HOW TO SOCIAL DISTANCE IN CONSTRUCTION SITE

HOW TO SOCIAL DISTANCE IN CONSTRUCTION SITE

As construction activities begins to resume around Africa and the world, it is important that the construction industry understand the need to social distance when performing their job.

The need to work safely during this novel virus period is vital as it prevent lose of life as well as increase

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LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION DELAYED EXPLAINED BY NIGERIA GOVT.

LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION DELAYED EXPLAINED BY NIGERIA GOVT.

The lock down of Abuja and Lagos via the presidential order has affected the construction industry in the nation. But with the lock down partial reduced, Construction activities is once again set to kick-off.

Director, Federal Highways, South West, Mr. Adedamola Kuti said Julius Berger would have resumed works on

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UNRA UGANDA RE-OPENS NTUNGAMO-KABALE HIGHWAY

UNRA UGANDA RE-OPENS NTUNGAMO-KABALE HIGHWAY

Ntungamo—Kabale highway has been opened to the public after it was closed on may 4 2020. Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA) block the highway as emergency repair kicking off the next day.

The highway was reported earlier in our previous post of a mudslide that block the highway due to

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BOSTWANA NWDC SAY MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL TO BE COMPLETED SOON

BOSTWANA NWDC SAY MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL TO BE COMPLETED SOON

North West District Council (NWDC) in Botswana hopes to complete maintenance of 79 primary school soon. The announced was made by Deputy council chairperson, Mr Lekonne Masoko.

According to Masoko, “The project entails construction of new ablution facilities, maintenance of toilets, procurement of 10 000 litre water tanks and stands.”

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TANZANIA GOVT. ALLOCATE FUND TO CONSTRUCT VIP ROUTE ON MT. KILIMANJARO

TANZANIA GOVT. ALLOCATE FUND TO CONSTRUCT VIP ROUTE ON MT. KILIMANJARO

As part of plans to increase the tourism sector of the nation, Tanzania Government has allocated fund for the construction the the VIP route.

The construction of a 25-kilometre route for Very Important Persons (VIP), will be used by tourist while climbing Mountain Kilimanjaro.

In a press statement by the

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ISIMBA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AT 55% COMPLETED IN UGANDA

ISIMBA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AT 55% COMPLETED IN UGANDA

Progress has been seen from the construction of Isimba bridge. The details was announced by UNRA Uganda via its social media handles.

The aim of the project is to help link Kampala to Kamuli via Kayunga district.

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NIGERIA GOVT. WILL NOT USE ABACHA LOOT FOR SOME PROJECTS

NIGERIA GOVT. WILL NOT USE ABACHA LOOT FOR SOME PROJECTS

Nigeria government has announced that it will not use money recovered from Abacha’s loot to help fund construction projects.

According to the report, the government said projects like Mambila power project and East-west Road projects would not benefit from the fund.

Speaking to the media, Senior Special Assistant to the

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SUDAN REJECTS ETHIOPIA PROPOSAL FOR RENAISSANCES DAM

SUDAN REJECTS ETHIOPIA PROPOSAL FOR RENAISSANCES DAM

Sudan Government has rejects Ethiopia’s first proposal for the renaissances dam project. The proposal was reject after Sudan Prime Minister Abadalla Hamdok instead called for a tripartite agreement between Khartoum, Addis Ababa and Cairo.

The rejection from Sudan now means that there can’t be any deal that may sideline Egypt,

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HOW RESIDENTS ARE SUFFERING FROM UNFINISHED HOMES IN SOUTH AFRICA

HOW RESIDENTS ARE SUFFERING FROM UNFINISHED HOMES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Hundreds of residents of Velwano in an area known as NU1 are suffering from unfinished building project.

The project which was carried-out by Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality did not finish as they failed to pay the developer, which resulted in the project been abandoned in 2017 with 43 houses still

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CONSTRUCTION OF MIRERANI SPORT COMPLEX ON HOLD DUE TO FLOOD

CONSTRUCTION OF MIRERANI SPORT COMPLEX ON HOLD DUE TO FLOOD

Mirerani Sports Complex has been put on halt after flood invade the construction site. Director of Tanzanite Community Empowerment Organisation (TACEO), Charles Mnyalu while making the announcement said the project will now be move to August.

