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LETSHEGO TO LAUNCH AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCHEME IN NAMIBIA

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Gambeta News

Letshego said the product was initially aimed at customers in Namibia and Botswana, with roll-out plans to the group’s remaining pan-African countries. Letshego struck a US$50 million loan deal from the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank’s private-sector lending division, for 4 000 affordable housing loans in Namibia to new homeowners, with the potential to expand that partnership to other countries. The group said it has realised that citizens of many countries across Africa struggle…

CONSTRUCTION OF AGRO FOOD CENTRE OFFICIALLY KICK-OFF IN THE GAMBIA

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The site handing over for the construction of an Agro Food Processing Center at The Gambia Tourism and Hospitality Institute (GTHI) was done on Wednesday to officially start work. The project is given to GAMWORKS under The Gambia Pilot Project by the German Development Agency (GIZ) ECOWAS. Kaddijatou Fofana, Project Manager at GAMWORKS, said the center will be used to train GTHI students on how to process agro-food materials, adding that they chose GTHI because…

SOUTH AFRICA ESKOM TO BEGIN STAGE 2 LOAD SHEDDING

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

State power utility Eskom has confirmed that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 4 pm to midnight on Wednesday and Today Eskom had warned on Tuesday afternoon that load shedding may be extended due to losses in generation capacity at some of its power stations on Tuesday evening. By Wednesday afternoon, the power utility was battling breakdowns amounting to some 14 637MW of energy, while planned maintenance outages stood at 4 550MW. “The…

GOMBE STATE EXCEUTIVE COUNCIL APPOVED N8.8B FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 17 TOWNSHIP

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Gombe State Executive Council has approved the construction of 17 township roads valued at N8.8 billion. The state Commissioner for Works and Transportation, Abubakar Bappah, who disclosed this to journalists shortly after the council meeting yesterday, said the 17 township road projects would traverse areas like Kagarawal, Pantami/Gabukka, old GRA, and Civil Service Commission’s office to Science Secondary School in Gombe to link up with Shongo among other locations in the state capital. He…

THE IMPLICATION OF KENYA’s CAPITAL CITY ROAD DEVELOPMENT

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

Some years back, the Government of Kenya explored the possibility of making the 473km Mombasa-Nairobi road a dual-carriage highway. The plan hit a roadblock because it would have required buying land for expansion at massive prices and compensating the owners of high-value buildings adjacent to Mombasa Road, on both sides. And so, it appeared as though this portion of the critical Northern Corridor would remain the way it had been, for lack of expansion space….

WORLD BANKS LIST MOROCCO AS HIGH LEVEL OF EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE DISASTER

Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

World Bank (WB) says that Morocco is among countries with a high level of exposure to climate disasters. The statement was made during the recent climate resilience program. According to reports from the World Bank, climate-induced disasters including floods, earthquakes, and drought currently cost Morocco more than half a billion every year. As the world descends into the fallout of climate change, Morocco is set to experience more severe adverse weather events at a higher frequency,…

RWANDA AND WORLD BANK SIGNED DEAL TO IMPROVE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

Rwanda and the World Bank have signed an additional financing agreement worth $129 million (over Rwf134bn) to among others support the government’s efforts to improve teacher competence and student retention. The funds secured under the Quality Basic Education for Human Capital Development (QBE) project, comprises a $50 million credit, a $50 million grant as well as a co-financing of a $29.062 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). For the past three years,…

Uis TIN MINE TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AFTER COMPLETION OF FIRST PHASE IN NAMIBIA

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Gambeta News

According to a company statement released yesterday, the expansion of the plant is projected to increase the nameplate capacity by 67% – from 60 tonnes of tin concentrate per month to up to 100 tonnes per month. “This will translate to 720 tonnes up to 1 200 tonnes per annum as the current output is expected to expand progressively over four months,” said the company in a statement issued by chief executive officer Anthony Viljoen….

EGYPT PRESIDENT URGED GERMAN COMPANY TO OPERATE & MANAGE ELECTRIC TRAIN

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Gambeta News

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has urged immediately contracting with the German national railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) to operate and manage the express electric train system in Egypt. Sisi made the remarks in a meeting on Monday with the CEO at DB E.C.O. Group Niko Warbanoff, CEO of Elsewedy Electric Ahmed Elsewedy, and Chairperson of the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) Sherif Hassan. The meeting discussed cooperation between the Egyptian Ministry of Transport and…

DWS SAYS WESTERN CAPE WATER SUPPLY DECLINE IN SA

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) wishes to update citizens on the latest Western Cape’s water situation. Today’s hydrological report indicates that the average combined dam levels of the Western Cape Water Supply System are at 76,26%, a notable decline from 98,11% in the comparative period last year. DWS Western Cape Provincial Head Ntombizanele Bila-Mupariwa says the Western Cape received below-normal rainfall in the past four months, and as such dam storages are concern…

