Category : Industries

Getty Unfortunately, this comes at a time when the region has been experiencing a surprising and very welcome manufacturing renaissance. Historically, industrialisation has been associated...

Our Cooling the Commons research project, funded by Landcom, has launched a new approach using design patterns to guide how we design, and redesign, how...

One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse gases...

Nairobi-based startup company Gjenge Makers uses recycled plastic with sand to make lightweight and low-cost bricks that are stronger than concrete. Nzambi Matee, a 29-year-old...

Nigeria’s president has approved the creation of a new company that will focus on infrastructure development, with a seed capital of $2.63bn, the head of...

Messe Muenchen South Africa, presenters of Analytica Lab Africa, Ifat Africa and Food & Drink Technology (FDT) Africa, are gearing up to present the three...

Previous Aurecon Group chair Teddy Daka has been appointed co-CEO of Zutari, serving with current CEO Dr Gustav Rohde. This follows Zutari’s launch last year...

Image source: Gallo/Getty This isn’t a uniquely African problem, though. It occurs in Asia’s rapidly urbanising areas, too. Buildings collapse either during construction or when...

Simon Thomas, international consultant and board member of Megapipes Solutions Limited The authority attributed this to the collapse of some buildings, including poor workmanship, lack...

On the eve of the UK Department for International Trade’s Africa Investment Conference, East African architecture and masterplanning firm FBW Group noted that private sector...