Africa: India and South Africa Burn a Lot of Coal – What They Can Learn From Each Other About Ending the Dependency

Africa: India and South Africa Burn a Lot of Coal – What They Can Learn From Each Other About Ending the Dependency

India and South Africa are both navigating one of the toughest challenges of the 21st century: shifting their electricity systems away from ageing coal-fired power stations while ensuring people still have reliable, affordable energy. South Africa generates about 74% of its electricity from coal, one of the highest shares in the world. Electricity plants are…

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Entrepreneur sees ‘a lot of money’ in agriculture

Entrepreneur sees ‘a lot of money’ in agriculture

Hadija Jabiri Hadija Jabiri, founder of agribusiness company GBRI, sees untapped potential across Tanzania’s agricultural sector, particularly in processing fruit, vegetables and grains into value-added products. “You can make a lot of money out of it,” she said in a recent interview with How we made it in Africa, pointing to excess production and widespread…

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