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Five South African projects shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival 2024.

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Zimbabwean architect Thandi Loewenson awarded the 2024 Wheelwright Prize.

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The inaugural HEAT Winter Arts Festival takes over Cape Town.

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A café built from waste material to open at the V&A Waterfront this July.

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Introduction On March 15, 2017, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched its 2nd Generation Country Profiles, a strategic initiative aimed at providing comprehensive and detailed analyses of African countries. These profiles are designed to offer policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders valuable insights into the economic, social, and political landscapes of each country, fostering […]

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In order to supplement local electricity production, the Zimbabwean government has indicated its readiness to import power from its neighbouring countries within the South African Development Community (SADC) region in 2016. It will be recalled that the country recently experienced a cessation of power imports from various countries including, Eskom (South Africa), Zesco of Zambia […]

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Zambia’s environmental regulator on Tuesday revealed that it has commenced legal proceedings against Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a unit of London-listed Vedanta Resources, over the pollution of drinking water and the environment in one mining town on the Copperbelt Province. Ireen Chipili, the spokesperson of the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) said legal proceedings have […]

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The World Bank and Mozambique have partnered in a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to promote diversified growth, invest in human capital and enhance sustainability reflecting the country’s five year program (Plano Quinquenal do Governo). “The country needs to prepare for its upcoming resource-rich status and develop a more diversified and productive economy,” Mark Lundell, […]

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Visa Inc. has signed an agreement with Somalia’s Premier Bank that will enable Visa cardholders in Somalia use Premier Bank’s ATM network in the country. Premier Bank is Visa’s first client in Somalia. “Visa continues to be at the forefront to help build sustainable financial institutions and inclusive financial systems. We hope that this partnership […]

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Power Africa Coordinator Andrew M. Herscowitz has announced $4 million in new investments in eight companies that are revolutionizing household power across Africa through the ‘Scaling Off-Grid Energy: Grand Challenge for Development.’ “The Grand Challenge for Development is designed to support innovators like these eight companies who are scaling up their inventions,” said Herscowitz. “The […]

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A new report published by the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has shown that Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded an impressive stride in innovation, exceeding expectations for the region. According to WIPO, since 2012, Sub-Saharan Africa has had more countries than any other region among the group of “innovation achievers” – countries that perform […]

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The United Kingdom has begun exploration of business opportunities in Mozambique with the intention to further boost commercialization of viable sectors. United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy Richard Benyon paid a three-day visit to Mozambique in September with an agenda centred on boosting trade relations between the UK and Mozambique. The visit was to create space for […]

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Uganda has issued production licences to Tullow Oil and Total signalling the beginning of the commercial production of the crude oil deposits discovered in the east African nation in 2006. Government geologists estimate the country’s reserves at nearly seven billion barrels in the fields located near Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda’s […]

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Tony Elumelu, Chairman United Bank for Africa (UBA)  has said that the bank  plans to increase its presence in Africa outside Nigeria to 25 countries from 18 now and inject capital into its subsidiaries in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Elumelu revealed also that the bank was focused on “harnessing the potential represented by the wider […]

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Marina Tabassum’s moveable house joins the Vitra Campus.

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Es Devlin’s Art Basel installation explores sustainable energy and movement.

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South African ceramicist Hylton Nel’s cat sculptures inspired the latest Dior runway.

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Forward-thinking skyscraper designs double as sustainable energy storage systems.

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Paula Scher: Works celebrates the career of the iconic graphic designer.

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A trilogy of element-inspired exhibition rooms use art to explore the concept of worldmaking.

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A conceptual garment provides an alternative form of sun protection.