The quality of water in Cape Town's rivers has deteriorated to the point where the provincial government has dispatched the Green Scorpions and issued the city with a warning to clean up its act...
Steve Kretzmann 21 Feb 2020
Global communications firm, Edelman is further cementing its position as a pan-African consultancy having opened a new office based in Nairobi, Kenya and with the acquisition of...
12 Feb 2020
Since the onset of the Chinese revolution in the early 20th century, public health objectives have been an integral part of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ideology...
Xun Zhou 5 Feb 2020
At Saint-Gobain's fourth Africa Forum, CEO Jean-Claude Lasserre noted that investment into Africa is high on the company's agenda...
4 Feb 2020
More than 50 mayors and governors from cities across the world will attend the 10th World Urban Forum (WUF10) in Abu Dhabi from 8-13 February...
24 Jan 2020
Africa's largest cities Cairo, Lagos and Johannesburg are some of the most congested on the continent with the Kenyan capital Nairobi, reputed to be the second most congested city in the world. Needless to say, such congestion has socio-economic costs with the rate of accidents ranking among some of the highest...
22 Jan 2020
UK international development secretary Alok Sharma, on a visit to Kenya, pledged new UK aid support to build the African cities of the future...
22 Jan 2020
In the face of increasingly tough systemic and complex challenges, there is an emerging global trend in the public sector towards using a design thinking approach to unlock new and innovative solutions...
Erica Elk 15 Jan 2020
A number of macro trends are delivering unhindered economic progress on the African continent, driving momentum and positioning Africa as a significant component of the world market...
Geoffrey White 14 Jan 2020
A.T. Kearney's bi-annual Global Retail Development Index highlights the rise of African countries in the global retail context, with Ghana and Senegal securing spots in the top 10 on the index...
13 Jan 2020
The post-apartheid development of South African cities stimulated a refreshing injection of global ideas, creativity and talent, but this injection was largely defined by Western narratives and investment...
Warren Hewitt 10 Jan 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 14% of the world's population and by 2030, the region's population will surpass that of China. The way consumers shop in the region is ever-changing...
Christele Chokossa 8 Jan 2020
Cement production and consumption is a reliable indicator of a nation's growth, as its infrastructure is a reflection of development....
Bryan David Perrie 7 Jan 2020
Africa's consumer landscape is fragmented and polarised, characterised by the double-edged demand of a diverse base of consumers...
Ailsa Wingfield 3 Jan 2020
When looking at trends in Africa, it's always important not to fall into that all too common trap of seeing the continent as a homogeneous entity...
Gerhard Zeelie 3 Jan 2020
The rise of social entrepreneurship is a topic that either excites you - or one you glance over because of a failure to understand its role and socioeconomic impact. Either way, we're here to provide some insights based on our experience at the Social Enterprise World Forum.
'Smart cities' is a buzz term which has gained popularity globally over the past decade...
Taru Madangombe 23 Dec 2019
According to the Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI) 2019, Durban is the greenest city in the world...
23 Dec 2019
In today's society, the youth are ageing at a faster rate than ever before. But are our educational facilitators ready for this, or are they in need of a reboot?
Nicola Cooper 13 Dec 2019
With the World Bank forecasting economic growth in sub Saharan Africa at 3.6% for 2019-20, some of the world's fastest-growing economies are in Africa...
Pieter Bensch 12 Dec 2019
The Government of Italy, with support from the FAO, recently held an event highlighting Mediterranean and other traditional healthy diets as fundamental to...
28 Nov 2019
In the later stages of the 21st Century, illiteracy as we have come to know may be completely eliminated and digitalisation will be infused into all human activity. This rapid evolution is changing the essential knowledge that people in future societies will need to possess in order to survive. The change is sweeping through the Eastern Cape already...
Loyiso Pulumani 25 Nov 2019
There are many reasons to celebrate a hygienic toilet, chief among them is that it serves as one of the most important medical devices in a house along with clean water supply...
Dr Sudhir Pillay and Akin Akinsete 18 Nov 2019
Smart cities rely on smart grid technology that includes traditional and renewable energy sources in its mix of power supply...
18 Nov 2019
Following the conclusion of its 35th annual conference earlier this month, the 35 active members of the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) together agreed on a Cape Town Declaration on Housing Finance...
