• Water works

    Water works

    Supplying 750 MW to Zambia’s power grid, the Kafue Gorge Lower hydropower station has been fully commissioned. According to ESIAfrica, the commissioning follows the switch-on of the project’s fifth and… Read more

    Social duty

    Social duty

    A new shariah-compliant car insurance product designed to give back to communities and policyholders has been launched in Nigeria. The brainchild of insurtech start-up ETAC, ETAC Takaful will redistribute left-over… Read more

    Good dose

    Good dose

    The local manufacture of pharmaceuticals in South Africa has received a ZAR13 million shot in the arm. The Holistic Drug Discovery and Development centre (H3D) at the University of Cape… Read more

    Magic metal

    Magic metal

    Malawi has given the nod to Africa’s first niobium mine. Mining Weekly reports that the country has approved the Mining Development Agreement for the Kanyika niobium mine in central Malawi. It… Read more

    Revenue service

    Revenue service

    Taxpayers in Ghana will soon be able to submit all their tax documents online. The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) launched its new electronic tax clearance certificates platform on 31 March,… Read more