AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

SOUTH AFRICA – Durban-based packaging company, Nampak has informed its shareholders that the JSE had approved its R1 billion (US$52.19m) proposed rights offer. In a…

KENYA – Mobile network operator, Safaricom has announced the closure of a multi-billion Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL) to strengthen its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)…

GHANA – Sprite, a Coca-Cola brand product, has embarked on a transformative journey towards sustainability in Ghana by shedding its iconic green packaging and embracing…

SOUTH AFRICA – Conceptainer, a specialist in design and local manufacture of labeling, packaging, transport and storage solutions has developed solutions to protect product integrity…

MENA – Recycling company Sparklo has achieved a major milestone in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with the installation of the 100th artificial…

TOGO – The Greater Lomé Autonomous District (DAGL) is running a one-year awareness campaign on waste management in Togo. Launched on August 23, the project…

SOUTH AFRICA – Interwaste, a leading local waste management business, has announced that its Tops to Tags initiative, which has run since 2011, is now…

EGYPT – Papyrus Australia, a developer of sustainable technology that converts banana waste into fiber and biodegradable food packaging products, is set to deliver its…

SOUTH AFRICA – JSE-listed packaging group Nampak has successfully concluded credit-approved term sheets with revolving credit facility and term loan lenders. The revised debt structure…

AFRICA – At the 19th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), Greenpeace Africa has called on Africa’s 54 Ministers of Environment…