MDM Engineering has entered into an agreement with African Barrick Gold to carry out expansion work at African Barrick’s Bulyanhulu process plant in Tanzania
Manufacturing
Figures indicate South African manufacturing slump
South Africas purchasing managers index (PMI), which is used to gauge manufacturing sector activity, fell to a three-year low in September
WHO tobacco guidelines concern Kenyan manufacturers
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has spoken out against the full implementation of the World Health Organisations tobacco control recommendations in the region
Ghana awarded US$130 million grant for waste management programme
The Dutch government has approved a US$130mn grant to support the implementation of a waste management programme in Ghana
Abengoa begins construction of West African desalination plant
Abengoa, an international company that supplies technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has begun construction on the Nungua desalination plant in Ghana