April 2012

[The Star]

TENDERS for the renovation and laying of artificial turf at Moi Stadium in Kisumu have been awarded, a senior Football Kenya Federation official revealed yesterday. FKF National Executive Committee member Tom Alila said the launch of the projects sponsored by the international football federation Fifa and the ministry of sports will be held next month and will take six months to complete.

[Biz-Community]

Preliminary estimates indicated that R500bn would be required for the construction of the Gauteng-to-Durban corridor, of which an estimated R100bn would be needed for the development of the port precinct, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said in Parliament late last week.

[The Star]

The Cabinet has approved plans to re-develop Nairobi's oldest estates. The Eastlands estates will all be demolished to give way for the construction of 60,000 new two and three-room units to accommodate the city's growing population. The move will modernise the infrastructure in this part of the city that has suffered neglect over the years.

[Times of Zambia]

THE officially recognised and widely used Standard Form of Building Contract (With or Without Quantities) used in Zambia was last revised in 1972 but has more recently been ignored by some and replaced with various contracts mostly devised for general one-off use rather than tailored to our particular needs in Zambia.

[Daily Trust]

The Lugbe relocation market project site along Umar Musa Yar 'adua Expressway Abuja, is almost completed.

[Daily Trust]
Minna -
The Niger State government has proposed to construct 8, 000 housing units in Minna and Suleja towns with a view to addressing the housing deficit in the state.

[The Star]

Gatundu DC Ngumo Karuku has suspended the construction of Gatundu matatu terminus. The reinforcement wall of the Sh170 million being constructed by the Ministry of Local Government are cracked, exposing residents to danger. Ngumo visited the scene after residents reported that the wall is likely to collapse due to ongoing rains. Ngumo said it was evident that the contractor's work is shoddy.

[West Cape News]

Protestors from Phillipi's Ward 35 had a stand-off with protestors from Ward 36 as both groups marched to the construction site of the new shopping plaza yesterday where the allocation of casual labour jobs is being contested.

[Daily Trust]
Port Harcourt -
Contractors in the Niger Delta region have been accused of frustrating the development of the region despite the N1.3 trillion invested in the region in the past few years.

[SA Info]

Construction of the 140-metre Nelson Mandela Legacy Bridge over the Mbhashe river in the Eastern Cape is progressing well, with the Mvezo and Dondolo villages in particular set to reap major benefits from the R123-million infrastructure project.

[ENA]
Ambo -
Construction of 274 condominium houses launched in Ambo Town, West Shoa Zone of Oromia State with over 25 million Birr is nearing completion, the town housing development office said.

[ENA]
Addis Ababa -
The Office told ENA that the office has covered renovation cost of 250,000 km of federal, regional and town roads.

[ENA]
Dilla -
Construction of infrastructure facilities is underway in Dilla town of South Ethiopia Peoples States at a cost of over 52 million Birr, the town administration said.