Zero tolerance Miners are often exposed to silica dust, live in poor conditions and have limited access to healthcare. All these factors have contributed to Southern Africa’s mining sector having the highest level… Read more
Message in a bottle More than 800% – that’s the rise in tonnage of plastic bottles South Africa has recycled since 2005, 2 billion of which was recycled in 2016 alone. As a result, the country’s 55%… Read more
Set in stone Zambia’s Kagem emerald mine will be the first to test newly developed Swiss nanotechnology that can trace stones back to their exact place of mining, according to a Mining Review… Read more
A worthy start Lagos is officially the African city with the most valuable start-up ecosystem. As reported by Disrupt Africa, the Nigerian city’s local entrepreneurship scene is valued at US$2 billion and comprises 400… Read more
Smart fit A biomedical jacket – able to identify symptoms of pneumonia up to four times faster than the average doctor – could potentially help in the fight against an illness responsible for killing… Read more
