Information picked up by The Chronicle, from last Wednesday's meeting organised by the staff of the Ghana Telecom (GT), has revealed that the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Mr. Dickson Oduro-Nyaning, religiously defended the Vodafone deal, which has generated a lot of debate, both in Parliament and the public domain. Mr. Oduro reportedly told the workers that if the Vodafone deal were rejected, it would spell doom for the company, because they would not get such a deal anywhere.

THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has earmarked $30m (about R2,3bn) for affordable funding for small and medium-size enterprises and to advance the aims of the government's industrial policy framework.

CEMENT maker Lafarge SA said yesterday the building of its Randfontein plant, a key part of its plans to increase production by about a quarter, was on track to meet its October completion deadline, despite power cuts experienced earlier this year.

CEMENT maker Lafarge SA said yesterday the building of its Randfontein plant, a key part of its plans to increase production by about a quarter, was on track to meet its October completion deadline, despite power cuts experienced earlier this year.

The City of Windhoek says it is planning to reinitiate a process that will lead to the establishment of bicycle infrastructure.

Bourke Street in Sunnyside, Pretoria, will be closed to motorists from 4 August as construction for the Gautrain continues in the area.

The reaction of the African blogosphere to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by President Mugabe and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai outlining a framework for talks on Zimbabwe's political crisis has ranged from guarded optimism to outright condemnation.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has challenged the Wireless telecommunications operators and infrastructure providers of masts/towers, generators, storage tank for fuel and shelters, among others, in the country to seek ways of partnering for a successful co-location infrastructure project.

Nigeria will play host to the minister in charge of Housing and Urban Development in the continent of Africa.

Katsina State House of Assembly has attributed the increasing rate of accidents along Katsina highways to the nonchallant attitude of construction firms that indiscriminately dig up holes and fail to fill them on time as well as failure to put caution signs while undertaking repair works on the roads.

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries has admitted that Zimbabwean workers were grossly underpaid, earning an equivalent of US$8-US$10 per month in 2007.

Several members of the Namibia National Teachers' Union (Nantu) are up in arms after information was leaked that the Secretary General is getting N$1 700 each month as housing allowance, while staying in the union's house.

The French ambassador to Angola, Francis Blondet, said Thursday in Lubango that his country will soon invest in the southern Huila Province in the sectors of telecommunications, agriculture, geology, mining, and education, in the framework of the existing co-operation between the two countries.

The minister of Urbanisation and Environment, Sita José, who begins this Friday a work visit to coastal Kwanza Sul province, shall hand over on the same day a Territory Information System (SIT) to the local government.

THE Local Government Board has approved the appointment of Mr Japhet Kabanga as Bindura town clerk.

The Lagos state government has announced its decision to spend N390 billion ($3 billion) on infrastructural development in the state over the next couple of years.

David Rurangirwa the new Director for Rwanda Development Gateway Centre, Huye.

Construction of the FUFA technical centre will take off next Tuesday after the involved parties agreed on the bill of quantities.

Ugandan investors have reason to be angry with the recently concluded Safaricom IPOs that have turned out to be costly as bankers' cash heavily on the unfavourable exchange rates.

As the public and private sectors refocus their efforts to repair and construct new roads, it is important to determine the best method for the executing agency to implement maintenance of the road network. One of the approaches that could be used in network infrastructure maintenance is asset management. This refers to the comprehensive analysis of the current and future state of road construction in a country in order to determine the budgets required for road improvements. However, it is important to take stock and see if we are yet ready to embrace this approach by analysing the following: