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Welding the perfect public private partnership

In partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE),  a gases and welding products group has invested more than R1 million in upgrading and resourcing the welding centres at five underprivileged technical high schools. The schools include...

Millions poured into Lake Tanganyika Project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved a US$ 22.49 million loan to Zambia for the development of Lake Tanganyika. The project is part of the long-term vision for Zambia “Vision 2030” which intends to create “a...

First field trials of “eco-vapor” toilet system

A group of university of students and researchers spent their New Year’s testing and installing sanitation systems in India. A team of researchers led by Steven K. Dentel, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of...

Ghana and Togo join forces to deliver water

The governments of Ghana and Togo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of a pipeline to deliver drinking water to 4 million people. The pipeline, which is supported by the African Water Facility (AWF), will bring water...