• That’s a wrap

    That’s a wrap

    The South African Plastics Pact has been launched. Developed by the WWF and South African Plastics Recyclers Organisation (SAPRO) and supported by UK-based global environmental NGO WRAP, the initiative brings… Read more

    On the record

    On the record

    Government investment in cargo scanning and tracking has increased Kenya’s trading revenues by 18.8%. The country’s half-year (July to December) tax collection grew to KES857.8 billion following the implementation of the… Read more

    Sowing the seeds

    Sowing the seeds

    More than 13 million smallholder farmers in Ethiopia stand to benefit from a US$305.7 million programme that aims to improve and diversify incomes through access to financial services. This follows the… Read more

    Healthy start

    Healthy start

    Egypt has broken ground on Capital Med – a major medical city based in Badr, which forms part of the greater Cairo area. According to project lead Egyptians for Health… Read more

    Ready for take-off

    Ready for take-off

    Tanzania has secured a US$272 million loan for the construction of a new international airport in the country’s administrative capital. To be located in Dodoma, the 1 million passenger-per-annum-capacity airport will,… Read more