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]
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]
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]
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]