Selecting the right valve goes beyond understanding the function it needs to serve. It’s also important to factor in cost efficiency, durability and maintenance considerations. In some cases, according to Lionel Maasdorp, MD at Allmech, leading South African manufacturer of boilers and supplier of ...

The 50 finalists were selected from over 22,000 applications all over Africa, representing twenty-one African countries, half are female, and work in 18 sectors like agriculture, AI, e-commerce, fashion, healthcare, renewable energy and ICT The 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) ...

By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-business The South African economy has faced challenges in the recent times with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declining by 2% quarter on quarter (q/q) in 1Q20. This comes after South Africa recorded contractions of 1.4% and 0.8% in the ...

The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today announced support for a new project to boost agricultural productivity, improve food and nutrition security and build the resilience of at least 218,000 rural families in Angola who are vulnerable to climate ...

After the pilot episode where the TOTY 2021 project took shape, in the second episode – available on the dedicated platform – the program creators and BKT addressed one of the most topical issues, for its impact both globally and on agriculture, digital Connectivity. A general overview and ...

Spectral imaging is the detection of light reflected by the crop with the use of specialized sensors. It is measured in spectral bands. The higher the number of bands the higher the accuracy, the flexibility and information content. Spectral imaging is widely used now in agriculture and precision ...

Wambui joined the African Development Bank Group in 2018 as Director, Water Development and Sanitation The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Wambui Gichuri as Acting Vice President- Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 5 July 2020. Wambui ...

KSB Pumps and Valves board are from left (back) Dr Sven Baumgarten, chairman, Mr Clinton Harris, operations, Mr David Jones, sales and marketing, Dr.-Ing. Stephan Bross, director, Mr Grant Glennistor, SupremeServ, Mr Peter Weber, managing director, Mr Friedrich Gorgens, technical, Mr Michael ...

The NAMPO Harvest Day, which has been bringing agriculture together for almost six decades, has sadly for the first time had to be cancelled by organisers Grain SA, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was postponed to August 2020 at the outbreak of the pandemic, but following the announcement ...

Hani Salem Sonbol, ITFC CEO and Benedict Okey Oramah president signing a finance agreement in 2019 The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) , member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed a US$200 million syndicated Murabaha financing agreement with the African ...