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SA MINISTER CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST CENTRAL HOSPITAL

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister of Health, Dr. Joe Phaahla, together with Acting Limpopo Premier, Seaparo Sekoati, preside over the sod-turning ceremony for the first Central Hospital in Limpopo. “This follows a feasibility study conducted and submitted to National Treasury in July 2018, which established a need to develop a new 688-bed academic hospital in the province. “The construction of this state-of-the-art hospital became one of the five flagship academic hospitals around the country and is expected to boost…

TANZANIA GOVT. TO CONSTRUCT A SEAWALL TO PROTECT MKUMBUU CITY

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Gambeta News

Plans are underway for the Zanzibar government to construct a seawall of about 500 meters to protect ‘Mkumbuu City ruins’ from being washed away by rising sea levels. The city is believed to have existed in the 11th century and it is one of the key tourist attraction sites in Pemba Islands. Some of the areas have been washed by the sea such as areas built in the 1st and 9th centuries, while other areas…

SEYCHELLES PORT DIGITAL SYSTEM PROJECT TO BECOME OPERATIONAL NEXT YEAR

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) is digitalizing its services with the launch of a Management Information System (PVMIS) to make them more efficient and faster. The project is expected to be fully operational by January 2024 and the final details will be worked on in the coming months. The whole project will be trialed before the full launch so that the issues raised can be addressed. Agencies and organizations involved in all the port’s operations…

UGANDA MPs CALLS FOR SHIFT FROM METER GAUGE RAILWAY TO STANDARD GUAGE

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

Members of Parliament are calling for the country to shift from meter gauge railway to standard gauge. This, they said will help cut costs and avoid wastage of resources associated with implementing both gauges. The MPs from the Parliament Committee on National Economy visited the works on the Kampala – Mukono railway line and inspected the Kawolo Concrete sleeper factory, Namanve work site, and other areas. While appearing before the Committee on Government Assurance on…

SA HEALTH MINISTER TO CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST CENTRAL HOSPITAL

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister of Health, Dr. Joe Phaahla, together with Acting Limpopo Premier, Seaparo Sekoati, will on Tuesday, 18 July 2023, preside over the sod-turning ceremony for the first Central Hospital in Limpopo. “This follows a feasibility study conducted and submitted to National Treasury in July 2018, which established a need to develop a new 688-bed academic hospital in the province. “The construction of this state-of-the-art hospital became one of the five flagship academic hospitals around the…

TOGO GOVT. SEEK FIRM TO BUILD LAND DIGITALIZATION PROJECT

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

Togo is looking for a third party to hand over its land register digitization project. The country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance recently launched an international tender to hire this party. According to the tender notice, consulted by Togo First, the successful bidder must complete the task within 3 months, after securing the deal. The tender should help modernize Togo’s land conservation system through digitalization. It falls under the Support Project for Governance and Private…

EKHO ANNOUNCED OPENING OF NEW FACTORY IN EGYPT WORTH US$48MILLION

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

Through a statement made by Egypt Kuwait Holding (EKHO) last Saturday, the company announced the opening of new factory and production lines in Egypt worth $48 million (LE 1.4 billion) through associate company Sprea Misr. The company, listed on both the Egyptian and Kuwaiti stock exchange markets, announced that the newly opened factory will produce sulfuric acid and increase the capacity of previously established lines and petrochemical factories. Managing Director of EHKO, Sherif El Zayat,…

HOW WESTERN CAPE INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT R1BILLION

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Gambeta News

Following the recent severe floods, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) released an updated assessment of the estimated financial cost of the damage. A rapid assessment conducted during the period 26 to 30 June 2023 confirmed extensive damage to riverbanks, irrigation equipment, private roads and sediment over vineyards and fruit orchards. According to WCDoA, the assessment considered damage to primary agriculture sites on the West Coast, Cape Winelands and the Overberg. The heavy rains…

WORLD BANK APPROVED US$300M FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND HYDROELECTRIC DAM IN LIBERIA

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Gambeta News

The World Bank Group has pledged US$300 million to the Republic of Liberia for the construction of a second Hydroelectric Dam (SP-2) further up the St. Paul River in Lower Bong County. This project, when completed, will significantly increase Liberia’s hydropower generation capacity by an additional 150 megawatts. This hydro project will be the second of four dams to be constructed along the St Paul River. The World Bank announced the pledge at a donor…

GAMBIA SPORT MINISTRIES OUTLINES SEVERAL SPORTING PROJECTS

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Youth and Sports under the leadership of Bakary Badjie is currently touring the country for the youth and sports projects being implemented under his ministry. According to the ministry, the five-day tour which began on Monday is in line with the ministry’s mission to deliver excellence in youth and sports development by ensuring that youth are guided towards entrepreneurship, employability, and leadership as well as by encouraging mass participation in sport. The…

