The Dutch ambassador to Ghana, Gerard Duijfjes, has handed over a EUR 100 million (US$ 129.3 million) grant and financing arrangement to fund the Ghana Netherlands Water and Sanitation Programme
Manufacturing
SA to invest US$755 million into manufacturing
South Africas government has announced plans to boost the country’s flagging manufacturing industry by investing R5.8 billion (US$755 million) into the sector over the next three years
Weather software to aid farmers
A team of university students from Kenya has developed a software program that can help farmers monitor weather and soil conditions in their areas
Seed funding boost for Zimbabwean innovators
Scientists and innovators from Zimbabwe, who usually find themselves hamstrung by a lack of funding to develop their projects, will now be able to acquire seed funding through a research and development budgetary allocation
Water supply to improve in Copperbelt, Zambia
Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company (KSWC) is set to inject US$23mn into the improvement of water services in Ndola and the outlying areas of Luanshya and Masaiti