October 2008

Uganda: Roko Faces Suspension Over Collapsed Tower Wall

Uganda: Roko Faces Suspension Over Collapsed Tower Wall - Roko Construction Ltd and the engineers supervising the Pension Towers face suspension over the death of seven workers. [AA Construction]

Angola

Angolan Stadium News and Information

South Africa 2008-10-30 : Stadium to Be Completed Next December

South Africa: Stadium to Be Completed Next December - Green Point Stadium, which is currently being upgraded to host 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, is scheduled to be completed by 14 December 2009, Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille announced on Wednesday. [AA Construction]

Angola : 2008-10-30 Public Works Deputy Minister Assures Conclusion of Stadium

Angola: Public Works Deputy Minister Assures Conclusion of Stadium - The stadium of Luanda province for the 2010 African Cup of Nations (CAN), being built at Camama area, shall be concluded within the deadline established by the Angolan government, assured on Tuesday here the deputy minister of Public Works, Joannes André. [AA Construction]

East Africa: Architects Want More Say in Planning, Construction

The East African (Nairobi) http://www.nation.co.ke
26 October 2008 / Posted to the web 30 October 2008
Halima Abdallah K - Nairobi

Architects from East Africa want to play a more active role in government construction and planning departments to correct the current mess in the region's urban centres.

According to the architects, underqualified or unqualified personnel have usurped the role of professionals with political heads such as mayors and councillors taking over technical roles like approval of plans.

Nigeria: Bauchi - Making Homes Affordable

Nigeria: Bauchi - Making Homes Affordable - Food, clothing and shelter are some of the most important things needed by man in his quest to meet the challenges of this cruel world. All that man does on earth, in one way or the other are geared towards meeting one of these basic needs. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Collapsed Buildings - Senate Considers Sanctions

Nigeria: Collapsed Buildings - Senate Considers Sanctions - The Senate is currently considering a bill to make construction firms who use sub-standard building materials to build edifices lose its licence, in addition to payment of N2.5 million fine. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Kwara Cargo Airport Will Be Completed By December - Saraki

Nigeria: Kwara Cargo Airport Will Be Completed By December - Saraki - Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State has announced that the cargo airport which his administration started would be completed in December this year. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Numan Bridge Construction Re-Invents Town

Nigeria: Numan Bridge Construction Re-Invents Town - When the Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Maduekwe visited Adamawa State in 2007 at the inception of President Umaru Yar'Adua's administration, she was not happy with the horrible nature of the roads in the North-eastern states.

Mozambique: Deadline for Road Work in Zambezia Extended

Mozambique: Deadline for Road Work in Zambezia Extended - The Mozambican government has extended, once again, the deadline for the completion of the work to rehabilitate the stretch of the main north-south highway between Namacurra and the Ligonha river, in the central province of Zambezia province. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Work on K'la-Eldoret Oil Pipeline to Begin

Uganda: Work on K'la-Eldoret Oil Pipeline to Begin - CONSTRUCTION of the Kampala - Eldoret oil pipeline to transport petroleum products starts in two months, the Libyan Minister of Economy, Trade and Investment, has said. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Borno to Build 1000 Housing Units

Nigeria: Borno to Build 1000 Housing Units - Borno state government has awarded contracts for the building of 1,000 additional housing units to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on shelter in addressing the state's housing and accommodation problems. [AA Construction]

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RSA : Legacy Corner - Contemporary Architecture with a Classical Edge


The Michelangelo Towers design team to add further design excellence to the Sandton built environment

South Africa, Johannesburg -October 2008: Bentel Associates International (BAI), the architects responsible for the highly acclaimed Michelangelo Towers and Mall, have designed the mixed-use complex currently under construction at Legacy Corner in the heart of Sandton's business and shopping district. The property, situated at the corner of 5th Avenue and Maude Street, is the last undeveloped site in the Nelson Mandela Square Block.

The developers of this prestigious project are Legacy Hotels & Resorts International, a privately owned company with a portfolio of four and five star hotels, bush lodges and resorts across Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. The group primarily targets the luxury corporate and leisure markets and their flagship hotel, the Michelangelo, is a member of Leading Hotels of the World.

Palestine: the Architecture of Apartheid

by David Parker. October 12, 2008. Interview with Jon Elmer.

In the 2007 publication “Hollow Land“, Eyal Weizman, the Israeli-born, London-based architect, reconceptualized geopolitics in the Occupied Territories. The political space created by Israeli apartheid is a web of total domination and control over Palestinians. The architecture and urban planning inside the territories demonstrate a late-modern colonial occupation. Israel owns the subterranean aquifers beneath Gaza and the West Bank, controls the airspace above, and has weaved a web of Israeli only settlements, highways, and security perimeters throughout the West Bank, while turning Gaza into an open-air prison.

