SOUTH AFRICA – Global ice cream specialty giant Baskin-Robbins is set to hit South Africa with its first shop opening in Cape Town in December. The company was founded in …

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KENYA – American fast food chain Burger King on Monday opened its first outlet at the Hub Mall in Karen, becoming the latest international food brand to set up in …

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KENYA – Nyandarua County Investment Forum, which includes local dairies and businesspeople, says it is planning a Sh1.2 billion milk processor in Kipipiri set to be complete by 2018. Chairman, …

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TANZANIA – Tanzania is poised to become a major milk producer in the next three or four years, thanks to Artificial Insemination (AI) Shield technology that was launched in Dar …

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GHANA – Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), the nation’s premier brewery, emerged winner in the “Beverage Industry of the Year” category at the Association of Ghana Industries 5th Ghana Industry Awards …

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The president of Coffee Exporters and Processors Association of Rwanda (CEPAR), has said coffee is a key ingredient in achieving sustainable development. Pierre Munyura Kamere said the Association was formed …

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According to a new report from FAO, mechanisation and appropriate mechanisation strategies have a large role to play in improving agriculture productivity, particularly in Africa, in order to feed the …

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The US$533m Kariba South hydro power expansion project being undertaken by China’s Sino-Hydro is 60% complete. The project will start feeding into the national grid by December 2017. The Secretary …

Zimbabwe’s Kariba South hydro power station project 60% complete Read More

Private energy company TD Energy has announced plans to invest US$ 80m to construct a 40.8 MW solar plant in the Zimbabwean town of Norton, with the aim of navigating …

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Kenya’s pursuit for cheaper power is beckoning with US$ 6.8 billion Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project expected in the second quarter of 2016. Phylip Leferink, General Manager of the …

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