The Bank of Brazil will enter into an agreement with Mozambique to finance the construction of the Moamba Major dam that will provide drinking water for the Maputo metropolis
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South Africa to launch water project
South Africa will soon see the launch of the Bloemendal bulk water project, which will attempt to address issues of water-borne diseases and water shortages in the Mpumalanga province
Ghana aluminium sector to create 2.3mn jobs
Ghana’s Integrated Aluminium Project will be expected to generate more than 2.3mn jobs and inject close to US$8bn in the sector giving a boost to the country’s economy
Magnetite access to help IDC in building new steel mill
South Africas state-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has obtained access to key steelmaking feedstock, magnetite, which will help it in achieving its goal of building a new steel mill
Wade Walker to supply instruments at West African minerals sands project
Wade Walker, a wholly-owned Murray & Roberts subsidiary, has been awarded a contract for an electrical and instrumentation installation at a mineral sands operation in West Africa