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France, South Africa to foster pulp, paper industry relationships

 With South Africa and France being "well recognised" as key players in the international paper industry, it is essential to engage in "fruitful exchanges", including knowledge sharing and stakeholder solutions for the industry.   This is according to ambassador of France Elisabeth Barbier, who spoke at the French-South African Technical Symposium on Innovation and New Technologies in the Pulp and Paper Industry,.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

France, South Africa to foster pulp, paper industry relationships

 With South Africa and France being "well recognised" as key players in the international paper industry, it is essential to engage in "fruitful exchanges", including knowledge sharing and stakeholder solutions for the industry.   This is according to ambassador of France Elisabeth Barbier, who spoke at the French-South African Technical Symposium on Innovation and New Technologies in the Pulp and Paper Industry,.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Lighting up the Bluetooth and smart lights market

 Lighting has come a long way over the years. Consumers today can now choose from advanced lighting featuring either Bluetooth or smart lighting technology.   ver wish you could turn on/off a light without having to walk over to the switch? Traditional lights work via a wall-mounted switch. Flipping the switch up turns the light on, while flipping the switch down turns it off. While most lights continue to use this format, there's.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Rwanda: Amashanyarazi Kuri Bose - EDCL Kicks Off Rural Electrification Campaign

 This month the government through Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL) has kicked off a rural electrification campaign that will see Rwandans staying 37 meters from wooden distribution poles get connected to electricity and many others have access to electricity through off-grid solar energy connections.   The New Times' Minnie Karanja in an exclusive interview with Emmanuel Kamanzi, the Director General of Energy.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Scientists combine satellite data, machine learning to map poverty

 One of the biggest challenges in providing relief to people living in poverty is locating them. The availability of accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished zones is surprisingly lacking for much of the world, particularly on the African continent. Aid groups and other international organizations often fill in the gaps with door-to-door surveys, but these can be expensive and time-consuming to conduct.   In.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Kenya woos investors in investors in the renewable energy sector

 Kenya is eying investors in the renewable energy sector to help boost its electricity generation, a senior government official said Wednesday.   Joseph Njoroge, Principal Secretary for Energy and Petroleum said the government welcomes investors in the sector to help promote the generation of grid-connected electricity from wind, biomass, solar, biogas and geothermal.   “Currently Kenya’s off-grid and decentralized.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Tanzania: Sunderland Help Tanzania Move Forward

 English Premier League club SUNDERLAND AFC have continued to make their mark in Africa as far as community football development in Tanzania is concerned.   A collection of local football clubs in Tanzania have been working with Sunderland AFC's Head of International Football Development, Graham Robinson, over the past weeks to not only discover new ways to improve their performances on the pitch, off of it too.   Kabela City,.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Five lessons from Kenya's energy access boom

 Kenya's market for decentralised renewables is the fastest-moving in Africa   Kenya’s market for decentralised renewables is the fastest-moving in Africa. Already 15 to 20 percent of Kenyan households use solar lighting, and the country is home to a pioneering green mini-grids programme, thousands of biodigesters and 3,000 megawatts (MW) of micro-hydro systems.   I was recently invited to share Kenya’s experiences.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Researchers converge in Nairobi to strategize the fight against NTDs

 Over 200 researchers from Africa and Japan have converged in Nairobi for a two-day joint symposium to explore areas of research in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The conference which started on Thursday brings together NTD Coordinators and Researchers from 40 countries to leverage on research, technology, science and innovation opportunities that will inform interventions in the fight against the.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Nissan SA poised to expand into Africa

 Pretoria - Nissan is determined to expand into sub-Saharan Africa, from its firm footprint in Rosslyn; it’s one of several the manufacturers based in the capital city, making it one of the country’s automotive hubs.   The Pretoria News was taken on a tour of the Nissan plant by production manager Michael McEnaney, from the start with robots and humans working together to the point when the car is ready for a road.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Tanzania: PM Directs Local Governments to Hasten Road, Street Naming

 Dodoma — The Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, has directed local authorities in the country to fast-track naming of roads and streets in their respective areas as part of implementation of the national homes' address and post code system.   Mr Majaliwa as well instructed that responsible government institutions should give a priority to Dodoma Municipal Council and Chamwino District Council in Dodoma Region in the execution.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Tanzania: Bumper Cotton Harvest

 Mwanza — At least 120,000 tonnes of cotton has been bought from farmers in the Western Zone, where 99 per cent of the country's cotton is produced annually, the cotton board has confirmed.   Mr Kisinza Ndimu, the Principal Ginnery Officer of the Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB), said the recently released figures reflected business conducted between June 21 and September 1, this year.   "Our target is to purchase.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016



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