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Building safety in African cities: regulators, engineers and developers call for harmonized lift standards, stronger enforcement and lifecycle maintenance.
Buildings
Energy-efficient lifts in a new Rwandan mall and a planned green city.
Buildings
Kenya's affordable housing program and what it means for the lift industry.
Buildings
A Zambian property investor's acquisitions reshape the region's real-estate and lift market.
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South Africa's Zero2One tower and the high-rise ambitions of Cape Town.