October, 2009

Uganda: Housing Finance to List On the Bourse

October 31, 2009 - 04:25 — AA Network

Uganda: Housing Finance to List On the Bourse - HOUSING Finance Bank is to list onto the Uganda Securities Exchange by 2011, Nicholas Okwir, the managing director, has announced. [AA Construction]

Zimbabwe: Homeless Put Their Hope in Handmade Bricks

October 29, 2009 - 23:05 — AA Network

Zimbabwe: Homeless Put Their Hope in Handmade Bricks - The use of handmade bricks is revolutionizing housing in Chinhoyi, 120km north of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, where housing estates built by poor people have mushroomed in a development that has caught the attention of the housing ministry. [AA Urbanisation]

Rwanda: Construction Attracts Most Investments in Third Quarter of 2009

October 29, 2009 - 23:04 — AA Network

Rwanda: Construction Attracts Most Investments in Third Quarter of 2009 - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) early this week released its quarterly update on Business Reform and Investment Performance, where results show that the construction industry attracted the most investments valued at Rwf 7.2 billion. [AA Construction]

Zimbabwe: Housing Woes Poised to Ease

October 29, 2009 - 23:03 — AA Network

Zimbabwe: Housing Woes Poised to Ease - Government is committed to providing affordable decent accommodation and has adopted a policy of incremental development that allows construction of houses while the land is being serviced, President Mugabe has said. [AA Construction]

Tanzania: Interest On House Loans to Fall - Govt

October 28, 2009 - 17:11 — AA Network

Tanzania: Interest On House Loans to Fall - Govt - The Government is working on efforts to lower interest rates on housing loans to enable the people afford decent accommodation. [AA Urbanisation]

Tanzania: Sh16 Billion Water Scheme All Set to Commence

October 28, 2009 - 17:11 — AA Network

Tanzania: Sh16 Billion Water Scheme All Set to Commence - Work on a major water project to cost $12.43 million (about Sh16 billion) is expected to kick off next month. [AA Urbanisation]

Zambia: World-Class Shopping Complex On Copperbelt Underway

October 28, 2009 - 17:10 — AA Network

Zambia: World-Class Shopping Complex On Copperbelt Underway - THE Government has signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) to facilitate the $210 million expansion of Manda Hill Shopping Centre and construction of a regional and international complex on the Copperbelt. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Ugandans in the U.S to Build Sickle Cell Centre

October 28, 2009 - 17:09 — AA Network

Uganda: Ugandans in the U.S to Build Sickle Cell Centre - Ugandans living in the city of Dallas in the US are to raise funds for the construction of a sickle cell centre in Uganda. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Government to Set Up Construction Firm

October 28, 2009 - 17:08 — AA Network

Uganda: Government to Set Up Construction Firm - THE Government plans to establish a state construction company. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Uni-Abuja Hospital's Emergency Unit to Gulp N400 Million

October 28, 2009 - 17:07 — AA Network

Nigeria: Uni-Abuja Hospital's Emergency Unit to Gulp N400 Million - THE Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Dr. Peter Alabi, yesterday disclosed that an estimate of N400 million is needed for the ongoing expansion of the Accident Emergency/Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. [AA Construction]