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GHANA WORKS MINISTER ANNOUNCED ROAD PLANS IN 2023

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Attah has announced that major roads in Accra would be completed and commissioned in 2023. He disclosed this when he embarked on a road inspection tour of some selected road projects in the Greater Accra Region. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the progress of work at the sites and assured contractors of the government’s resolve to honor its obligations to ensure that the projects are completed as…

HOUSING PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN POMONA CITY, ZIMBABWE

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

The excitement at Pomona City has begun with about 140 stand owners now ready to build their properties following the granting of the certificate of compliance by Harare City Council late last year. Compliance for phases 1B and C is expected mid-year. The residential estate being developed under the smart cities concept is expected to change the infrastructure terrain in the capital city as indicated by the West Property Chief Executive Mr Kenneth Sharpe. “We…

SONGEA AIRPORT REHABILITATION AT 97% IN TANZANIA

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

Rehabilitation and upgrading of Songea Airport in the Ruvuma Region have reached 97 percent. Ruvuma Regional Manager for Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROAD) Engineer Elphatar Mlavi said the 37bn/- airport is set to be fully completed and handed over to the government at the end of this month. Eng Mlavi made the revelation during a visit by the Ruvuma Regional Commissioner Colonel Laban Thomas, who had visited the airport to observe the work progress. Eng…

SOUTH AFRICANS URGED TO LOWER WATER CONSUMPTION DUE TO POWER CUT

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

Residents of Johannesburg and Tshwane have been urged to lower their water consumption due to the negative impact repeated power cuts have had on water supply infrastructure, Eyewitness News reports. This comes shortly after the City of Cape Town’s appeal to residents for the same reason. The Cities of Tshwane and Johannesburg added that reservoirs for both municipalities are not filling up fast enough while rising summer temperatures have also compounded the crisis. Tobacco Giant Eyes…

STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGE VICTIMS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AT NEW JESHWANG, GAMBIA

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

As the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) secretariat-The Gambia road project progresses, the office of The Gambia-OIC in partnership with the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Lands engaged victims of the road construction at New Jeshwang. The meeting held at New Jeshwang Health Centre aimed at updating affected landlords ahead of the demolition. It also aimed to enable stakeholders to discuss with landlords the circumstances surrounding their compensation. Boto Jarju,…

HOW ENTEBBE AIRPORT EXPOSURE IS HELPING UGANDA

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Gambeta News

Uganda’s engagement with China has often seen officials from Kampala troops to Beijing for loans, resulting in a rising debt situation with the Asian giant over the last decade. Ugandan projects whose funding has been negotiated with the Exim Bank include $2.2 billion for the SGR, $1.44 billion for the 600MW Karuma hydroelectric dam, $482 million for 183MW Isimba power dam, $350 million for the 51km Kampala-Entebbe Expressway and $200 million for Entebbe International Airport…

ZAMBIA AND ANGOLA SIGN DEAL FOR ROAD CONNECTING PROJECTS

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

Zambia and Angola have signed six (6) memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at boosting trade and investment in the two countries. The two countries have signed an MoU on cooperation to facilitate the construction of the Zambia/Angola connection road via the Jimbe border between Zambia’s Ikelengi district in the northwestern province and Angola’s town of Luau. The two nations have also committed to the construction of the Malundo/Sikongo border in the western part of Zambia….

RECOMMISSIONING OF DURBAN HEIGHTS WATER TREATMENT TO KICK-OFF IN SA

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will today, 13 January 2023, officially recommission aqueduct 1 and open reservoir 3 at Umgeni’s Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant. According to a media statement, Umgeni Water as the implementing agent recently refurbished both water infrastructures. Aqueducts 1 and 2 were severely damaged during the floods that ravaged KwaZulu-Natal last year. In addition, the reservoir was taken offline in 2019 for repairs due to safety issues identified at the…

MOROCCO AND SPAIN AGREE TO DEVELOP PORT OF HUELVA TO BOOST TRADE

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

The port of Huelva, one of the most important in Spain, and the National Single Window of Foreign Trade Procedures of Morocco (PORTNET) signed, Wednesday, a protocol of action for the study and potential development of the processes of digitization of maritime port chains. The objective of the protocol, signed by president of the Port Authority of Huelva, Pilar Miranda, and Director General of PORTNET, Youssef Ahouzi, is to facilitate the study and potential development…

ANGOLA SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING PLANS OUTLINE

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Gambeta News

The MPLA’s first secretary in the eastern Lunda Sul province Daniel Neto reaffirmed Tuesday his party’s commitment to keeping building social infrastructure, under the 2022/2027 Government program. At the end of the visits, as part of the Political and Patriotic Activities, to grassroots organizations in suburban areas, Daniel Neto mentioned the construction of schools, health posts, and the expansion of the electricity network, among the infrastructure. He said that MPLA, the ruling party in Angola,…

