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The Do’s & Don’ts of Scaffold Safety in Construction

Posted on January 23, 2018March 6, 2018 by Gambeta News

We all know that fall hazards are the leading cause of construction workers deaths, and this accounts for about 40% of all fatalities in construction each year. Of the 222 construction worker fatalities attributed to falls in 2017, about 9% were from scaffolds. OSHA estimates that about 65% of all construction workers perform some work on scaffolds every year. That’s a lot of people working on scaffolds potentially being exposed to a number of hazards such…

CONSTRUCTION OF TWO AIRPORT IN MADAGASCAR GETS UNDERWAY

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Gambeta News

Madagascar Airport set for construction after concession was granted that will help grow the tourism industry in the country. The construction which is for a public-private partnership concession of Ivato International Airport and Fascene Airport in Madagascar is set to kick. The concession which includes a new 17,500sqm international terminal at Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo, will have an initial capacity of 1.5 million passengers per annum plus the airport’s existing terminal will also be renovated to handle…

ANGOLA GOVERNMENT SET TO REHABILITATE 7000KM OF ROAD

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Gambeta News

Angola government to rehabilitate over 7000km of road that will help interconnect the national road network. The purpose of the rehabilitation is to interconnect the national road network in Angola that consists of 26,000km, of which 13,600 have benefited from rehabilitation and laying of asphalt for the first time, another 7,000 were awarded to contractors for rehabilitation and another 7000km await financing for its award and re-qualification. The rehabilitation is set to increase transport and driving in…

US$ 25BN SET ASIDE BY KENYA GOVERNMENT FOR HOUSING PROJECT

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Gambeta News

Kenya government partners with 35 private firms to construction one million houses by 2023 to increase its housing unit by reducing corporate tax. The fund that is been set aside by the government is for the construction of one million houses before 2023 after securing a partnership with 35 private firms. The project is expected to help the housing sector affordable in the nation according to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s big four action plans which is set to…

KENYA KIPCHOGE KEINO STADIUM RENOVATION TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE MONTHS

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Gambeta News

Kenya government set deadline for the renovation of kipchoge keino stadium after a tour of the sports facility by officials. The renovation is been carried-out after the country decided the project must still be done even after the hosting right of the 2018 African Nations Championship were taken from Kenya and given to Morocco. The company behind the renovation is Weihai International Economic &Technical Cooperative Co., Ltd (WIETC) which has stated that the project is currently at 90% and…

AfDB REWARDS NIGERIA AS LARGEST REGIONAL SHAREHOLDER

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Gambeta News

AfDB sets up state-of-the-art ‎office complex, to consolidate Nigeria as largest regional shareholder. According to the communications department of the ‎African Development Bank (AfDB), the bank‎ has rewarded Nigeria as the bank’s largest regional shareholder by setting up a state-of-the-art ‎office complex, which will be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.‎ Nigeria is the bank’s largest shareholder with a portfolio of about US$6 billion and its operations accounts for 13 percent of the Bank’s total portfolio. The state-of-the-art Nigeria…

STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AGREED BY TANZANIA AND RWANDA

Posted on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 by Gambeta News

Tanzania and Rwanda to combined in the construction of a railway that will cost between US$800 to $900 million when completed. The construction of the project which is expected to start from Isaka (northwestern Tanzania) to Kigali in Rwanda was put into motion after Rwandan President Paul Kagame toured Tanzania yesterday in a one day official visit. During the tour, President of Tanzania john Magufuli said both infrastructure ministers of the two countries will meet next week…

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