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EABL TO CONSTRUCT MICROBREWRY PROJCET IN KENYA

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The East African Breweries Plc (EABL) has commissioned the construction of a Sh1billion microbrewery that will serve as an innovation center for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The facility next to the Tusker brewery in Ruaraka will consist of a microbrewery, taste room, taproom, and a flagship store. The construction was commissioned by Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Jane Karuku and is expected to be opened to the public by December, in time to…

GHANA GOVT. INAUGURATE NEW PURC OFFICE BUILDING

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Chief of Staff, Mrs. Akosua Frema Osei Opare, has inaugurated a new Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) office building in Koforiduain the Eastern region. The office building has a reception, offices, conference hall, and washrooms, among other facilities. The edifice would facilitate stakeholder engagements, monitoring of performances of the utility providers at the district and regional levels, and ensure the resolution of complaints by clients. Mrs. Opare also launched the 25th Anniversary of the…

SA GAUTENG DEPT. LAUNCH NEW APP FOR USERS TO REPORT POOR ROADS

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has launched a new province-wide app that allows road users to report poor road conditions and other road maintenance issues that require attention. Launched as part of the Smart Mobility Weekends Programme, the PotholeFixGP is an easy-to-use app downloadable from the Google Play Store and will soon be available on Huawei and Apple App stores. Speaking at the launch held in Diepsloot on Saturday, Gauteng MEC for Public…

KENYA GOVT. PARTNER WITH KSDP FOR TWO PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Gambeta News

The status of Kanamkemer ward in Lodwar is set to improve with the construction of a new modern market and an agricultural training institute. The two projects will be implemented by the county government in collaboration with the Kenya Devolution Support Programme (KDSP). Both projects, estimated to cost Sh107 million were handed to the contractor on Thursday. Chief Officer for Economic Planning Jeremiah Apalia said the new market has been allocated Sh40 million while the…

CONTRACTOR FAILED TO MEET DEADLINE FOR EGODINI MALL CONSTRUCTION IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Gambeta News

South African company contracted to construct a multi-dollar Egodini Mall in Bulawayo has failed to meet the deadline for the completion of a taxi rank and informal traders’ stalls again. The project was supposed to be completed by the end of April this year. In 2016, the Bulawayo City Council awarded Terracotta Trading Limited (TTPL), a US$60 million tender for the redevelopment of the Basch Street terminus popularly known as Egodini under the Build Operate…

THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME: HOW GOOD CAN AFRICAN ROADS BECOME??

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

Africa’s infrastructure over the last decade has been in a terrible state, especially the road network. Over time, we have seen so much negative information coming out from the Continent when it comes to the road but the story of Kunle Adeyanju just proved that things can be in other if only the government of the said countries pay more attention. The story of Kunle Adeyanju is quite interesting and brings hope back to the…

PRESIDENT NANA ADDO DIRECTED DEMOLISHED DEVELOPMENT ALONG WATERWAY

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to ensure that developments along waterways and obstructions to the free flow of water are removed immediately. The President tasked the MMDAs to ensure developers adhere strictly to the planning laws of the country and sanction any staff who issue permits for structures to be built on waterways. A monitoring team, the President indicated, has been established to report to him on…

TANZANIA WAMI BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETED BY JULY

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

The new wami bridge in Chalinze Council, Coast Region in Tanzania, which will be completed by July this year, is expected to catalyze accelerating the growth of industries, investment, and business activities between the country and neighboring countries, has been learned. Regional Commissioner Aboubakar Kunenge made the remarks after inspecting construction works at the site during his official tour to inspect various government strategic projects in the region this week. “When this bridge becomes operational,…

RWANDA GOVT. TO ROLL OUT 43-MEGA WATT POWER PLANT

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Government of Rwanda has embarked on the Nyabarongo II hydropower plant public project which will be established on River Nyabarongo in a bid to boost the country’s efforts to ensure universal access to electricity by 2024. Located 27 kilometers from Kigali at the junction between the Southern and the Northern provinces, the groundbreaking for the construction was launched recently. The $214 million project will be the first phase of the Nyabarongo II Multipurpose Development Project…

EGYPT PRESIDENT INSPECT LAND RECLAMATION PROJECTS

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has followed up on the land reclamation projects carried out by the Egyptian Countryside Development Company. This came during a Tuesday meeting attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly; Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Aty; Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Elsayed Elkoseir; and Chairperson of Egyptian Countryside Development Company, Amr Abdel Wahab. The presidential spokesperson stated that the meeting discussed the status of the 1.5 Million Feddan Project…

COURT ORDERS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO RETURN TO SITE IN NAMIBIA

