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  • sustainable Housing for Rural Families in Africa

    AFRICA, 2016/05/22 Until recently, the major thrust of AVN's work has been in Burkina Faso, and over the border in neighbouring regions of southern Mali. But three years ago, we started getting requests from several organisations for sending trained VN master masons from Burkina Faso to work on projects in Senegal. Of these requests, the majority significant has been in the region of Matam in north-eastern Senegal: the construction of a technical training centre and annexes (La maison des énergies) in Thiangol, close to the Senegal river, launched in January 2009, with financial sponsorship from the Communauté de Communes Val de Drôme (CCVD), France.

  • South Africa: Investigations Into Johannesburg Bridge Collapse Begins

    SOUTH AFRICA, 2015/11/15 While a clean-up operation to remove the rubble from the aftermath of the collapse of the bridge structure on the M1 freeway in Sandton continues this morning, the Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, has called on authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident. The highway remains closed while investigations continue and motorists are being directed to alternative routes. Minister Peters appealed for calm and patience while the highway remains closed to allow investigations to continue and the subsequent clean-up operation.

  • Zimbabwe: U.S $2 Billion Highway Project Raises Eyebrows

    ZIMBABWE, 2015/11/15 CBRE's John Knott and Michael Parks announced this week the firm's listing of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a partially completed hotel casino project that represents an original investment in land and improvements of additional than $2 billion. At 730 feet, it stands as the tallest hotel tower on the Las Vegas Strip. Situated on 22.65 acres on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard south of Sahara Avenue, the project's structure provides for flexibility relative to its completion and can be reconfigured to meet a new investor's vision, according to Knott. "A Las Vegas Boulevard address, coupled with adjacency to the planned expansion of the Convention Center District by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), along with the tower's iconic height, combine to make this one of the majority exciting development opportunities in Las Vegas in a lot of years," said Knott. "The structure has been well-maintained and is ready for immediate development to bring to fruition the vision of its next owner.

  • Namibia: Shrinking Pohamb's Housing Dream

    NAMIBIA, 2015/08/14 The government is preparing to technically bury former president Hifikepunye Pohamba's N$2,9 billion housing dream and replace it with a small-scale low-cost housing scheme. Launched in the last months of Pohamba's reign, the project was seen as the former president's legacy but it has been marred by controversy. The programme was supposed to make available 10 000 houses by next year and 180 000 by 2030. But like a lot of top government projects, mass housing failed to meet the target, managing to build less than 2 000 houses. This is considered a drop in the ocean considering that Namibia has a national backlog of over 140 000 houses.

  • South Africa: Construction Sector Must Throw Its Weight Behind

    SOUTH AFRICA, 2014/09/01 The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal Legislature calls on the construction sector to throw its weight behind government developmental programmes that will assist to fast-track development. "Partnership in public works is crucial for both sustainable development and job creation, which will help to reduce poverty. The construction industry is widely seen as one of the driving forces to fight poverty because it creates jobs and has the ability to develop skills that empower people to start their own businesses," said IFP Spokesperson on Public Works, Mr Hassan Motala, MPL.

  • Platz Am Meer and Desert Rose 'Will Continue' - Mutjavikua Namibia

    NAMIBIA, 2014/08/18 CONSTRUCTION on the N$400 million 'Platz am Meer' waterfront in Swakopmund started yesterday and according to Erongo governor Cleophas Mutjavikua, this development, and the proposed N$8 billion Desert Rose development south of Swakopmund "will continue". "These are significant projects for the region and they have the full support on political level, and so they will continue," said Mutjavikua at the site handover and sod turning function yesterday at the waterfront. Both projects have been criticised by pressure groups who argue that the developers and the authorities have allegedly bypassed laws and not followed the correct channels to realise the projects, and that public input and objection were allegedly merely sidestepped or shrugged off as unwarranted.

  • Southern Africa: SADC to Benefit From African Infrastructure Programme

    AFRICA, 2014/07/07 At least seven infrastructure projects in southern Africa were presented at the recent Dakar Financing Summit for implementation under the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA). PIDA is a blueprint for African infrastructure transformation for the period 2012-2040. The programme was adopted by African leaders in January 2012 and provides a strategic framework for priority infrastructure projects expected to transform the continent into an interconnected and integrated region. To mobilise financial investment to accelerate PIDA implementation, the New Partnership for Africa's Improvment(NEPAD) organized the Dakar Financing Summit on 14-15 June in Senegal where a total of 16 strategic and regionally balanced projects were presented to potential donors.

  • The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has made significant headway with the inspection and repairs of road infrastructure,

    SOUTH AFRICA, 2014/05/06 The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has made significant headway with the inspection and repairs of road infrastructure, traffic signals, bridges and culverts following this year’s abnormally heavy rains, the road agency reported. The JRA reports that its team has worked seven days a week completing repairs on 70% of damage caused by the flooding. It has repaired 23504 potholes, done 7981m2 patching, Skoffeling 36044m2 and cleared, unblocked and performed minor repairs on 1819 stormwater drains. Nine bridges within the City of Johannesburg were identified and prioritised for immediate repairs. The JRA committed R37 million for bridge repairs, including culverts and gabions, within the city.

  • Zimbabwe: U.S.$400 Million Deal for City Roads Rehab

    ZIMBABWE, 2014/03/11 HARARE councillors have authorised town clerk Dr Tendai Mahachi to conclude a US$400 million joint venture agreement between council and Neo Capital of South Africa for rehabilitation and maintenance of the capital's major roads. A lot of city roads are presently impassable because of potholes. According to council's business committee conference minutes of January 30 this year, a appropriate purpose vehicle - the Harare Roads Development Company -will be created with the City of Harare holding a 51 % stake and Neo Capital the remiander. "Neo would contribute US$400 million for the project. The joint venture would run for a period of 30 years. The Harare Roads Development Company would get its revenue from vehicle licence and billboard activities," read the minutes. The broader plan includes mass light rail, bus and taxi transport systems.

  • The new board of the Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) will be appointed

    SOUTH AFRICA, 2014/02/23 The new board of the Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) will be appointed before the end of this month, Premier Stanley Mathabatha says. "In an endeavour to resuscitate the agencies, the Road Agency Limpopo (RAL) and the Gateway Airport Authority Limited (GAAL) have commissioned a study to review the institutional models of the two agencies. "We have appointed a new board for GAAL and during the course of this month, a new board for RAL shall be appointed," the premier announced, during his National of the Province Address, on Thursday.
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