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Rehabilitation of Urban Infrastructures Analysed
Rehabilitation of Urban Infrastructures Analysed - A roundtable meeting on "Construction and rehabilitation of urban infrastructures" happens this Thursday in Luanda, co-organised by the Angolan Engineers Association and the ruling MPLA speciality committee of engineers, to analyse actions implemented by the Angolan government under the national reconstruction process. [AA Network News]
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Engineers to be deployed to flood-hit Cape
By Nthambeleni Gabara
Johannesburg - A team of experienced engineers are to be deployed to the flood-hit low lying areas of the Western Cape.
Lindiwe Msengana-Ndlela, Director General at the Department of Provincial and Local Government said the National Disaster Management Centre would deploy the team to support and advise the provincial and local government leadership.
According to reports prepared by the Western Cape Provincial Government and the City of Cape Town, about 40 000 dwellings and 18 000 people have been affected by the recent heavy rains.
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Rosebank residents, buildings not at risk
by Nthambeleni Gabara
Johannesburg - Buildings and homes surrounding the collapsed portion of Oxford Road are not at risk of sinking, says Chief Executive Officer of the Gautrain Management Agency, Jack van der Merwe.
A large sinkhole formed on a section of the road between North Road and Eighth Avenue in Rosebank on Tuesday during underground drilling for the Gautrain project.
Briefing reporters on the incident on Wednesday, Mr van der Merwe said the all structures in the vicinity have been continuously monitored and remain stable.
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FIFA 'confident' about SA 2010
By Ndaba Dlamini
Johannesburg - FIFA is confident that South Africa's preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup are adequate and there is no plan to take the tournament to another country.
This was said by the Secretary-General of the world football governing body, Jerome Valcke, after a 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) board meeting in Johannesburg on Tuesday, according to the official website for the City of Johannesburg.
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New Foreign Affairs office to unify services
By Luyanda Makapela
Pretoria - The Foreign Affairs Head Office, being built on Government Avenue near the Union Buildings, will bring the department's services closer together, said Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
The new building will incorporate staff currently housed in five different locations around Pretoria.
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Affordable-housing programme is maturing, but the delivery pressures are mounting
Affordable-housing programme is maturing, but the delivery pressures are mounting - The areas which were engulfed by violence and attacks on foreign nationals were in informal settlements and in hostels. These areas often experience a lack of service delivery and are where the poorest people reside. Characteristic of the violence in some areas is a lack of development, while in others there is a suspicion among some residents that they will be left out of the delivery of houses and services.”
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Gautrain reaches a major milestone
By Nthambeleni Gabara
Derby - The Gautrain has reached a major milestone in its delivery of world-class public transport to South Africa, said Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa on Tuesday.
Mr Shilowa was speaking in Derby, England, shortly after he received the first four-car train set branded in the Gautrain's distinctive golden colour.
"Bearing the pride of the nation, Gautrain has reached a major milestone in its delivery of world-class public transport to South Africa.
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Oxford Road Collapses
By Nthambeleni Gabara
Johannesburg - Measures are being taken to re-open Oxford Road, between North Road and 8th Avenue in Rosebank, after a portion of the road collapsed on Tuesday.
The collapse occurred during drilling for the Gautrain project underneath the road.
Wayne Minnaar, Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesperson, said the road collapsed, forming a hole measuring about 12 by 8 metres.
He said it was filled with water, making it difficult to determine the depth.
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PE Stadium falls behind schedule - left out of Confederations Cup
By Simangaliso Zwane
Johannesburg - The 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) on Tuesday announced that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth has been removed from the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup schedule but remains one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup venues.
LOC Chairperson Dr Irvin Khoza told reporters that the LOC Board of Directors took the decision to remove Nelson Mandela Bay from the cup schedule after receiving a report from the technical team.
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Finance Minister Quits Over Hotel Sale
Finance Minister Quits Over Hotel Sale - Kenya’s Finance Minister Amos Kimunya has quit over the controversial sale of a luxury hotel at the centre of Nairobi. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Stop Politicising Hotel Sale Issue
Stop Politicising Hotel Sale Issue - The longer top officials named in the Grand Regency Hotel scandal defy pressure to step aside, the more the issue is likely to take political undertones that are not healthy for the Grand Coalition government. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Jorge Rebelo Speaks On Capitalism And Corruption
Jorge Rebelo Speaks On Capitalism And Corruption - Despite the formal commitment by Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party to "democratic socialism", what currently exists in Mozambique is capitalism, and a rather savage form of capitalism at that, admitted former information minister Jorge Rebelo in a long interview published in Friday's issue of the independent weekly, "Savana". [AA Network News]
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Resurgent Maputo
Resurgent Maputo - MOZAMBIQUE'S OCEAN-fronted capital, Maputo, is emerging as a major tourist destination in the Southern Africa region after picking itself up from the civil war 16 years ago. [AA Network News]
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Australian Company Plans New Coal Mine in Tete By 2010
Australian Company Plans New Coal Mine in Tete By 2010 - The Australian company Riversdale Mining plans to open its first coal mine in the western Mozambican province of Tete by the end of 2010. [AA Network News]
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Gold Mining At Tsiquir Resumes
Gold Mining At Tsiquir Resumes - The government of the central Mozambican province of Sofala has lifted the ban on gold mining at Tsiqiuir, in Gorongosa district, that was decreed in 2004 following a fatal accident. [AA Network News]
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Oil Refinery Planned for South
Oil Refinery Planned for South - If all goes according to plan, by the middle of the next decade there could be two oil refineries operating in Mozambique, one at Nacala in the north of the country, and one in the district of Matutuine, in the far south of the country. [AA Network News]
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Libya Said to Fund Infrastructure - Officicials
Libya Said to Fund Infrastructure - Officicials - Libya has decided to grant Investment fund to Somalia through Sahel-Saharan Investment and Trade Bank. This was made known by a source close to the organization in Cotonou capital of Benin where the 10th summit of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, CEN-SAD, is being held since Tuesday. [AA Network - Libya]
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Low Voter Turnout in Harare Suburbs
Low Voter Turnout in Harare Suburbs - The people of Harare today stayed away from polling stations, with reports of queues with 'no more than five people.' Thabani Moyo told us that he had visited polling stations in the suburbs of Mabvuku, Mufakose, Chitungwiza, Mbare, Mabelreign, Marlborough, Bluff Hill and Eastgate. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]
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Human Rights Watch Slams Illegitimate Election
Human Rights Watch Slams Illegitimate Election - Human Rights Watch on Friday slammed the run off election in Zimbabwe calling it a "complete sham that should never have happened". [All Africa : Zimbabwe]
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More Killings Reported in Manicaland & 7 Bodies Found in Epworth
More Killings Reported in Manicaland & 7 Bodies Found in Epworth - The MDC says there was a low voter turnout in parts of Manicaland province, but that last night violence broke out in Headlands, Buhera North/Central and Chipinge constituencies, resulting in the deaths of several people. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]
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