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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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Paragon-designed Mbabane Hilton Garden Inn wins at SAPOA Awards

Paragon-designed Mbabane Hilton Garden Inn wins at SAPOA Awards

1 Jul 2019

Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

Festival Godwin Boateng 27 Jun 2019

Latest Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide launched

Latest Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide launched

25 Jun 2019

Seychelles floating solar energy project moves into next phase

Seychelles floating solar energy project moves into next phase

13 Jun 2019

3 trends energising Africa's power sectors

Paul Grota 11 Jun 2019

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Thomas Wolfgang Thurner 3 Jun 2019

High-level panel at UN-Habitat Assembly focuses on creating innovative, inclusive cities

High-level panel at UN-Habitat Assembly focuses on creating innovative, inclusive cities

31 May 2019

WSP helps restore stable electricity access to 20,000-plus customers in Zim

WSP helps restore stable electricity access to 20,000-plus customers in Zim

29 May 2019

Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality

Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality

Alicestine October 21 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Changing the face of wireless power solutions

#AfricaMonth: Changing the face of wireless power solutions

Evan-Lee Courie 21 May 2019

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

20 May 2019

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 May 2019

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

13 May 2019

Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa

Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa

10 May 2019

The desalination plant on the Waterfront is not operating and the company that runs it is in a legal dispute with the City of Cape Town. Photo: Kristine Liao

Dirty sea water brings Cape Town desalination plant to a halt

Kristine Liao 7 May 2019

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

Fiona Anciano and Laurence Piper 6 May 2019

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Finbarr Toesland 3 May 2019

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2 May 2019

Builders reveals new store prototype in Boksburg

Builders reveals new store prototype in Boksburg

2 May 2019

Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

Amin Al-Habaibeh 26 Apr 2019

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

24 Apr 2019

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Ana Rita Sequeira et al. 23 Apr 2019

Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction

Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction

Kenneth Oigo 15 Apr 2019

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Jenny McArthur and Tim Moonen 12 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Gerald Gondo 4 Apr 2019

Copper was part of the deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines. Shutterstock

The DRC and China's Sicomines: why future deals should be different

Andoni Maiza Larrarte & Gloria Claudio-Quiroga 3 Apr 2019

Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch

Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch

3 Apr 2019

Why more retailers are going green

Why more retailers are going green

Iggy Sathekge 3 Apr 2019

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Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

Festival Godwin Boateng 27 Jun 2019

Latest Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide launched

Latest Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide launched

25 Jun 2019

Seychelles floating solar energy project moves into next phase

Seychelles floating solar energy project moves into next phase

13 Jun 2019

3 trends energising Africa's power sectors

Paul Grota 11 Jun 2019

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Thomas Wolfgang Thurner 3 Jun 2019

High-level panel at UN-Habitat Assembly focuses on creating innovative, inclusive cities

High-level panel at UN-Habitat Assembly focuses on creating innovative, inclusive cities

31 May 2019

WSP helps restore stable electricity access to 20,000-plus customers in Zim

WSP helps restore stable electricity access to 20,000-plus customers in Zim

29 May 2019

Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality

Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality

Alicestine October 21 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Changing the face of wireless power solutions

#AfricaMonth: Changing the face of wireless power solutions

Evan-Lee Courie 21 May 2019

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

20 May 2019

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 May 2019

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

13 May 2019

Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa

Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa

10 May 2019

The desalination plant on the Waterfront is not operating and the company that runs it is in a legal dispute with the City of Cape Town. Photo: Kristine Liao

Dirty sea water brings Cape Town desalination plant to a halt

Kristine Liao 7 May 2019

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

Fiona Anciano and Laurence Piper 6 May 2019

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Finbarr Toesland 3 May 2019

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2 May 2019

Builders reveals new store prototype in Boksburg

Builders reveals new store prototype in Boksburg

2 May 2019

Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

Amin Al-Habaibeh 26 Apr 2019

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

24 Apr 2019

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Ana Rita Sequeira et al. 23 Apr 2019

Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction

Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction

Kenneth Oigo 15 Apr 2019

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Jenny McArthur and Tim Moonen 12 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Gerald Gondo 4 Apr 2019

Copper was part of the deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines. Shutterstock

The DRC and China's Sicomines: why future deals should be different

Andoni Maiza Larrarte & Gloria Claudio-Quiroga 3 Apr 2019

Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch

Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch

3 Apr 2019

Why more retailers are going green

Why more retailers are going green

Iggy Sathekge 3 Apr 2019

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