Manufacturing

Africa becoming the dumping ground for eWaste

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A growing amount of computer equipment from Western nations is being found on toxic eWaste dumps throughout Africa and is being pulled apart by children as young as five

South Africa should focus on urban-led and private sector-driven plans for accelerated growth

CDE is one of the leading independent policy research and advocacy organisations in South Africa. (Image source: CDE)

Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE), has described that South Africa is facing dismal economic growth in recent times with a decline of 0.7 per cent in the Q1 2017

DNV GL and Gexcon collaborates in large-scale dust explosion research

Dust explosion incidents releases small particles like chemicals and metal dusts in large volumes. (Image source: DNV GL)

DNV GL has partnered with Gexcon in a collaborative project to investigate dust explosions at a larger scale and produce new guidelines for industry on how best to mitigate these events

Osinbajo inaugurates Edo fertiliser plant, urges private sector to help in country’s development

Nigeria to increase fertiliser production to help in agri-productivity in the country. (Image source: Christopher Meyer/Flickr)

Yemi Osinbajo, the vice-president of Nigeria, has inaugurated the reactivated Edo Fertiliser Plant and Chemical Company Ltd in Auchi, which is said to have the capacity to produce 60,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser in a year

Angola’s Lauca dam starts producing power

The filling of the Lauca reservoir is scheduled to be completed by 2018, after reaching the maximum level of 850m. (Image source: Sarangib/Pixabay)

The Lauca dam in Angola has started producing electricity for the country’s national electricity grid ahead of time, thus adding to the Angolan government’s objective to diversify economy and meet increasing energy demand of a growing population