According to Mnyalu, “the grass is first of all rotting, due to the soaked

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UGANDA OLD TAXI PARK RENOVATION KICK-OFF

UGANDA OLD TAXI PARK RENOVATION KICK-OFF

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has kick-off the redevelopment plans of the facility as the park has been in a deplorable state for so long.

According to the plans, the redevelopment will include excavation and disposal of the existing material, installation of underground drainage lines, rock fill, and construction of

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PICTURES FROM DARAJA MBILI MARKET COMPLETION IN KENYA

PICTURES FROM DARAJA MBILI MARKET COMPLETION IN KENYA

Construction of Daraja market in Kisii county of Kenya has been completed. The announcement was made by the nation Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) team via its social media handles.

According to the statement, the modern market is design to accommodate 700 traders. This will help boost trading activities in Kisii

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HOW ELECTRICITY IS VITAL FOR AFRICA’s HEALTHCARE SECTOR DURING COVID19

HOW ELECTRICITY IS VITAL FOR AFRICA’s HEALTHCARE SECTOR DURING COVID19

Electricity is one of the most important infrastructure needed at the moment as the world continue its fight against the novel virus. Modern health services require electricity everywhere in the world.

Yet today, health clinics and hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa and much of the developing world still remain underserved by

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DAM LEVEL DECLINE AS WATER DROUGHT SET TO CONTINUE IN SOUTH AFRICA

DAM LEVEL DECLINE AS WATER DROUGHT SET TO CONTINUE IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa water crisis is set to continue after dam level decline by 0.6% over the past week (4 May to 10 May) to 54.3% of total capacity.

This is surely an alarming time for the nation already recording one of the highest number of covid19 cases in Africa.

Xanthea

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ZIMBABWE’s PARIRENYATWA HOSPITAL RENOVATION STILL NEED MANPOWER

ZIMBABWE’s PARIRENYATWA HOSPITAL RENOVATION STILL NEED MANPOWER

Renovation of Parirenyatwa Hospital is making progress but still new more manpower. The hospital which is currently been used as a COVID19 treatment center needs more workers to help speed up progress and meet the target as the pandemic keeps on spreading.

Speaking to the media, Defence and War Veterans

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AGYIRINGANOR ROAD RECONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN GHANA

AGYIRINGANOR ROAD RECONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN GHANA

The 40-kilometre Agyiringanor Township roads is set to begin in Accra Ghana. The project which is worth US$25million (GH¢149 million) will involve the construction of culverts and widening of critical link roads within East Legon in the Ayawaso West Municipality and ARS and Agyiringanor in the Adentan Municipality.

Minister for

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GOVT. TO PROSECUTE CONTRACTOR OVER ROAD PROJECT DELAY IN NIGERIA

GOVT. TO PROSECUTE CONTRACTOR OVER ROAD PROJECT DELAY IN NIGERIA

Niger State Government in Central Nigeria is planning to prosecute contractors over delay in road project. During an inspection from the Infrastructure Committee chairman, Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe gave the directives for contractors to appear before the committee.

The statement by the committee reads that

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INTERVIEW: HOW HAS THE COVID 19 IMPACTED ON YOUR ENGINEERING MEMBERS?

INTERVIEW: HOW HAS THE COVID 19 IMPACTED ON YOUR ENGINEERING MEMBERS?

GEORGE CHUKWULEWA OKOROMA is the President, Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN). The engineer, who is at the helm of affairs at GAMBETA GROUPE LIMITED in this interview with Bertram Nwannekanma, spoke on the challenges of engineering profession in Nigeria among other issues.

The novel coronavirus has not left

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN R800-BILLION FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY PACKAGE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN R800-BILLION FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY PACKAGE

The extraordinary budget by Minister Mboweni must be supported by an extraordinary public infrastructure system where suitably qualified, professionally registered technical staff are appointed by all organs of state; thus also ensuring that public tender systems will consist of professionally registered service providers from the engineering and built environment.

Part

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HOW PPE SHORTAGE AND SOCIAL DISTANCE IS AFFECTING CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

HOW PPE SHORTAGE AND SOCIAL DISTANCE IS AFFECTING CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

As the world continue to witness the spread of the pandemic, government has advised that construction workers should stay at least 2 metres apart wherever possible to limit the risk of contracting COVID-19 from a colleague.

A survey carried out by ConstructionNews stated that almost one in five site workers

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