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

KSWC is set to inject US$23mn into the improvement of water services.

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