Standard Chartered Private Equity and UK-based investment manager Ashmore have announced that they have invested in Nigerian aluminium can manufacturer GZI
Manufacturing
Unilever to build a US$90 million factory in South Africa
Unilever has revealed plans to build a US$90mn factory at Boksburg in South Africa
PPC to set up plant in Zimbabwe
South African cement maker PPC has revealed plans to build a cement factory in Zimbabwe in an attempt to boost the proportion of sales from outside its home market to at least 40 per cent by 2016
Denmark helps in construction of rain-fed lake in Arusha
The Danish government will fund the construction of a rain-fed lake, which will be dug at Nanja village in Tanzanias Arusha region next year
AWF project seeks to improve Zimbabwe water and sewerage system
The African Water Facility (AWF) has launched a project worth US$3mn in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, in an attempt to ensure proper water supply and rehabilitate sewerage systems