OFANKOR-NSAWAM DUAL CARRIAGE ROAD CONSTRUCTION BEGUN IN GHANA

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Gambeta News

Construction and expansion works have begun on the 17.85-kilometer Ofankor-Nsawam dual-carriage road. The project, being undertaken by Maripoma Engineering Limited is expected to be completed in 24 months. It involves the construction of a two-km road with eight lanes as well as a 16.85 km road of 10 lanes from Ofankor to the White House stretch. An additional two lanes will be added to the dual carriageway with extra two service lanes to serve adjoining…

NIGERIA GOVT. TO SANCTION CHINESE COMPANY OVER FAILURE FOR RAIL PROJECT

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Gambeta News

The federal government has threatened to mete out a stiff sanction to the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) over the firm’s alleged failure to provide 85 percent counterpart fund for the rail project in some parts of the country. The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo, decried the slow pace of work in the Kanu-Kaduna and Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail lines. Sambo gave the warning on Saturday while briefing journalists in Lagos at the end…

WASAC TO UPGRADE NZOVE-NTORA PIPELINE IN RWANDA

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Gambeta News

Water taps have dried up in some parts of Kigali as the Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) is upgrading the Nzove-Ntora pipeline, one of the major pipelines in the capital, The New Times has learnt. Upgrading works on the 9.36km pipeline from Nzove Water Treatment Plant to Ntora reservoir was funded by the Japanese government and will cost over Rwf 20.1 billion. According to WASAC, the disruption to water supply, which started on Wednesday, August…

ZIMBABWE AND ZAMBIA TO ESTABLISH AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PARK

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

The governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia are holding a validation workshop on the policy, legal and regulatory framework for the establishment of the agro-industrial park between the two countries. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding last year for the establishment of the agro-industrial park and today’s meeting is expected to decide the framework for the feasibility study among other issues. The process is being done with the support of the United Nations Economic…

RESIDENTS COMPLAIN OVER BAD ORCHID ROAD IN NEW LAGOS

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

Residents and road users have continued to decry the deplorable condition of Orchid Road, Lekki, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state and the menace caused by commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as ‘okada riders in the area. On the bad road condition, the residents under the aegis of Lekki Conservation Estates Community Development Association (LECECODA), the community’s association, described the 6.5km road as the worst in ‘New Lagos’. In a statement co-signed by…

LRRRC SAYS HOUSING UNIT NEARING COMPLETION IN LIBERIA

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) has assured Liberian returnees from Ghana and other African countries of the government’s unflinching support in providing them with suitable homes upon arrival back home. Since the end of the civil war here, Liberians, who sought refuge in neighboring countries have been struggling to return home especially, those residing at the Buduburam camp in Ghana that was asked to vacate the camp by Ghanian authorities. During a…

PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF YENDI DUAL CARRIAGEWAY

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday cut sod for the construction of the Yendi dual carriageway in the Northern Region. The 2.5-kilometer dual carriage road which is part of the Eastern Corridor road project and expected to be completed within seven months is being executed by Andrade Gutierrez Construction Company of Brazil. At a short ceremony here in Yendi, President Akufo-Addo said the Eastern Corridor project would cover the stretch from Bimbilla to Damanku in…

LUACHIMO HYDROELECTRIC DAM TESTING STAGE BEGINS IN ANGOLA

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Gambeta News

The acceptance tests of the equipment to prepare for the start-up of the first two turbines at the Luachimo hydroelectric dam in eastern northern Lunda Norte province started Tuesday (09), the rehabilitation works manager has announced. Joaquim Costa, director of rehabilitation and expansion works, said the two turbines, with a capacity to produce 17 megawatts of electricity, have already been installed. Joaquim Costa also announced the execution of two more turbines, with the same capacity,…

TANZANIA STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY TO COMMENCE IN JANUARY

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Gambeta News

The operations of the eagerly awaited Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro stretch are expected to commence next January should it receive endorsement from the regulatory body, it has been stated. Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) Director General Masanja Kadogosa said on Saturday that the 300-kilometer SGR had reached 97 percent as of June this year and the first trial run by the project engineers proved successful. He said the operational trial…

ULTRA-MODERN BUS TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED IN GHANA

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Member of Parliament for Gusheigu Constituency in the Northern Region, Alhaji Alhassan S Tampuli, has cut the sod for the commencement of an ultra-modern bus terminal for Gusheigu town. The terminal, when completed would have auxiliary facilities like washrooms, ticketing, offices, passengers’ lodge, and parcel offices. The project, estimated to cost GH¢ 1,740,731.48, being executed by DAAYAConstruction Limited, is expected to be completed in six months, to help decongest the old bus terminal. The…

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