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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,…

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…

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)…

EU APPROVED US$3.4M UNDER ELECTRIFI COUNTRY WINDOW FOR NIGERIA OKRA SOLAR

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

The European Union (EU) has approved a $3.4 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria for Okra Solar to use solar mesh-grid mesh grids for 76,000 energy access beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Okra Solar will provide access to electricity through mesh-grid technology to mini-grid developers. The initiative, which was launched in 2016, Okra Solar developed the mesh-grid technology specifically to electrify underserved or unserved communities. Their proprietary Okra Pod…

ETHIOPIA PM CALLS FOR MANUFACTURERS TO HELP EXPAND PRODUCTION INDUSTRY

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

The half-day tour today is a part of the government-led national movement called ‘Ethiopia Tamrit’, or Let Ethiopia Produce. The movement, launched in May 2022, aims to address the challenges encountered by manufacturers to boost their production and import substitutions. On Wednesday, the PM made a tour of value various industrial complexes in Gelan Town located 30 kilometers out of Addis Ababa. Abiy first visited the BK Metal Engineering Complex. The plant assembles heavy-duty trucks and…

KENYA GOVT. TO CONSTRUCT MULTI-SPECIALITY FACILITY AT REFERRAL HOSPITAL

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

The government is set to construct a modern 2,000-bed multi-specialty facility at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in the Kiplombe area, as part of ongoing reforms aimed at enhancing access to quality and affordable healthcare in the country. Speaking in Eldoret during a tour of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha said the designs of the facility are ready with the government seeking a proper financing mechanism to kick…

FDI GROW BY 35% ACCORDING TO BANK OF UGANDA

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

The growth, the Central Bank noted in the state of an economy report for December 2022, was an increase of 35 percent compared to the previous quarter ended September supported by increased activity in the oil sector. Bank of Uganda also reported an 18 percent slowdown in capital outflows to $227.6m (about Shs845.8b), signaling a return of investor confidence. The outflows, the Central Bank has previously indicated, were putting pressure on the shilling, which had…

ZAMBIA BEGAN LOAD SHEDDING DUE TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

Zambia has begun experiencing rotational load shedding as a result of a planned generator outage at Maamba Coal Thermal Power Plant for routine maintenance and a drastic reduction of water for electricity generation at the Kariba North Bank. ZESCO National Spokesperson Henry Kapata said that the rotational load shedding exercise has commenced because as of 31st December 2022, the water level at Kariba Dam was at 475.60 meters above sea level, a situation that has…

TANZANIA GOVT. TO EXPAND FIVE PUBLIC HOSPITAL

Posted on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

The government has dished out 3.4bn/- to expand and develop five public hospitals in Ruvuma Region, Regional Commissioner Colonel Laban Thomas has said. Speaking here over the weekend, Col Thomas mentioned the hospitals as Ruvuma Regional Referral Hospital, Nyasa, Mbinga, Madaba and Songea hospitals. He said the Ruvuma Regional Referral Hospital is being expanded at the cost of 2.7bn/- in the first phase. He said the development of Ruvuma Regional Referral Hospital includes the construction…

HOW MOZAMBIQUE FHH NEEDS US$15M FOR HOUSING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Mozambican government’s Housing Promotion Fund (FFH), needs, in the next 18 months, one billion meticais (about 15.6 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate) for housing projects throughout the country. “In the second half of next year, the institution will start the construction of 160 apartments”, said the Chairperson of the FFH Board of Directors, Armindo Munguambe, quoted in Thursday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Notícias.” The apartments to be built, according to…

KITULO-INIHO ROAD CONSTRUCTION SET TO BEGIN IN TANZANIA

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of a 36.3 km Kitulo-Iniho road in the Njombe Region is expected to open up various socio-economic opportunities and improve people’s livelihoods. The road section is part of the Isonje-Kikondo (km 92.6) road which connects the Njombe and Mbeya regions, thus linking Tanzania with its neighboring countries. Speaking on Wednesday during the contract signing for the first phase of construction of the 36.3kms section from Kitulo to Inihio, Minister for Works and Transport,…

MOROCCO TO INVEST €50M TO ESTABLISH PLANT TO PRODUCE LOCAL CARS

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

Morocco is set to invest €50 million to establish a plant to produce local car brands. The factory will be made with a 100% Moroccan investment, Morocco’s Minister of Trade and Industry Ryad Mezzour said in a recent interview. Through the plant, Morocco is set to produce approximately 3,000 cars per year. The number is set to reach 20,000 units within four years. The project is part of Morocco’s approach to boosting the automotive sector….

EEU SAYS POWER RESTORATION WORKS NOW IN 80 CITIES & TOWN IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

Electric power has been restored in 80 cities and towns in northern Ethiopia after restoration works to infrastructures damaged during the recent conflict, says the Utility firm. The state-run Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) says the restoration works on infrastructures enabled to resume of electric services in 80 cities and towns in Amhara, Afar, and Tigray regions. “Efforts to reconnect the remaining 27 cities and towns to the electric grid is ongoing,” the state-run Utility firm…

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