ROAD CONSTRUCTION LINKING DAR AND KAREMA PORT BEGANS IN TANZANIA

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction of 110.6 kilometres asphalt road linking Karema Port and Dar es Salaam Port is expected to help decongest traffic at Tunduma Border Port bordering neighbouring Zambia. The road construction is planned to take three years and will also link Kigoma Port through Mpanda-Kigoma Highway. Additionally, the road will open up further and act as the gateway for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Southern Burundi to international market through the Dar…

ULTRA-MODERN TRAINING FACILITY OPENED IN GHANA

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has inaugurated an ultra-modern training resort and conference centre for the College of Distance Education (CoDE) at Agona Nyakrom in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region. Situated on a 50-acre land, the facility would serve as an avenue for the training of students and faculty, in addition to the running of short courses and other academic engagements. The facility comprises 162 standard bedrooms, 16 executive bedrooms, 10…

CONSTRUCTION OF 444KM COASTAL HIGHWAY PROJECT BEGINS IN LIBERIA

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

The government of Liberia and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have finalized discussions to kick-start the construction of the 444km long coastal highway before 2023. The joint initiative aims to drive economic growth and development, particularly in the Southeastern region of Liberia. On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, an AfDB delegation comprising Mr. Rufus Darkortey, Executive Director of the Bank, Dr. Benedict Kanu, Country Manager of the Bank in Liberia, and Jean-Noel Ilboudo, held a meeting…

HOW UNRA MERGER COLLAPSED IN UGANDA

Posted on July 11, 2023July 14, 2023 by Gambeta News

Seven months after the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was to have wound down and its mandate remerged with its mother Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) under a grandiose cost-cutting plan, the agency remains untouched. That was the sense one got from the UNRA headquarters in Kampala as the organisation marked 15 years of existence on July 1. The celebrations are taking place at the start of a new financial year meaning UNRA staff…

SEYCHELLES GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO LAUNCH DIFFERENT PROJECTS

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Gambeta News

Top government projects in Seychelles, which include a multi-storey car park and a facelift of the Regatta site at Beau Vallon and a waterfront in the capital Victoria, are on track, said a top official. The announcement was made by the Minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry, Devika Vidot, after meeting with representatives of local banks. Among the projects discussed was the Regatta site project at Beau Vallon, of which request proposals will be launched…

FERTILIZER GIANT OCP TO HELP IMPROVE MOROCCO WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Gambeta News

Moroccan fertilizer giant OCP has renewed its determination to continue boosting Morocco’s sustainable development through the signing of a new memorandum of understanding as well as a concession contract with the country’s government in a bid to help improve its water management efforts. Morocco’s government and the OCP group signed on Wednesday the agreements, under which the two will cooperate to improve drinking water by desalinating seawater for the Safi and El Jadida regions. The agreements form…

WESTPROP SET TO RE-CONSTRUCT GREENWOOD PARK IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Gambeta News

WESTPROP Holdings is turning Greenwood Park into a lifestyle theme park helping to complete the live, work, shop, and play environment for the communities living around the park. There is a nearby shopping center – Five Avenue Mall, office and residential buildings around the park. CEO Mr. Ken Sharpe said he was replicating the model that is now synonymous with all WestProp developments to Greenwood Park to provide residents in the avenues a recreation facility….

NUCLEAR POWER TO ENERGY MIX PROJECT ON COURSE IN GHANA

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Gambeta News

Ghana’s quest to add nuclear power to its energy mix is on course and progressing steadily, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has said. He said as part of phase two of the project, the country had received feedback on six large reactors and small modular reactors which are key devices needed in the operation of the country’s first nuclear power plant. He said his ministry and the Ministry of…

KENYA GOVT. INVITES BIDDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Gambeta News

Plans to construct aggregation and industrial parks across 25 counties have commenced after the Ministry of Trade and the Council of Governors issued a tender notice inviting bids from contractors. The interested National Contractors have until July 21 to submit their bid which must be accompanied by a 9 million Shillings guarantee in the form of a Bid Bond. The purpose of bid security is to protect the contracting entity from losses incurred if the…

GAMBIA MINISTER LAY FOUNDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A MOSQUE COMPLEX

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Health, Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, recently laid the foundation stone for the construction of a mosque within the new complex of the Ministry of Health in Bijilo. The event commenced with the recitation of the Holy Quran by elders in the community. The project, contracted to Daru Salaam Construction Company, was financed to the tune of 35,000 Euros sponsored by Direct Aid. However, the site where the foundation stone of the new…

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