Why nuclear power for African countries doesn’t make sense
By Hartmut Winkler
Over the last few years reports have surfaced of a range of African countries planning nuclear power plants.
At the moment, the only nuclear power...
Booming construction in Nairobi requires a focus on supporting infrastructure
Ciara Walker is a senior cost consultant for Mace Group, an international consultancy and construction company.
Over the 50 years since independence, Kenya’s role...
Debt-funded development for a brighter future
Development at any cost refrains from being development and is instead a mild form of oppression.
With Kenya’s government debt to GDP in 2018 shadowing...
Mobile technology could help South African construction companies
Mobile technology could help South African construction companies to boost productivity as they seek to optimise efficiencies in the face of a long industry...
What a failed Johannesburg project tells us about mega cities in...
Ricardo Reboredo, Trinity College Dublin and Frances Brill, UCL
Six years ago a major development was announced in South Africa. Billed as a game changer,...
Affordable housing requires a new shape for the mortgage industry
There are two essential parts to achieving affordable housing: building decent, low-cost homes, and developing a housing finance market that enables low-income earners to...
Affordable housing: Rethinking mortgage industry
By Johnstone Oltetia
There are two essential parts to achieving affordable housing in Kenya: building decent, low-cost homes, and developing a housing finance market that...
Belt and Road is China’s way of redesigning global trade
Probably no global initiative has attracted as much attention in recent times as China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Its significance in terms of size and...
SA lacks high-speed transport,Monorails could put us on track for the...
SA’s lack of high-speed transportation for people and products negatively affects the environment and our roads. It’s time for change, writes Aubrey Lekwane
Most of...
Beyond Construction: The Challenges of Deploying Mini-Grids in Kenya
The Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) Charrettes that are taking place this week seek to address key questions for investors, governments and development partners, who...