On the move Emobility in West Africa is revving up with Senegal-based EV solutions provider SolarBox securing US$1 million in pre-seed funding. The two-year-old start-up designs, assembles and deploys custom-built two-or three-wheel emobility… Read more
Big energy Volkswagen Africa is supersizing its solar PV power supply at its vehicle manufacturing facility in Kariega in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. ESIAfrica reports that the car manufacturer is adding… Read more
Glittering opportunity The new Segele gold mine in Ethiopia’s Gambella region has been officially inaugurated. The inauguration was described as both a milestone and testament to the potential of the East African… Read more
Remote connection Construction has started on a 120MW solar PV power station in northern Free State, South Africa, that will provide electricity to data centres hundreds of kilometres away. Through an agreement… Read more
Quick thinking South Africa’s internet is being put on the fast-track times 10, with the completion of its first trial of an ultra-high-speed 5.5G network. The tests were conducted by mobile giant… Read more
