Message in a bottle
More than 800% – that’s the rise in tonnage of plastic bottles South Africa has recycled since 2005, 2 billion of... Read more
4 Apr, 2017
Set in stone
Zambia’s Kagem emerald mine will be the first to test newly developed Swiss nanotechnology that can trace stones back... Read more
4 Apr, 2017
A worthy start
Lagos is officially the African city with the most valuable start-up ecosystem. As reported by Disrupt Africa, the Nigerian... Read more
4 Apr, 2017
Sky high
April marks the beginning of the construction of Africa’s tallest building. The landmark construct in Kenya will consist of 67... Read more
21 Mar, 2017
Make a splash
Efforts to boost irrigation across the continent have been hugely increased over the past decade. However, new research shows... Read more
21 Mar, 2017
Zooming ahead
Over the past few years, drone technology has given the continent’s agriculture industry a digital makeover, thanks to advanced... Read more
21 Mar, 2017
Mine of information
Since its launch in 2016, mining firms, governments, researchers and stakeholders from more than 35 countries have visited the Botswana geoscience... Read more
14 Mar, 2017
Drawing the numbers
In what is already touted as Africa’s most visited cultural and historical hub, Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront recently added... Read more
14 Mar, 2017
Cash up
At present, the only bank note in circulation in Somalia is the 1 000 shilling – smaller denomination fell away... Read more
14 Mar, 2017
Top ranking
By 2030, the economies of Egypt and Nigeria are forecast to be bigger than that of Australia and the... Read more
21 Feb, 2017
