Twenty-five per cent of Zambia is subjected to fires annually. The situation is currently worsened by El Niño which has resulted in severe drought, and by the end of 2023, 19.9 million hectares, representing 26.5% of the land area, were burnt.  These fires, both natural and deliberate, threaten lives, forests, agriculture and livelihoods, causing millions ...

Karel Verstraeten, GM of Rand Air (left), and Lee Vine, MD of IPR, celebrate their new partnership with a handshake (Image Supplied)  Atlas Copco has acquired Integrated Pump Rental (IPR), seamlessly integrating the dewatering pump rental specialist into its Specialty Rental Division, a business area of Atlas Copco Power Technique. Rand Air, part of Atlas ...