City Power’s MD Sicelo Goodwill Xulu has been named Top Utility Executive of the Year at the annual African Utility Week Industry Awards in Cape Town. eThekwini was named Municipality of the Year while national retailer Ackermans won the Energy & Water Efficiency Project of the Year. Ms Florence Nsubuga, Executive Director of the Ugandan energy distribution network company UMEME, won in the new category of Outstanding Woman in Power/Water.
As Tanzania currently imports about 40 percent of its sugar and population statistics projecting increased local and regional demand, the government is fast-tracking 25 commercial farms for paddy and sugarcane to address food security and position the country as regional exporter.
The 2nd West Africa Oil & Gas Security Summit, organised by Global Summits Organiser, IRN, and taking place in June in Nigeria, will thoroughly discuss the present post-election period in Nigeria, to examine solutions to secure the oil sector and eventually reverse the sharp decline in oil revenue.
Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) President Dr. Evelyn Nguleka has said the media is “duty-bound to” play a critical role of marketing the country a bid to secure reliable and long term investors.
The main purpose of the forum is to provide a platform for stakeholders in the honey sector, including Government bodies, beekeepers/producers, processors, exporters, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and cooperating partners to review the performance, identify challenges, share new developments and initiate strategies for the industry.
