23/07/2010 (On-The-Air)

Canadian government has undertaken to provide R140-million for the establishment of five African maths and science hubs; Africa needs huge dollops of foreign investment to tackle its massive infrastructure backlog and South Africa is due to...

Bright future for African coal - AfDB

Coal production in Africa will increase at an average of three percent a year to 2011, on rising demand especially from Asia, a senior African Development Bank official forecast on Friday. A sharp increase in oil prices, which touched a record...

African Development Bank backs Moz mining project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Mozambique Kenmare Morna Mining Limited (KMML) a $40-million loan to help finance a $350-million mineral project.

Canadian miner eyes Tunisian zinc deposit

Canada's Breakwater Resources is in talks with Tunisia to develop an unmined zinc deposit, close to its existing Bougrine mine, southwest of the capital Tunis, its chief executive said.