Manufacturing

Revitalising Lake Victoria

The commission has been working towards maintaining sustainable levels of water in the lake and that the water remains available and of use to surrounding communities. (Image source: Finnish ministry for foreign affairs)

The executive secretary of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC), Dr Canisius Kabungo Kanangire, spoke recently of the need for transparency and accountability, with respect to the correct functioning of sustainable partnerships, and appropriate funding of development initiatives

Africa requires engineers as much as doctors to save lives, says entrepreneur

Ivor Ichikowitz, founder of Paramount Group, explained that dedicated engineers and investment to tackling the increasing number of deaths are needed in Africa. (Image source: Paramount Group)

Africa needs engineers as much as it needs doctors to prevent deaths, according to South African entrepreneur and founder of Paramount Group, Ivor Ichikowitz

Thinking differently about the environment

A Finnish parliamentarian and a UNEP practitioner speak on natural resources as sources of conflict and as the basis for peace

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

Top reasons to avoid counterfeit parts

A carmix concrete mixer at work in Namibia.

The Carmix 3.5TT is renowned for its robust performance in concrete mixing. (Image source: Carmix)

Carmix machinery to support canal reconstruction in Namibia

A close up of water cascading out of a hydropower plant.

The transaction will give TotalEnergies an interest in hydropower projects in Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

TotalEnergies expands African hydropower portfolio

Various images from the ceremony in Ghana

The project carries an estimated total cost of US$12bn. (Image source: The Republic of Ghana Presidency)

Construction begins on Ghana’s US$12bn petroleum hub

The attendees of the UIA meeting posing for a picture together.

The initiative was unveiled at a meeting at the UIA head office. (Image source: UIA)

UIA encourages local manufacturing in Kampala

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Discover Carmix's advanced Concrete Mate system and IPOTWeb tools for precise, efficient, and reliable construction solutions globally. (Image source: Carmix)