• Cheers to that

    Cheers to that

    A Cape Town craft brewing company raised more than ZAR1 million through crowdfunding just hours following the launch of its campaign. After going live on crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa on March… Read more

    Trash converter

    Trash converter

    Ghana plans to convert 3 000 tons of municipal waste a year into 60 MW of energy via a new power plant. The US$300 million plant, to be built in… Read more

    Taking the wheel

    Taking the wheel

    Egypt has designed a truck that it is hoping will help minimise harvest shrinkage during the transport of wheat from fields to storage silos. According to the Ministry of Supply… Read more

    Smooth operator

    Smooth operator

    The federal government of Nigeria has announced that it will automate all government processes, using an electronic document management system (EDMS), in an attempt to promote transparency. According to Minister… Read more

    Bon voyage

    Bon voyage

    South Africa is setting up a government-backed fund, targeting conferences to boost tourism numbers. Tourism minister Derek Hanekom says the fund will help secure more international conferences and exhibitions for… Read more