Legal service provider SNR Denton has entered an alliance with Cape Town-based law firm KapdiTwala, its second South African tie-in
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Framing Finnish support for rural civil society in Kenya

PALWECO aims to deliver reductions in poverty, and improvements in livelihoods, by strengthening agricultural value chains with a holistic approach to the development of local and regional infrastructure. (Image source: thisisexcellent)
Maarit Hirvonen, chief technical adviser to the Programme for Agriculture and Livelihoods in Western Communities (PALWECO), spoke of the ways in which PALWECO has worked, and continues to work, towards delivering Finnish support for civil society in Kenya
PPC pursuing four African ventures

The PPC ventures all over Africa are at different stages of development currently. (Image source: PPC)
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) will pursue four new opportunities in African countries in an attempt to increase its revenue generation beyond South Africa
Coca-Cola to begin construction of US$60mn plant in Ethiopia

Coca-Cola is constructing the new plant in Ethiopia to increase production for gaining more market share. (Image source: DeusXFlorida/Flickr)
Global beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola will embark on the construction of a US$60mn plant in Ethiopia
Jindal Steel to invest US$500mn in Cameroon’s power and rail sector
Indian steel and power manufacturer Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has revealed plans to invest US$500mn in Cameroon to build a power plant, a railway line and an iron ore processing plant