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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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Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

#Propak19: Developing artisan skills for the future

#Propak19: Developing artisan skills for the future

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2019

Egypt embarks on smart city development drive

Egypt embarks on smart city development drive

28 Mar 2019

Why buildings keep collapsing in Lagos and what can be done about it

Why buildings keep collapsing in Lagos and what can be done about it

Ndubisi Onwuanyi 28 Mar 2019

Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast. CORDIO

Why Kenya must take control of sand harvesting off its coast

David Obura 26 Mar 2019

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

20 Mar 2019

R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port

R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port

20 Mar 2019

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

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

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#Propak19: Developing artisan skills for the future

#Propak19: Developing artisan skills for the future

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2019

Egypt embarks on smart city development drive

Egypt embarks on smart city development drive

28 Mar 2019

Why buildings keep collapsing in Lagos and what can be done about it

Why buildings keep collapsing in Lagos and what can be done about it

Ndubisi Onwuanyi 28 Mar 2019

Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast. CORDIO

Why Kenya must take control of sand harvesting off its coast

David Obura 26 Mar 2019

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

20 Mar 2019

R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port

R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port

20 Mar 2019

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

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