Designated area Africa is set to host its first digital economic zone for global and pan-African tech and finance service-based companies. The Itana digital economic zone, based in Lagos, Nigeria, will enable… Read more
Higher learning A new private university campus is to open in Sandton, Johannesburg, in time for the 2026 academic year. Businesstech reports that ADvTECH Group, which owns Varsity College and Crawford International,… Read more
Sanitation stations New unsewered toilet technology is being tested in five settlements in Cape Town, South Africa. The project is part of a programme by the City of Cape Town and the… Read more
Battery pack Investors are expected to pump an estimated US$300 million into the construction of a new lithium mine in southern Zimbabwe. The Sandwana mine and processing facility is expected to produce… Read more
Goodbye to dry A water desalination plant planned for Cape Town’s Foreshore area is provisionally slated to begin providing clean water to the city by 2030. The City of Cape Town municipality is… Read more
