A Finnish parliamentarian and a UNEP practitioner speak on natural resources as sources of conflict and as the basis for peace
Manufacturing
Zambia Kansanshi Mining to build US$640 million smelter
Kansanshi Mining Plc plans to construct a copper smelter valued at US$640mn in Zambia’s North-Western province in the hope it will increase the company’s production
Water Aid opens office in South Africa

A statistics has revealed that globally 783 million live without safe drinking water. (Image source: Muffet/Flickr)
Charity organisation Water Aid has opened a new office in South Africa as part of its attempts to improve safe water access to some of Africas neediest communities
Chinese firm to invest in Zimbabwe Chrome smelters
Chinese firm Afrochine Smelting will invest about US$2 million to construct two smelters in Zimbabwe for processing chrome ore into high-carbon ferrochrome, low-carbon ferrochrome and ferrosilicon chrome
Empowering a clean water project in Kenya

A distributer uploads the data she has collected and loaded on her Samsung smartphone. (Image source: Stephen Williams)
Cell phone technology is taking a lead role in supporting the provision of clean, potable water to four million Kenyans. Stephen Williams spoke to Manna Energy’s CTO, Max Gold to learn more