The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) is entering its 10th year of operation on a high note with a milestone 200 buildings rated with Green Star SA certifications. 

Green building is gaining rapid momentum in Africa with office buildings in Rwanda and Namibia both receiving 6-Star Green Star ratings, certified by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).

PPC seems to be determined in aggressively expanding into fast-growing Africa.

Dubai World announced it will invest approximately US$ 230 million in eight tourism facilities in the Republic of Rwanda, including luxury hotels; a residential golf course development; residential, high-end eco lodges; and the 1,080 square kilometre Akagera National Park.

The hotel in the Rwandan capital which served as a refuge during the country's 1994 genocide and was made famous in a Hollywood film has been sold to a Congolese businessman of Rwandan origin.

The Rwandan government has contracted South Africa's Southern Sun Hotels to manage two new hotels for 15 years

A 50% DROP in foreign direct investment in Africa's main recipients SA, Angola and Morocco was the main reason for the 13% drop in foreign direct investment inflows into Africa last year, with the continent now accounting for less than 1% of global flows.