October 2008

UN Habitat Director Happy With Luanda's Development

Submitted by AA Angola on 7 October, 2008 - 18:30
UN Habitat Director Happy With Luanda's Development - The United Nations director for the Global Urban Observatory, Eduardo Moreno, Sunday in Luanda expressed his impression at the progressive evolution of urban qualification and re-qualification of Angola's capital. [AA Network News]

Chevron Donates USD 100,000 to Paediatric Hospital

Submitted by AA Angola on 7 October, 2008 - 18:29
Chevron Donates USD 100,000 to Paediatric Hospital - Luanda's "David Bernardino" Paediatric Hospital has recently benefited from a USD 100,000 donation offered by the Chevron-Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, said a press release issued by this institution delivered Monday to ANGOP. [AA Network News]

World Habitat Day Celebrated

Submitted by AA Angola on 7 October, 2008 - 18:29
World Habitat Day Celebrated - The celebration ceremony of the World Habitat Day, being marked under the theme "Harmonious Cities", happened this Monday at Talatona Conventions Centre, in Luanda, in the presence of the Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos. [AA Network News]

Provincial Government Wishes to Make Luanda Harmonious

Submitted by AA Angola on 7 October, 2008 - 18:28
Provincial Government Wishes to Make Luanda Harmonious - The provincial governor of Luanda, Francisca do Espírito Santo, this Monday affirmed that her sector is carrying out social works with view to turn the Angolan capital into a harmonious city. [AA Network News]

President Dos Santos Analyses Housing Strategy With UN Official

Submitted by AA Angola on 7 October, 2008 - 18:28
President Dos Santos Analyses Housing Strategy With UN Official - The Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, this Monday here received the United Nations under secretary-general and executive director of this organisation's Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the Tanzanian Anna Kamujulo Tibaijuka, with whom he analysed, among others, aspects relating to the housing strategy in Angola. [AA Network News]

Territory Arrangement, Housing Promotion Pointed as Priorities

Submitted by AA Angola on 6 October, 2008 - 23:31
Territory Arrangement, Housing Promotion Pointed as Priorities - The organised growth of the territory and promotion of housing policies, mainly social ones, are some of the main priorities of the Ministry of Urbanisation and Housing for the coming four years, announced the incumbent minister, Diakumpuna Sita José. [AA Network News]

Major Professionalism in Construction Works Defended

Submitted by AA Angola on 1 October, 2008 - 22:18
Major Professionalism in Construction Works Defended - The chairman of the Angolan Engineers Association, José Dias, Tuesday in Luanda spoke out of the need for a major intervention of professional associations in the programme of re-qualification and urban development of the country's capital city. [AA Network News]

Engineers Association Calls for Territory Rearrangement

Submitted by AA Angola on 1 October, 2008 - 22:14

Luanda - The chairperson of the Angolan Association of Engineers, José Dias, this Wednesday here said that his institution defends the need of the national territory rearrangement to improve the urbanisation of cities of the country.

Speaking to ANGOP, the official referred that the construction of tall buildings in the country's capital (Luanda) damages the image of the city and occupies sites reserved for gardens and leisure.