Cement maker to start production mid this year
Kenya's sixth cement manufacturing company, Savannah Cement, is set to start production in the second quarter of this year, its chairman, Benson Ndeta, announced Wednesday.
The cement plant, which cost a consortium of Chinese and local investors Ksh8- billion,
Rwanda: Burundi to Partner in the Mining Industry
Rwanda will partner with Burundi in establishing an association that will help to develop the mining industry, by bringing key players and government authorities together in the fight.
Tanzania: Water Project to Benefit Geita Village
Geita  MORE than 3,000 residents in Mkolani village, Geita district, will soon benefit from a water project funded by the Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) under its campaign dubbed "No Water No Life."The company recently donated 25m/- for the drilling of three water boreholes, to be carried out by the Dydrotech Development Agencies Community Company, which won the tender for the job. Briefing TBL Director for Corporate Affairs, Mr Stephen Kilindo and the Geita District Commissioner, Mr Manzie Mangochie on the project, the representative of the company Mr Enock Kangasa revealed that all is set for the project to kick off.
Mozambique: Locals Companies Earn Over a Billion U.S Dollars From Vale
Maputo  Vale Mocambique, a subsidiary of the Brazilian mining company Vale, says it has spent over a billion US dollars on goods and services from more than 400 Mozambican companies in recent years.
