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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…

ALGERIA PRESIDENT LAY FOUNDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEAWATER PLANT

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune laid the foundation stone for the Cap Djinet seawater desalination plant in Boumerdes, as part of his working and inspection visit to the provinces of Algiers, Boumerdes and Tipaza, to mark the 61st anniversary of Independence Day and Youth Day. Stretching over 16 hectares, the plant will help to improve the drinking water supply capacity of the inhabitants of the provinces of Boumerdes and Algiers. The project is…

EGYPT GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO REACH 60% DEPENDENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2040

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Mohamed Shaker, confirmed that Egypt aims to reach 60 percent of dependence on renewable energy by 2040. Shaker explained that the Egyptian strategy was aimed at reaching 42% of the energy mix coming from renewable energy by the year 2030, but this strategy is currently being updated, based on the existing data and the availability of wind and solar energy resources and their low prices. He further added that…

UGANDA GOVT. EXTEND DEADLINE FOR RENOVATION OF NAMBOOLE STADIUM

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

Government has again extended the deadline for the completion of the renovation works on Mandela National Stadium, also known as Namboole. Whereas it had been said by the UPDF Engineering brigade handling the works that the stadium would be ready by last month, the Education Minister, Janet Museveni has said the actual deadline was August but noted this has been extended. “In light of these significant undertakings, I have approved an extension for these intervention…

MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE TRAPPED IN BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA CAPITAL CITY

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

Tragedy struck yesterday in the nation’s capital, Abuja, as about 20 persons were reportedly trapped in the rubble of a four-story hotel building that collapsed in Dape, Life Camp. According to eyewitnesses, the building, which has an underground facility, was owned by one of the top people in the hotel business in the territory. It was said to be under construction as of the time of the collapse. Rescue efforts commenced immediately in earnest as…

KADOMA-SANYATI ROAD UPGRADE BEGINS IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

Upgrading of the strategic Kadoma-Sanyati Road that links the south of Mashonaland West to Gokwe North district in the Midlands, has resumed, with the responsible department also carrying out maintenance works. Provincial roads engineer, Simbarashe Gomo, said the upgraded road works were expected to meet laid down Southern African standards. “The Department of Roads has resumed upgrading of the road under the Roads Development Programme which earmarks to construct of 20km of road to standards…

ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-STORY BUILDING TRIAL BEGINS IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

The trial of four men accused of the illegal construction of a two-story building within a restricted area belonging to Beira airport began on 29 June in Beira. The building was being erected near air traffic control equipment and could pose a threat to communications between aircraft and the Beira airport control tower. So, in mid-2021, the Public Prosecutor’s Office embargoed all further work on the site. A prominent embargo notice was slapped on the…

CONSTRUCTION OF ZAREMA MAYDAY DAM TO RESUME IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction of the Zarema Mayday irrigation dam, which was interrupted during the two-year war in Ethiopia’s north, will resume next year, according to the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowland Areas. The dam was conceived to supply water to the Wolkayit sugar factory, one of 13 sugar factories the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is working to privatize. The factory, located 1,030 Km from Addis Ababa in Tigray Regional State, was prioritized due to its expected…

RWANDA SPORT INFRASTRUCTURE MAKING WAVES AFTER POST GENOCIDE

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Sports infrastructure is one of sectors that continue to make strides in Rwanda 29 years after the country was liberated. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi left a number of major sports infrastructures destroyed and, just like other sectors, the country had to start from scratch in its rebuilding process and has since invested billions of Rwandan francs in constructing new facilities as part of promoting sports tourism. From football and basketball to Volleyball and…

EIB TO INVEST K200M INTO TWO FIRMS TO SUPPORT GREEN GROWTH

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Two agribusiness firms in Mzuzu have received K100 million loans each from European Investment Bank (EIB) as part of a broader Team Europe Initiatives to support green growth across Malawi and southern Africa. The two businesses are Wijays Enterprises owned by Joyce Banda and Wallie Farms owned by Sheryl Karim. The two emerged winners after their business plans came out the best at the Boosting Women in Agriculture Pitch Night which the EU Delegation conducted…

BMW TO INVEST R4.2BILLION TO EQUIP ROSSLYN PLANT

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Automotive giant, BMW, has announced that it will pour in some R4.2 billion in investment to equip its Rosslyn Plant in Tshwane to build the next generation BMW X3 hybrid plug-in vehicle. Production of the car is expected to begin in 2024 with some 300 employees at the plant to undergo specialist training. On Wednesday, at an event marking 50 years since the automotive manufacturer entered South African shores, Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the…

WESTPROP ANNOUNCED MASSIVE US$4BILLION CITY DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Westprop Holdings today unveiled its signature gatehouse at Pomona city signaling the commencement of the massive US$4 billion ‘city within a city development’. CEO and founder of the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange listed real estate company Mr. Ken Sharpe was upbeat and sounded bullish when he headlined the colorful ceremony. “We are now delivering the promised Pomona City. A city within a city. Today the 28th of June 2023 marks the start of that journey…

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