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AFRICA'S NEW OIL AND GAS LIONS: MAJORS ENTER THE REGION
BY GEORGE STONE
GHANA, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are Africa’s latest upstream hotspots as major energy firms seek new provinces outside of regional heavyweight oil producers Nigeria and Angola. But jockeying for position has already led to friction between governments and the industry.…
BIOPESTICIDES CAN DEFEAT LOCUST PLAGUES SAYS FAO
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is claiming bio-pesticides can defeat locust infestation, having claimed success in fighting the destructive insect in Tanzania with the ‘Green Muscle’ pesticide. This includes spores of the fungus ‘Metarhizium anisopliae’ and a mixture of mineral oils.…
USE OF BIOFUELS GROWING IN GLOBAL AVIATION
BY KARRYN MILLER
"THE STONE Age did not end for lack of stone, and the oil age will end long before the world runs out of oil," said Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani in 2003, former oil minister of Saudi Arabia. Six years on Mr Yamani’s words appear to ring true more than ever before – with alternative fuels becoming a viable petroleum substitute.…
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT INDUSTRY FIGHTS TO PRESERVE ITS REPUTATION AGAINST COUNTERFEITERS AND PIRATES
BY KEITH NUTHALL, JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo, EMMA JACKSON and LEAH GERMAIN
TIME was when counterfeit personal care products were commonly crude fake perfumes pedalled in markets and workplaces during the Christmas and other festive periods to bargain hunters who knew they were buying rubbish.…
GEOTHERMAL BOUNTY LURKS BENEATH RIFT VALLEY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A BOUNTY of cheap carbon free energy is lurking beneath many developing countries in the shape of geothermal power generation, with new technology making it cheaper and easier to source than ever before. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Kenyan power company KenGen have carried out a demonstration project testing advanced seismic and drilling techniques to make geothermal power plants cheaper to build.…
BRITAIN INTRODUCES WHO SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST
BY ALAN OSBORN and MONICA DOBIE
A SIMPLE surgical checklist to be introduced by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) for major operations in the UK from February 2010 has been welcomed by Diane Gilmour, president of the Association for Perioperative Practice (AFPP).…
ZIMBABWE TOBACCO INDUSTRY STRUGGLES WITH RENEWED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN ZIMBABWE
BY CLEMENCE MANYUKWE
ZIMBABWE tobacco farmer Kobus Joubert looks to the heavens gloomily as he prepares to sleep by the roadside next to his Chegutu farm. Those who know him say they have only seen that look when there is an impending drought.…
NOVEL TOBACCO CURING TECHNOLOGY COULD BE SAVIOUR FOR MALAWI FLUE-CURED LEAF SECTOR
BY BILL CORCORAN, in Lilongwe, Malawi
THE WIDESPREAD implementation of new technological developments in Malawi’s flue-cured tobacco process could enable local producers to dramatically increase their output and its quality, according to industry experts.
Results from tests run during Malawi’s latest tobacco curing season using a new method of heating have shown a dramatic improvement in energy efficiency over standard methods, and an improved quality of the end product compared to traditionally cured tobacco.…
INTERNATIONAL GROUP SEEKS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ON SMALL MINES WORLDWIDE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
LARGE mining companies take the environment seriously today, maybe rather more than in times past. They are devoting significant resources to reducing or mitigating the environmental problems caused by mining. But what about the small and artisanal mines that pepper much of the developing world?…
NOVEL TOBACCO CURING TECHNOLOGY COULD BE SAVIOUR FOR MALAWI FLUE-CURED LEAF SECTOR
BY BILL CORCORAN, in Lilongwe, Malawi
THE WIDESPREAD implementation of new technological developments in Malawi’s flue-cured tobacco process could enable local producers to dramatically increase their output and its quality, according to industry experts.
Results from tests run during Malawi’s latest tobacco curing season using a new method of heating have shown a dramatic improvement in energy efficiency over standard methods, and an improved quality of the end product compared to traditionally cured tobacco.…