A security company in Zimbabwe, Securico founded by a female entrepreneur, Divine Dhlukula (Managing Director), has won the Africa awards for entrepreneurship $100 000 grand prize in the 2011 contest
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Uganda-charcoal prices rise
The majority of Ugandans who depend on charcoal and firewood for cooking will have to brace themselves for harder times ahead as the price of charcoal continues to soar and experts warn that the trees which are a raw material for the production of charcoal are depleted
p>The majority of Ugandans who depend on charcoal and firewood for cooking will have to brace themselves for harder times ahead as the price of charcoal continues to soar and experts warn that the trees which are a raw material for the production of charcoal are depletedGEA group SA adopts new service philosophy
Machine maintenance is an unavoidable aspect of industrial processing, often costing manufacturers dearly in production downtime
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Machine maintenance is an unavoidable aspect of industrial processing, often costing manufacturers dearly in production downtime
Factory takeover boosts local textile industry
South Africa’s embattled textile industry has been given a boost after the takeover of a Cape Town polyester fibre factory
Africa and the food security debate
In February 2011, the FAO Food Price Index reached an all-time high, while in 2010 the number of hungry in the world exceeded one billion people