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  • 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.

  • Bulldozing Work Underway On Rural Section of Yaounde-Nsimalen Motorway

    CAMEROON, 2014/08/30 Bulldozing work is underway on the 10.8-km rural section of the Yaounde-Nsimalen double carriage road which comprises a national-of-the-art road to link Carrefour Ahala, passing through Carrefour Meyo to the Nsimalen roundabout. Target is to ensure a smooth circulation of goods and persons to and from the Nsimalen international airport. The Chinese firm, China Communications Construction Company Ltd, which got a service order on May 2, 2014 has by presently set base at Ntoutouli, Mefou and Afamba Division and its machines are currently clearing the forest and bulldozing the path. Preparatory work has been done on over three km.

  • Construction of the much-hyped Tanzania China Logistics Centre

    TANZANIA, 2014/08/22 CONSTRUCTION of the much-hyped Tanzania China Logistics Centre, which is expected to be the major in East and Central Africa, is at last about to start. The development comes next the release of a total of 53bn/- that will be used to pay compensations to Kurasini residents where the project is expected to be built. The Minister for Industry and Trade, Dr Abdallah Kigoda, told journalists in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday that the government of Tanzania has by presently given the money to the Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA), which will oversee the compensation exercise. "We are happy.

  • Egypt selected a consortium of Egyptian and the Persian Gulf companies

    EGYPT, 2014/08/21 Egypt selected a consortium of Egyptian and the Persian Gulf companies Tuesday to develop the government's mega project to transform the Suez Canal waterway into a hub of international investment and free trade zones, officials said. Egyptian authorities say the massive development plan is badly needed to help boost an economy that has been ravaged by three years of political turmoil. The Suez Canal is a key source of revenue for Egypt, bringing in around $5 billion annually. Canal Authority chief Moheeb Mamish said the Dar al-Handasah - a leading Mideast design, architecture and engineering consultancy registered in Bahrain - was chosen from 14 candidates to develop the project. He did not give the price tag for the project.

  • 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.

  • New fleets to ease transit in urban Gabon

    GABON, 2014/07/12 With the recent arrival of a fleet of new buses, Gabon’s capital city of Libreville is set for a welcome relief to the traffic congestion that clogs its major thoroughfares. To maximise efficiency, the country’s transport authority is in the planning stages of widening streets and dedicating a appropriate bus lane on major routes. Meanwhile, the authority has ordered 100 metered-taxis, which are currently being rolled out across the city. Since additional than a third of the country’s 1.6m people live in this coastal city and much of its commerce passes through Port Mole, the new system is expected to do much to boost the speed and sprawl of the city’s urban transit, free up the roads for lorries carrying goods and improve the efficiency of the economy. The recent investments in urban transit form part of a package of infrastructure spending launched under the Emerging Gabon national development plan, aimed at diversifying the economy away from dependence on hydrocarbons. Oil and gas have been the dominant sector since the 1970s but production peaked in 1997 at 370,000 barrels per day and has since declined by one-third as large oil fields have matured. Oil accounts for about half of Gabon’s gross domestic product (GDP).

  • 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.

  • Executive Mansion 'Conceals' Renovation Contract Liberia

    LIBERIA, 2014/06/26 The Executive Mansion is from presently on to release copy of a arrangement it entered into for the renovation of the Mansion nearly nine years ago. The Mansion, built by an Israeli company, was gutted by fire in 2006 during a dinner hosted for some West African leaders and dignitaries on July 26, Liberia's Independence Day. The Mansion, despite assurance and acknowledgment of receipt of a Freedom of Data (FOI) request on May 22, 2014, has refused to respond to the request.

  • Kessem Irrigation Dam Nears Completion in Ethiopia

    ETHIOPIA, 2014/06/15 The Kessem irrigation dam, bearing the same name with a sugar development project, is nearing completion, said Federal Water Works Design and Supervision Enterprise. The irrigation dam, which will have the capacity to develop 20,000 hectares of land in Afar region of Ethiopia, is 99 % complete, according to the consultant - Federal Water Works Design and Supervision Enterprise. Located inside the rift valley region, the construction of the dam proved daunting with the contractor Federal Water Works Construction Enterprise facing geological challenges.

  • PM Instructs Speed Up of Road Projects in Cameroon

    CAMEROON, 2014/06/02 The Prime Minister, Chief of Government, Mr YANG Philemon, Chairman of the National Road Board (CONAROUTE), today Tuesday, 27 May 2014 as from 11:00 a.m., chaired the 16th session of the Board in the major building of his Office. In attendance, apart from his close aides, were the statutory members of the Board inclunding specially invited personalities inclunding the Government Delegates to the Bamenda and Ebolowa City Councils. The session was devoted mainly to: (i) assessing the implementation evolution of 2013 programmes; and (ii) considering FY 2014 programmes for validation. In his opening statement, the Chairman of the Board drew the attention of contracting Authorities on the need to optimize resources allocated for road infrastructure construction, rehabilitation and maintenance works. He asked them to resort to direct labour for minor works and to look for strategies to reduce the cost of road inputs such as aggregates and reinforcing steel. He as well recommended the use of approved, much cheaper surfacing products such as ROCAMIX, CARBONCOR and CON-AID/CBR PLUS.
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