CONSTRUCTION OF INZOVU MALL TO KICK-OFF SOON IN RWANDA

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Gambeta News

Construction works on the proposed multi-billion mall dubbed ‘Inzovu Mall’ is set to start in May 2023. Arguably the largest shopping center to be constructed by the French firm Groupe Duval in Rwanda, it will occupy the premises of the former justice ministry adjacent to the Kigali Convention Centre. The handover of the property was completed in February 2022, with the property changing hands between the government represented by Rwanda Development Board and Rwanda Housing Authority to Duval…

HUSK POWER SYSTEM PROJECT FUNDING SECURED IN NIGERIA

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Gambeta News

Nigerian mini-grid player, Husk Power Systems, has secured the sum of $750,000 in funding for solar mini-grid projects in Nasarawa State. Disclosing this in an email sent to Naira metrics, the company said the loan was made available by Germany’s development ﬁnance institution (DEG). The Plan: Husk plans to set up 8 new community solar microgrids in Nasarawa state. DEG allocated the funds from its Up-Scaling Program, which is co-ﬁnanced by the Federal Ministry for Economic…

EGYPT GOVT. SIGN DEAL FOR SOLAR AND WIND POWER PROJECT

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Gambeta News

Renewable energy company AMEA Power Ltd. has announced the financial close for the two major clean energy projects in Egypt, making way for construction to begin. The two projects, the 500MW Abydos solar plant located 600km south of Cairo in Aswan governorate and the 500MW Amunet wind farm 318 km south of Cairo in the Red Sea governorate will be built, owned, and operated by the fully owned subsidiaries of the United Arab Emirates-based AMEA…

CONSTRUCTION OF MBAMBA-BAY PORT TO BEGIN THIS MONTH IN TANZANIA

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Gambeta News

Construction of Mbamba- Bay Port in Ruvuma Region is set to commence this month, Director General for Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Mr. Plasduce Mbossa has affirmed. Mr. Mbossa said over the weekend that TPA was aware of the importance of the port, reaffirming the authority’s commitment to ensuring the plan to develop the port is implemented as planned. “TPA is aware of the importance of Mbamba Bay Port and for that matter, we are committed…

ETHIOPIA MINISTER DISCLOSE PLANS TO REBUILD AND RESTORE INFRASTRUCTURE DESTROY BY WAR

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Gambeta News

Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure disclosed that encouraging activities have been carried out to rebuild and restore infrastructures destroyed by the war in the northern part of Ethiopia. The bridges that were destroyed due to the war in the north have now been repaired and become fully operational, it was indicated. Recall that a delegation led by Speaker of the House of People’s Representatives Tagesse Chafo, comprising ministers, heads of service-providing institutions, and National Dialogue…

ZIMBABWE GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO ACHIEVE GOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe Government is aiming at achieving world-class standards when it comes to waste management, an official has said. Environment Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu made the revelation during a clean-up exercise in Redcliff. He called for local authorities to set up modern waste management infrastructure to support the dream. Ndlovu added that a clean environment will be a strong anchor for the country’s economic growth. “A clean environment will be a strong anchor for a growing economy….

HOW ENERGY TRANSITION WOULD IMPOVERISH NAMIBIA

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

Namibia’s planned energy transition would impoverish the country while contributing virtually nothing to global emission reduction, says American science policy analyst Perry Green. Green says Namibia’s renewable energy ambitions would have no real impact on global carbon emissions. The government has committed to a 90% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2027, and to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Namibia is a signatory to both the Kyoto Accord and the Paris Agreement, which oblige participants…

SCHOOL PROJECT STILL LACKING ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE DESPITE GOVT. CLAIMS IN OYO, NIGERIA

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

Governor Dapo Abiodun said last year that over 400 primary and secondary schools have been renovated in Ogun State under his administration. However, reports late in 2022 state that the three senatorial districts of the state facilities in many public schools are still in deplorable conditions. The renovation project was executed with an N10.2 billion fund jointly contributed, equally, by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the state government. UBEC released its share of the…

HOW MUTUAL AID ORGANIZATION IS TRANSFORMING KIRUMBA URBAN LANDSCAPE IN D.R.CONGO

Posted on January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

Over the last few years, something has changed about Kirumba. From the hills overlooking this rural town in DRC’s North Kivu province, one might spot a shop made of brick or a tile-roofed house. In Kirumba, brick buildings stand out. Most commercial buildings and houses in Kirumba, the largest commercial center in North Kivu’s Lubero territory, are made of mud and wood, prone to destruction. Only about one-third of houses in DRC (about 5 million)…

TUNISIA PRESIDENT ASKED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION OF KING SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ HOSPITAL

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Kais Saied urgently needs to start the construction of the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Hospital in Kairouan, the Ghardimaou Hospital in Jendouba, and the Cancer Hospital in Gabes. Receiving Health Minister Ali Mrabet, they reviewed the projects underway, the main encountered difficulties, was the poor management of some public health facilities and the slowness of judicial procedures in cases related to public funds embezzlement. The spread of rumors by a communication agency, managed by…

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