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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

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Effective implementation of PPPs critical to address Africa's infrastructure deficit

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Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

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Andrea Shalal 9 Feb 2022

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Md Sazan Rahman 3 Feb 2022

Here are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

Here are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

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An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

Michael Grubb 20 Jan 2022

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Bashar Al Shawa 12 Jan 2022

People enjoy the water while container ships park near the El Ain El Sokhna port before entering the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 September 2020. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs $2.6bn methanol plant contract

Nayera Abdallah 22 Dec 2021

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

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#BehindtheMask: Architectural entrepreneur Gilbert Balinda

#BehindtheMask: Architectural entrepreneur Gilbert Balinda

Sindy Peters 13 Dec 2021

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Sindy Peters 3 Dec 2021

African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

Duncan Miriri 22 Nov 2021

Namibia to host virtual 2021 Africa Water and Sanitation Week

Namibia to host virtual 2021 Africa Water and Sanitation Week

19 Nov 2021

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

#StartupStory: Osmotic Engineering Group on driving infrastructure development in Africa

#StartupStory: Osmotic Engineering Group on driving infrastructure development in Africa

Sindy Peters 9 Nov 2021

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

28 Oct 2021

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Ruth Saint and Francesco Pomponi 28 Oct 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

First 500 documents the achievements of Black women architects

First 500 documents the achievements of Black women architects

25 Oct 2021

Get ready for the invasion of smart building technologies following Covid-19

Get ready for the invasion of smart building technologies following Covid-19

Patrick Lecomte 19 Oct 2021

Aecom launches 2021/22 Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide

Aecom launches 2021/22 Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide

12 Oct 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

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How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Shamilah Grimwood-Norley 15 Sep 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

22 Jul 2021

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

Peter Hodgkinson 22 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

9 Jul 2021

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

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Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

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Effective implementation of PPPs critical to address Africa's infrastructure deficit

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Teddy Daka 28 Feb 2022

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

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Andrea Shalal 9 Feb 2022

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Md Sazan Rahman 3 Feb 2022

Here are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

Here are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

25 Jan 2022

An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

Michael Grubb 20 Jan 2022

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Bashar Al Shawa 12 Jan 2022

People enjoy the water while container ships park near the El Ain El Sokhna port before entering the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 September 2020. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs $2.6bn methanol plant contract

Nayera Abdallah 22 Dec 2021

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

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#BehindtheMask: Architectural entrepreneur Gilbert Balinda

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Duncan Miriri 22 Nov 2021

Namibia to host virtual 2021 Africa Water and Sanitation Week

Namibia to host virtual 2021 Africa Water and Sanitation Week

19 Nov 2021

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

#StartupStory: Osmotic Engineering Group on driving infrastructure development in Africa

#StartupStory: Osmotic Engineering Group on driving infrastructure development in Africa

Sindy Peters 9 Nov 2021

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

28 Oct 2021

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Ruth Saint and Francesco Pomponi 28 Oct 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

First 500 documents the achievements of Black women architects

First 500 documents the achievements of Black women architects

25 Oct 2021

Get ready for the invasion of smart building technologies following Covid-19

Get ready for the invasion of smart building technologies following Covid-19

Patrick Lecomte 19 Oct 2021

Aecom launches 2021/22 Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide

Aecom launches 2021/22 Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide

12 Oct 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

Align your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Shamilah Grimwood-Norley 15 Sep 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

22 Jul 2021

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

Peter Hodgkinson 22 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

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Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

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Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster 10 Jun 2021

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

Pippa Catterall and Ammar Azzouz 9 Jun 2021

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Umberto Bacchi 3 Jun 2021

RICS publishes new guidance for land measurement in development projects

RICS publishes new guidance for land measurement in development projects

31 May 2021

AfDB board approves bank's policy prioritising water security

AfDB board approves bank's policy prioritising water security

27 May 2021

Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 30 Apr 2021

Nairobi ranked top city in Africa for innovation - Knight Frank report

Nairobi ranked top city in Africa for innovation - Knight Frank report

21 Apr 2021

There's a disconnect between research and urban planning in Africa: how to fix it

There's a disconnect between research and urban planning in Africa: how to fix it

Sylvia Croese and Ntombini Marrengane 20 Apr 2021

Egyptian architects win Al-Nouri Mosque International Architecture Competition in Mosul

Egyptian architects win Al-Nouri Mosque International Architecture Competition in Mosul

16 Apr 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sonja Jansen van Rensburg, chief communications officer, Zutari

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sonja Jansen van Rensburg, chief communications officer, Zutari

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