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The recent third annual mPAD & inaugural Nigeria Manufacturing Expo (MAN Expo) in Lagos has been hailed a great success by the event patrons, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN).

Aquaponic farming, a geyser switch and other water and energy savings gadgets and software are amongst the winning innovations and inventions that will be showcased at the Innovation Hub taking place during African Utility Week in Cape Town.

The upcominFinance and Investment Forum, financiers and project owners will hear about the key trends impacting project finance in regional energy markets with insights on market opportunities, sources of capital, financing instruments, risk etc.

"As the level of service delivery in South Africa breaks down to levels seen in other African states, it becomes critically important for civil society to mobilise and interrogate the reasons why service delivery is failing" says OUTA's Ted Blom.

Some 610 learners and 17 teachers at the Golden Valley Basic School in Chisamba, Zambia are reaping the benefits of the Agritech Expo Outreach Programme.

JSE will be sponsoring the Commercial Farmers Focus Day workshop at the upcoming Agritech Expo Zambia in Chisamba from 14-16 April.

"The next big conflicts in Africa will be on water usage" was the chilling prediction made earlier this year by the recently departed Dr Lawrence Musaba of the SAPP and recipient of the African Utility Week Lifetime Achievement Award.

"There is no doubt that 2016 is a challenging year for the mining sector and therefore, also for the DRC" says Elodie Delagneau, event director for the upcoming DRC Mining Week that is taking place in June in Lubumbashi, DRC.

The ZNFU is the owner of the upcoming third edition of Agritech Expo, which is expected to welcome some 15 000 farming professionals and 130 exhibitors at the GART Research Centre in Chisamba.

Lagos will welcome thousands of manufacturing experts next week at the third annual mPAD & inaugural Nigeria Manufacturing Expo (MAN Expo) from 15-17 March at the Landmark Centre in the Nigerian city.