Arusha — IN a major automotive breakthrough, the Arusha Technical College (ATC), Hanyang University and Seoul National University have built an electric motorcycle, first of its kind in Africa. Equipped with a capacitor and a battery, the two-wheel cost effective motor vehicle has the ability of covering long distances after a 30 minute charge. Speaking […]
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The Chief Director of Automotives at the the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Mkhululi Mlota says the Quality and Productivity Improvement (QPI) training programme will help give South Africa an edge over its competitors in manufacturing in the automotive sector. He was speaking at the launch of the QPI project, also known […]
Nairobi — The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has called for dialogue to end the current political stalemate that led to three-day protests in the country. The association addressed a press conference Friday saying the manufacturing industry was worst hit by the protests with losses running into hundreds of millions in the days. Overall, the […]
Ghana has developed a draft Electric-Vehicle Policy, to guide the development and upscale of electric vehicles in the country to decarbonise the transport sector. The development would enable Ghana to achieve net-zero Carbon Dioxide (Co2) emissions by 2070. According to the Ministry of Energy, currently, Ghana’s installed capacity of 5400 MW (Mega Watts) was significantly […]
Nairobi — Iran has agreed to setup a vehicle assembly plant in Mombasa after signing an agreement with the Kenyan Government. The Coastal facility will manufacture Iranian-made vehicles dubbed Kifaru. Kenya and Iran early today inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the areas of fisheries, agriculture, ICT and housing. “I express our appreciation of […]
Ghana is working to build 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country within five years. According to Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, the move formed part of the government’s plan to accelerate the country’s energy transition. He said the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the […]
Nigerians have been asked to brace up for increase in the prices of bread, a major food item on the table of almost all Nigerians. The produce said their cost of production has risen following the withdrawal of fuel subsidy and the liberalization of the foreign exchange (forex) market by the federal government. President of […]
The prolonged foreign currency retention rule the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) put in place a year and a half ago crippled chemical input import-dependent leather industries, their lobby group decries. Repetitive attempts by the industries and their association to be exempted from the mandatory rule that forces them to surrender 70 percent of the […]
The government must support companies in the country to produce degreasing materials for oil cleaning services for the downstream petroleum sector locally, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bidi Group of Companies, Mr Benjamin Armstrong has said. That, he said, would help reduce the importation of such products into the country and help create jobs […]
In a bid to boost logistics, Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd. (JMTC), sole distributors of Foton range of vehicles has held a Foton stakeholder engagement with captains of the Truck Industry. The Foton customer engagement event focused primarily on the light duty division with trucks including, the M4 series from 4 ton all the way […]
BMW South Africa to Invest R4.2 Billion in Electric Vehicle Production BMW South Africa is going electric and will be investing R4.2 billion over five years to prepare its manufacturing plant in Rosslyn in Pretoria for the electro-mobility era, reports Moneyweb. The next-generation BMW X3, a plug-in hybrid model, will be exclusively manufactured in […]
Interplast Limited, West Africa’s leading producer of plastic pipe systems, has called for a tax waiver on the raw materials the company imports for production. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Interplast Limited, Sivnesh Kumar RE, who made the appeal, in an interview with the Ghanaian Times, on the sidelines of the 5th and 2023 […]
Afrocet Montgomery, an international exhibition company, has hosted over 2,500 packaging, processing, plastics and printing exhibitors and industry players at its three-day exhibition and conference held in Accra. It was meant to provide insight, knowledge and thought-leadership on the trends and relevant topics. Dubbed Propak Ghana, it served as a unique platform where suppliers and […]
Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says the government will will undertake a fresh review of all the licences of those involved in the manufacturing, sale and distribution of alcoholic drinks in the country. Speaking during a stakeholders’ forum in Chuka, Kindiki indicated that the exercise will be to determine compliance. He further indicated […]
The merino sheep is found only in a limited number of places in the world. In addition to New Zealand and Argentina, the sheep species is also found in Africa. The well-known breed of sheep roams mainly in South Africa. Did you know that merino wool from this African sheep has many advantages? Let us […]
Algiers — At its weekly meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Prime Minister, Aïmene Benabderrahmane, the government dicussed the progress of the steel complex project in the province of Bechar, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office. [ECR] The government, which met at the Government Palace, “heard a presentation by the Minister of […]
Nairobi — Kenya is committed to hosting more automotive players to increase local production of vehicles. President William Ruto said the National Automotive Policy has created a conducive environment for firms to set up in Kenya. He noted that the policy has tamed instability in the sector, especially regarding tax laws. “Our plan is for […]
Palm Oil imports from Malaysia – a top global producer to Nigeria have surged by 353 per cent in the first four months of 2023 despite local players ramping up production, data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Council shows. The Nigeria’s palm oil import from Malaysia increased to 92,961 metric tons (MT) between January-April 2023, […]