Environment
Cape Town News
A R425 million extension is underway at the GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World in the Goodwood area east of the city centre. The project includes the creation of a ten-lane bowling alley, addit...
Maputo News
Plastic treatment plant opens.
The first plastic treatment plant has opened in Maputo as part of a programme for sustainable waste management in the city. The facility, situated near the lixeira (rubbish dump) in the Hulene neighbo...
Maputo News
Leaded petrol is on its way out in Mozambique under the terms of an international agreement to use only the less polluting unleaded variety. The country stopped importing leaded fuel in January this y...
Accra News
In Ghana Africa Environment Day on 3 March will have the theme Zero Littering - The Way to Healthy Living. As part of activities to mark the annual event representatives of the environment ministry w...
Accra News
Two new road sweepers are operating on selected roads in Accra as part of a pilot project to improve the cleanliness of streets in the capital. The special sweepers, owned and managed by Zoomlion Wast...
Nairobi News
Water rationing in the capital.
Water rationing has begun in Nairobi as a result of the prolonged drought that is affecting much of the country. Consumption has been reduced from 483,000 to 266,000 cubic metres per day in an effort...
Accra News
City prepares for solar eclipse.
Residents of Accra are in a good position to view the total eclipse of the sun which will be visible in some parts of Africa on 29 March. First contact will begin at just after 08.00 GMT and end two a...
Dar Es Salaam News
Dar es Salaam could soon have a bus rapid transit system along the lines of the one running in Lagos after the government paved the way for construction of the necessary infrastructure,
Dar Es Salaam News
Local drivers register for FIA Tanzanian rally
15 Tanzanian drivers are expected to sign on for Kenol/Kobil Tanzanian Rally scheduled in Dar es Salaam on 19-21 February. In the last two years only three Tanzanian nationals competed in the FIA (F...