According to Weizman, the natural and built features of the landscape function as weapons and ammunition for the conflict. The Occupied Territories have become a series of layers and territories, each manipulated by the Israeli authorities. Borders are porous for Israelis but solid for Palestinians. Checkpoints are a source of humiliation.

The political power of Israel re-inscribes relationships of force in the organization of the built environment. Contemporary urban warfare in the West Bank and Gaza is a constant destruction and construction of space. At the root of the warfare lies Israeli racism and colonialism.

Africa: UN Report Warns of Urban Housing Crisis

Africa: UN Report Warns of Urban Housing Crisis - A new report on the state of the world's cities by UN-Habitat shows that the total urban populations of the developing world will be more than double by the middle of the 21st century. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Rivers Approves Contracts for Schools Renovation

Nigeria: Rivers Approves Contracts for Schools Renovation - The Rivers State Executive Council has directed that contracts for the renovation of primary and secondary schools be awarded without delay. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Danida Funds Sh27 Billion Road Project

Uganda: Danida Funds Sh27 Billion Road Project - A TWO-YEAR project to ease access to rural areas through improvement and maintenance of road networks has kicked off in nine districts. [AA Construction]

Angola: President Visits New International Airport Works

Angola: President Visits New International Airport Works - Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, Wednesday visited for the first time the works of construction of the new Luanda international airport, designed for two-fold runways equipped to receive the world's largest commercial plane, Airbus A380. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Jigawa Earmarks N6.696 Billion to Build New Secretariat

Nigeria: Jigawa Earmarks N6.696 Billion to Build New Secretariat - Jigawa state government has awarded contract for the construction of a new secretariat complex, including the office of the secretary to the state government to a German firm at the cost of N6.699.9 billion. [AA Construction]

Kenya: Plans to Build Fertiliser Factory By 2012

Kenya: Plans to Build Fertiliser Factory By 2012 - The Government plans to partner with private sector to establish a fertiliser manufacturing industry in the country by 2012. [AA Construction]

South Africa 2008-10-23 : Green Point Stadium naming rights to go on sale post-2010

Green Point Stadium naming rights to go on sale post-2010 - The City of Cape Town has come up with several clever ideas to cover its budget deficit and deal with the escalating construction costs of Green Point Stadium, writes Michael Appel.
The metropolitan municipality, like every other 2010 FIFA World Cup host city, has had to deal with rampant increases in the costs of transport, labour and goods since on-site construction began on 22 March 2007.

Gauteng identifies 20 townships for improved services

Gauteng identifies 20 townships for improved services - By Bathandwa Mbola
Midrand - The Gauteng Provincial Government has prioritised 20 townships which will see major improvements to better the lives of its citizens.
"In various townships we are rolling out a programme called the '20 Priority Townships' and essentially its to improve the standard of living of people in those areas," Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile told the community of Tembisa during an Imbizo on Wednesday.

Mozambique : Moatize Water System inaugurated

Moatize - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared on Thursday in Moatize, in the western province of Tete, that access to clean drinking water is key to fighting disease.

He was speaking at the inauguration of a new water supply system for Moatize town which more than doubles the amount of water available. The amount of water abstracted from the Revobue river (a tributary of the Zambezi) has risen from 180 to 380 cubic metres an hour.

Urban re-arrangement strategy for Cazenga district presented

Urban re-arrangement strategy for Cazenga district presented -

Luanda - The urban re-arrangement strategy for Cazenga district, without relocating the residents to other sites, was presented Thursday during a ceremony attended by the Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos.

Angolans learn about Zango urbanisation project

Angolans learn about Zango urbanisation project -

Luanda - The progress of the urbanisation project in Zango ward, in Viana district, here, this Thursday was evaluated by the Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, during his field work.

In the Zango ward, the President was briefed on the urbanisation project which expects to build 51 flats with 15 floors and with 112 apartments each.

Ghana: Country to Experience Industrial Explosion

Ghana: Country to Experience Industrial Explosion - The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Asuogyaman Constituency and also the Deputy Minister for Tourism and Diasporan Relations, Mr.

Nigeria: Rivers Approves Contracts for Schools Renovation

Nigeria: Rivers Approves Contracts for Schools Renovation - The Rivers State Executive Council has directed that contracts for the renovation of primary and secondary schools be awarded without delay. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Benue Spends N19.5 Billion On Infrastructure

Nigeria: Benue Spends N19.5 Billion On Infrastructure - Benue state government at the weekend revealed that it has spent over N19.5 billion on the provision of infrastructure in some parts of the state. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Danida Winds Up Sh75 Billion Road Project

Uganda: Danida Winds Up Sh75 Billion Road Project - THE Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) has wound up a sh75b road project in Uganda. The five-year (2002-2008) Road Sector Project Support Phase II employed labour-based technology in rehabilitating district and community access roads in 15 local governments. [AA Construction]