AllAfrica News: Manufacturing

[Namibian] Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) on Tuesday announced a N$2-million sponsorship to the Namibian Rugby Union (NRU) despite current difficulties facing the sport.

[Ghanaian Times] The visit by the Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, to the assembly yard of Zonda Tec Ghana Limited in Tema offers an important opportunity to reflect on what Ghana really wants from the emerging automotive industry.

[Ghanaian Times] Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged Zonda Tec Ghana Limited to increase the local production of vehicle components as part of efforts to create jobs and strengthen Ghana's manufacturing sector.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's automobile industry must move beyond vehicle importation and sales to embrace full-scale local assembly and manufacturing to boost the economy and enhance job creation, Professor Robert Ebo Hinson, has stated.

[Bird Story Agency] In a farming settlement in southern Zambia, families use income from a drought-resilient crop to buy uniforms and books, meet college costs and put food on the table. Farmers say better seed, stronger prices and faster payments could help more rural households do the same.