Kenya-based Savannah Cement has announced that it is set to begin operations in Rwanda early 2015, once the firm gets approval from the Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)
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Hong Kong property developer to build city in South Africa
Hong Kong property developer group Shanghai Zendai will construct a US$7.6bn city in South Africa in 2015
BASF opens new admixtures plant in Kenyan capital
German chemical manufacturer BASF has opened a new admixtures production plant at Nairobi in Kenya
Savanna Cement to invest US$200 million in clinker expansion
Kenya’s Savanna Cement has announced plans to invest US$200mn in a factory to manufacture clinker, a raw material used in cement manufacture
Sub-Saharan Africa’s infrastructure spending to exceed US$180 million by 2025, says PwC report
The overall infrastructure spending in the sub-Saharan region is projected to grow by 10 per cent a year over the next decade and will exceed US$180bn by 2025, a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) reveals