Hydro power A new university research unit is committed to finding real-world solutions to South Africa’s ongoing water crisis. The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has launched the Wits:H20 unit to bring… Read more
Connect the dots Africa’s digital future is receiving an additional US$9 million push courtesy of Google. In 2021, the global search engine committed to investing US$1 billion in Africa over five years, a figure that… Read more
Scrubbing up The continent can add another US$90 million to its efforts to build resilience to climate change. Following the success of its US$67 million clean energy fund set up in 2016, non-profit… Read more
Home grown The continent is stepping up its artificial intelligence (AI) revolution with plans to build five regional AI data centres in the next year. ITWeb reports that pan-African technology company Cassava… Read more
Capital cities Urban development projects in Africa are getting a US$1 billion catalyst to propel them from concept to bankability. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and pan-African housing financier Shelter Afrique Development Bank… Read more
