation has enabled smart homes and buildings

How digitisation has enabled smart homes and buildings

Barry Bredenkamp 4 Mar 2019

#DesignIndaba2019: Designing with dignity

#DesignIndaba2019: Designing with dignity

Louise Marsland 2 Mar 2019

Koffi & Diabaté school gymnasium design a winner at World Architecture Awards

Koffi & Diabaté school gymnasium design a winner at World Architecture Awards

1 Mar 2019

Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps

Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps

Jasper Knight 1 Mar 2019

Nicole Nomsa Moyo. © .

#DesignIndaba2019: Together, we can change systems

Louise Marsland 27 Feb 2019

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the new reality. Why a deal must be done

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the new reality. Why a deal must be done

Shimelis Dessu 27 Feb 2019

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

25 Feb 2019

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

25 Feb 2019

Caio Verde, Angola's new sustainable city takes shape in Cabinda

Caio Verde, Angola's new sustainable city takes shape in Cabinda

22 Feb 2019

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Meg Holden and Rebecca Holt 6 Feb 2019

Design-focused hotel Gorgeous George to open in Cape Town

Design-focused hotel Gorgeous George to open in Cape Town

23 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

16 Jan 2019

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Jan 2019

How to negotiate infrastructure deals with China: four things African governments need to get right

Folashade Soule 9 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations

#BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations

Elaine Jack 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa opens up for SA's stainless steel sector

#BizTrends2019: Africa opens up for SA's stainless steel sector

Lesley Squires 7 Jan 2019

AfDB approves €115m in funding for Rwandan water and sanitation programme

AfDB approves €115m in funding for Rwandan water and sanitation programme

24 Dec 2018

Utility management in East Africa - leapfrogging into the future

Utility management in East Africa - leapfrogging into the future

Marleze van Loggerenberg 12 Dec 2018

Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game

Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game

Gaathier Mahed 11 Dec 2018

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

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Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures

Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures

Sylvie Albert, Jeremy Millard, Tomas Diez 11 Mar 2019

UCT's urine bio-brick pioneer awarded global prize

UCT's urine bio-brick pioneer awarded global prize

6 Mar 2019

Architect, Tshepo Mokholo.

#DesignIndaba2019: Creating architecture for the African continent for the next 100 years

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

How digitisation has enabled smart homes and buildings

How digitisation has enabled smart homes and buildings

Barry Bredenkamp 4 Mar 2019

#DesignIndaba2019: Designing with dignity

#DesignIndaba2019: Designing with dignity

Louise Marsland 2 Mar 2019

Koffi & Diabaté school gymnasium design a winner at World Architecture Awards

Koffi & Diabaté school gymnasium design a winner at World Architecture Awards

1 Mar 2019

Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps

Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps

Jasper Knight 1 Mar 2019

Nicole Nomsa Moyo. © .

#DesignIndaba2019: Together, we can change systems

Louise Marsland 27 Feb 2019

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the new reality. Why a deal must be done

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the new reality. Why a deal must be done

Shimelis Dessu 27 Feb 2019

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

25 Feb 2019

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

25 Feb 2019

Caio Verde, Angola's new sustainable city takes shape in Cabinda

Caio Verde, Angola's new sustainable city takes shape in Cabinda

22 Feb 2019

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Meg Holden and Rebecca Holt 6 Feb 2019

Design-focused hotel Gorgeous George to open in Cape Town

Design-focused hotel Gorgeous George to open in Cape Town

23 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

16 Jan 2019

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Jan 2019

How to negotiate infrastructure deals with China: four things African governments need to get right

Folashade Soule 9 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations

#BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations

Elaine Jack 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa opens up for SA's stainless steel sector

#BizTrends2019: Africa opens up for SA's stainless steel sector

Lesley Squires 7 Jan 2019

AfDB approves €115m in funding for Rwandan water and sanitation programme

AfDB approves €115m in funding for Rwandan water and sanitation programme

24 Dec 2018

Utility management in East Africa - leapfrogging into the future

Utility management in East Africa - leapfrogging into the future

Marleze van Loggerenberg 12 Dec 2018

Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game

Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game

Gaathier Mahed 11 Dec 2018

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