• Rolling on

    Rolling on

    South Africa’s freight rail industry is getting back on track with the delivery of the first eight freight locomotives to a local freight rail service provider as part of its… Read more

    Laying groundwork

    Laying groundwork

    Mining for rare earth elements on the continent has received a US$60 million-plus funding injection. The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)  has committed US$62.8 million to four projects under development… Read more

    Sunny side

    Sunny side

    A gigantic utility-scale 1 GW solar PV plant is taking shape piece by piece in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. The developers have reached financial close on the third and final… Read more

    Entry ticket

    Entry ticket

    South Africa is implement an end-to-end digital system to ease the visa process for tourists and to tighten security around its immigration processes. Launching its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) platform… Read more

    Bird’s eye view

    Bird’s eye view

    The Rwanda government is planning to use more satellite data to support decision-making across a range of sectors. In partnership with the Rwanda Space Agency and satellite data services provider… Read more