15 Nov 2019
Gideon Greyvenstein from Nelson Mandela University was recently announced the Eastern Cape regional winner of the Corobrik Regional Architecture Award...
14 Nov 2019
A recent online survey by Adams & Adams, through its Adams.Africa Advisory unit, identified seven key challenges facing business wanting to enter or grow operations in Africa...
Issued by Adams & Adams 12 Nov 2019
By 2050 an estimated 2.5 billion more people will be added to urban areas, with 90% of this growth taking place in Africa and Asia...
Astrid R.N. Haas 31 Oct 2019
Africa is on the cusp of launching a free-trade zone that could meaningfully boost economic growth and unlock the continent's vast potential...
Aubrey Lekwane 30 Oct 2019
Kenyan B2B food distribution company, Twiga Foods, has raised $23.75 million in a Series B equity round led by Goldman Sachs...
28 Oct 2019
South African biologists and environmentalists, in three recent papers, have listed pertinent research priorities for the next decade...
23 Oct 2019
Predicted rapid urban growth - touted as one of the primary trends of the 21st century - is being tempered by an unexpected emergent trend: 'hipsturbia'...
23 Oct 2019
Over the past two decades, Ghana's construction sector has both contributed to and benefited from a rapidly growing economy...
Divine Kwaku Ahadzie 17 Oct 2019
A new study forecasts that 700 new hotel restaurants and bars will be opened in Africa by 2025, in internationally branded hotels...
3 Oct 2019
Informal settlements are increasingly emerging in cities in developing countries across the world, including Africa...
Selma T. Karuaihe 3 Oct 2019
Megaprojects are reconfigured spaces in which the role of the local, regional, and national elites, as well as the role of national and sometimes transnational capital, is usually prominent...
Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría 2 Oct 2019
Akure is one of Nigeria's emerging cities. Located within Ondo State in the country's south west, it's a settlement about 350kms from Lagos where roads meet from major towns such as Ilesa, Ondo, Owo and Ado-Ekiti...
Michael O. Alabi 30 Sep 2019
Citrix research highlights that South African organisations still need to overcome trust issues to implement a full-fledged flexible working environment...
26 Sep 2019
When we consider that everything under the sun is affected by the different seasons we realise how integral change is to life...
Nokwazi Mzobe 25 Sep 2019
Rand Merchant Bank's ninth edition of 'Where to Invest in Africa', lists the sectors that are key to unlocking the continent's growth potential...
23 Sep 2019
There is no doubt about the strong link between tourism and conservation. Many countries are taking advantage of wildlife tourism to help protect endangered species...
Issued by Irvine Partners 23 Sep 2019
The global white cement market size expansion is steered by rapid growth, especially in the Asia Pacific civil industry. This is similar to the Portland cement barring its white fineness and colour...
20 Sep 2019
Rand Merchant Bank's ninth edition of Where to Invest in Africa is returning to its roots - the sectors that are key to unlocking the continent's growth potential...
18 Sep 2019
Gert Schoonbee, co-owner of farming company Schoonbee Landgoed shares insight on how South Africa's agriculture sector can be transformed...
Gert Schoonbee 17 Sep 2019
Ethiopia's second largest city, Dire Dawa, is dealing with a chikungunya fever outbreak. Around 20,000 cases of the mosquito-borne viral infection have been reported since the outbreak started in March 2019...
Eunice Anyango Owino 16 Sep 2019
There's a lot of talk about future cities, many of them being the sprawling metropolises of the world. The new world order for professionals, executives, and indeed millennial behaviour is to catch a taxi to work if needed, then to walk from work to gym, move on to coffee with friends - and cycle, walk or take a quick Uber home...
11 Sep 2019
The South African consumer landscape is currently fragmented and polarised, characterised by the double-edged demand of the South African consumer...
Issued by Nielsen 6 Sep 2019
South Africa's Finance Minister Tito Mboweni recently published a package of economic policy proposals that warrant serious consideration...
Justin Visagie 6 Sep 2019
Transit.TV, South Africa's largest digital placed-based network, has been refreshed with a new look and feel, and extended offering, ensuring that it holds its own within the space of more established and traditional 'linear' television stations...
Issued by Provantage Media Group 4 Sep 2019