• Trading tracks

    Trading tracks

    China is to rehabilitate one of Africa’s oldest railways – the 1 860 km Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority line (TAZARA). Although China made the proposal in March to refurbish the line,… Read more

    Full coverage

    Full coverage

    Global cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to spend ZAR1.7 billion over the next five years to expand its services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Speaking at the recent… Read more

    Delayed reaction

    Delayed reaction

    Ghana has inked a deal to build its first nuclear power plant, albeit a mini version. According to Engineering News, Nuclear Power Ghana has contracted US-based Regnum Technology Group to… Read more

    Flight plan

    Flight plan

    The small airport servicing the popular holiday town of Plettenberg Bay on South Africa’s Garden Route is undergoing a major upgrade. According to Businesstech, the airport currently processes 30 000… Read more

    Big sparkle

    Big sparkle

    X-ray technology has helped to identify and preserve one of the biggest rough diamonds ever discovered. The ‘exceptional’ 2 492 carat rough diamond, unearthed at the Karowe mine in Botswana, is… Read more