Pay as you go
A pilot, in which South African minibus taxis are equipped with a card payment system, has seen the continent... Read more
15 Dec, 2015
Growth factor
Zimbabwean farmers will soon be able to use a remote control technique to identify the nutrients needed by their crops.... Read more
1 Dec, 2015
Make the connection
The second phase of the Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable, which will be extended by 5 000 km, could very... Read more
1 Dec, 2015
On the bright side
The adaptability of solar power has been illustrated in a series of projects set to expand Nigeria’s generation capacity... Read more
1 Dec, 2015
Power play
In a US$200 million project, Rwanda plans to use methane gas from Lake Kivu to generate electricity. The highly... Read more
17 Nov, 2015
As the wheel turns
Ethiopia has opened Bishoftu Automative Industry at a military base north of its capital, Addis Ababa. It is the... Read more
17 Nov, 2015
Toxic situation
Come June 2016, stocks of one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most effective snakebite treatments are expected to run dry – leaving thousands... Read more
17 Nov, 2015
Ready for a check-up
Using ICT solutions within Africa’s ailing healthcare sector presents an opportunity for improving service delivery.
16 Nov, 2015
Raising the roof
From floating schools to shopping centres made out of repurposed shipping containers, there is no shortage of innovation when... Read more
16 Nov, 2015
Power up
On a continent with chronic electricity shortages, the race to add energy-generation projects to the African grid is increasingly... Read more
16 Nov, 2015
