The Department of Trade and Industry is working on creating a dedicated agro-processing incentive scheme to attract investment in the sector. The department has said before that it will focus …

Agro-processing incentives to boost jobs and economy Read More

Ten years ago, a group of 53 African ministers of agriculture met in Abuja, Nigeria to discuss what they referred to as “Africa’s fertiliser crisis”. They shared their collective observations …

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change Read More

Lourensford Estate in Somerset West has been named Best Farming Practice Winner in the Leadership in Energy Conservation category at the Nedbank Green Wine Awards 2016 for the second consecutive …

Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award Read More

Two contracts, worth US $75M have been signed for the preliminary construction of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project. The power project is expected to generate 80 megawatts of electricity …

Construction of Rusumo hydropower project In Uganda underway Read More

Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company said it would build a US $250 million meter manufacturing plant in Nigeria Kaduna area before the completion of 2016. Managing Director, Mr. Garba Haruna, made …

Kaduna Electric to build a meter manufacturing plant in Nigeria Read More

Renewable energy projects in Africa will be soaring high across the continent as the World Bank is planning to raise US$16B for hydro, geothermal and solar energy projects. Practice Manager …

World Bank to revitalize renewable energy projects in Africa Read More

Plans are underway for Zimbabwe’s first solar testing laboratory as the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has begun the process of tendering for the equipment required, according to Chief Executive Engineer …

Zimbabwe to get first solar testing laboratory Read More

Senegal has already started construction work on a major solar project in Sub-Saharan Africa with the 20MW Senergy 2 project in Bokhol. The US$28 million project was developed by GreenWish …

Senegal begins work on Major solar project in Sub-Saharan Africa Read More

Four international bidders from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America have come together to develop phase II of the Bumbuna hydropower project in Joule Africa. The project is estimated to …

Phase II of Bumbuna hydropower project in Sierra Leone starts Read More

Vehicle and asset finance group WesBank and sister company First National Bank (FNB) have announced US$ 4.4m scheme to replace the shade-net carports at its joint offices in Fairland, Johannesburg, …

South Africa’s Wesbank, FNB invest US$ 4.4m in solar project Read More