May, 2008

Architect Africa Society : South Africa - Faces & Places

H-Bar UEFA Champions league hosted at Melrose Arch on Wednesday 21 May 2008.

Pictured above, Raksha Kassie and Lebo Motswenyane from Speakers Corner at Melrose Arch rooftop venue.

South Africa: Immigrant Says Camp is a 'Pigsty'

May 28, 2008 - 19:21 — AA Network
South Africa: Immigrant Says Camp is a 'Pigsty' - CONDITIONS for victims of xenophobic attacks at Onderstepoort, north of Pretoria, are bad and unhygienic, with one displaced immigrant likening the camp to "a pigsty". [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Gwarinpa - a City On Its Own

May 28, 2008 - 19:21 — AA Network
Nigeria: Gwarinpa - a City On Its Own - There's definitely no way you can talk about the capital city of Abuja without talking about the largest estate in West Africa, which is Gwarinpa, due to its massive landscape, we call it "a city on its own". [AA Urbanisation]

South Africa: Motorists Advised to Be Careful At Modderfontein Road

May 28, 2008 - 19:20 — AA Network
South Africa: Motorists Advised to Be Careful At Modderfontein Road - Motorists are advised to be vigilant of construction traffic which will access and exit the construction site of the Gautrain viaduct bridge on the Modderfontein road, near Germiston. [AA Construction]

Kenya: Residents Pay the Price of Unplanned Construction

May 28, 2008 - 19:19 — AA Network
Kenya: Residents Pay the Price of Unplanned Construction - Construction of unplanned residential houses is threatening supply of clean water in some estates in Nairobi. [AA Construction]

South Africa: NW to Increase Number of Women in Construction

May 28, 2008 - 19:19 — AA Network
South Africa: NW to Increase Number of Women in Construction - The North West Local Government and Housing Department is to increase its efforts to employ more women in construction projects, says departmental MEC Howard Yawa. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Nasarawa Engages Firms for Cement Factory, Hotel

May 28, 2008 - 19:18 — AA Network
Nigeria: Nasarawa Engages Firms for Cement Factory, Hotel - A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Nasarawa State government and two Abuja based companies for the construction of a five-star hotel and a feasibility study for the establishment of a cement factory. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: First Bank to Construct N125 Million Vip Center

May 27, 2008 - 00:56 — AA Network
Nigeria: First Bank to Construct N125 Million Vip Center - First Bank of Nigeria Plc at the weekend disclosed that it has concluded plans to construct a VIP Centre valued at N125 million at the University of Nigeria Nsukka before the commencement of the Nigeria University games which will be hosted by the institution. [AA Construction]

Zimbabwe: Construction Industry Workers Get Wage Increase

May 26, 2008 - 18:53 — AA Network
Zimbabwe: Construction Industry Workers Get Wage Increase - The Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trades Workers' Union said on Wednesday that it had secured agreement of employers to increase minimum wages for workers in the industry to $9 billion per month with effect from June 1. [AA Construction]

South Africa: Small Building Companies Begging for Work

May 26, 2008 - 18:52 — AA Network
South Africa: Small Building Companies Begging for Work - SMALL and mid-sized construction companies that turned down work a year ago because they were so busy with residential construction projects are now begging for work. [AA Construction]