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

Construction workers of a Chinese-owned company, employed for the expansion of the Gibeon-Tses Road, who downed tools earlier this month, have been ordered by the court to resume duty. High Court Judge Harald Geier interdicted employees of China Henan International Cooperation Group (Pty) Ltd (Chico), represented by Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (MANWU) and supported by Michael Amushelelo and political party Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), from continuing with the strike. The court also…

SOUTH AFRICA ESKOM TO RESUME STAGE 2 LOAD SHEDDING THIS WEEK

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

State power utility Eskom has announced a further week of stage two load shedding following the continued shortage of generation capacity at its power stations. The electricity supplier has been battling breakdowns and the slow return to service of some of its generation units for the past two weeks leading to load shedding from about 5 pm to 10 pm daily. “While there may be instances where load shedding might need to be implemented outside…

GHANA PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF UEAS

Posted on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the commencement of construction for the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS) in Bunso in the Eastern Region. It is expected to be completed in 24 months. President Akufo-Addo in this year’s Message on the State of the Nation to Parliament on 30th March 2022, announced the government’s plans to turn the Bunso campus of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development into an independent…

ZINARA HIKED TOLL FEES PRICE IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (ZINARA) has hiked toll fees by 73% in line with obtaining exchange rate dynamics. The developments are in line with recent fluctuations of the Zimbabwean dollar on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction platform, which saw the value of the local currency depreciating by 49% this week, reaching US$1:ZW$258. In a Saturday update, the roads administrator said the hikes were in terms of section 4 of Statutory…

KPA TO COMPLETE PHASE TWO OF MOMBASA PORT TERMINAL NEXT MONTH

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Gambeta News

Phase Two of the Sh32 billion second container terminal at the port of Mombasa is complete and set for commissioning next month. Construction of the terminal which started in September 2018, is expected to increase the port’s annual capacity by 450,000 containers, bringing the total annual capacity to 2.1 million containers. Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) confirmed that the Japanese contractor, Tokyo Construction Company Limited, has completed the project which has been described by maritime stakeholders…

MALAWI GOVT. AWARDS MARKA-BANGULA RAILWAY TO CONTRACTOR

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Gambeta News

Malawi Government has handed over the construction of the K69 billion Marka-Bangula Railway line project to the contractor, China Railway Bureau Group 20 fondly known as CR20. The ceremony took place at the Malawi Mozambique border at Marka in Nsanje where Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Public Works Hastings Chiudzu, asked the contractor to finish the project within 18 months time frame. The 72-kilometer railway construction project, will/now start with a feasibility…

LIBERIA ROAD FUNDS DIVERSION CAUSING SERIOUS PROBLEM

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

Millions of United States dollars collected as levies from motorists to construct and maintain roads in the country are being diverted from the National Road Fund to other uses despite the deplorable nature of roads in the country. An Audit of the National Road Fund conducted by the General Auditing Commission for two fiscal years July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2020, has observed that millions of dollars of petroleum levies paid by motorists for…

MAURITIUS CIDB DISCUSSED SME CHALLENGES FOR CONTRACTORS IN THE INDUSTRY

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) held a workshop focussing on the challenges faced by Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) contractors in the construction sector. The Minister of National Infrastructure and Community Development, Mr Mahendranuth Sharma Hurreeram; the Chairperson of the CIDB, Mr Tarkaswar Cowaloosur; the Executive Director of the CIDB, Mr Ram Bahadoor; and other personalities were present at the opening ceremony. In his address, Minister Hurreeram highlighted that Government was investing massively in…

NIGERIA GOVT. TO TACKLE HOUSING HOUSING CHALLENGES AFTER PARTNERSHIP WITH OAK HOME

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

Oak Homes, a Lagos-based top notch-housing firm, has made its debut in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in a bid to redefine the concept of luxury living in the city. The company’s entry into the FCT was heralded on Tuesday by a ground-breaking ceremony, performed by the FCT Minister of State, Ramatu Tijanni. The minister, who was represented by her Special Assistant on Technical Matters, Tpl. Mubdiyu Mustapha expressed joy over Oak Homes’ in-road…

HOW YOUNG AFRICAN LADY IS CHANGING THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN NAMIBIA

Posted on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 by Gambeta News

A YOUNG business management graduate has ventured into the manufacturing industry, turning thorns into toothpicks. Nadapewa Embula (26) said that struggling to find employment as a graduate is what drove her to start her own business, and the solution was the camel thorn tree. Embula said the inspiration to make toothpicks was sparked in 2018, after reading an article in which former industrialization and trade minister Tjekero Tweya lamented the fact that the country does…

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