May 2012

Zimbabwe: Lafarge Reviews Revenue Target

[Financial Gazette]

INCREASED cement demand on the local market has resulted to Lafarge Cement Company upgrading its revenue forecast for the year to December 31, 2012 to US$62 million, from an initial forecast of US$60 million.

Ghana: Engineer' in Court for Fraud Charges

[Ghanaian Chronicle]

A trader, who posed as an engineer of Tullow Oil, has been arraigned before an Accra circuit court for allegedly defrauding a chief chef of an amount of twenty-four thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢24,000).

Ghana: GCB Relocates Kumasi Main Branch

[Ghanaian Chronicle]
Kumasi -
FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS after the Kumasi Main branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) was opened on the premises of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), it has relocated to its own premises at the Harper Road in Kumasi.

Nigeria: Jonathan Commissions First Locally Made Navy Warship

[Leadership]

President Goodluck Jonathan, will today commission the first locally made Navy warship, NNS ANDONI, constructed by Nigerian Navy engineers at the Nigerian Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Nigeria: Yakowa Set to Commission Capital Projects

[Leadership]

Kaduna State Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa is set to commission some capital projects initiated by his administration even as he expressed satisfaction with the progress so far recorded as well as the determination to do more.

Ghana: Be Wary of NPP

[Ghanaian Chronicle]
Nkwanta -
The Volta Regional Minister, Mr. Henry Ford Kamel has asked the chiefs and people of the region to be mindful of opposition personalities who are trying to create the impression that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is only interested in their votes and cares less about issues concerning development of the region.

Angola: Vice Minister Pleased With RNA, TPA Construction Works

[ANGOP]
Kuito -
The deputy minister of Media, Manuel Miguel de Carvalho "Wadijimbi", was happy with the progress of works of the building housing the facilities of National Radio Station (RNA) and broadcasting station of Public Television (TPA) in Kuito city, central Bié province.

Angola: Cabinet Approves Construction of 152 Water Supply Systems

[ANGOP]
Luanda -
The Council of Ministers passed Wednesday Construction Project of 152 water supply systems under the Water for All Programme, aimed at increasing the supply of drinking water to people.

Rwanda: Construction of Rwf 6 Billion Teachers' Houses Begins

[New Times]

Teachers under the 12-Year Basic Education (12-YBE) programme have welcomed the initiative to construct houses for them.

Nigeria: Nigeria in the Throes of Mall Revolution

[Leadership]

Nigeria's retail sector, which accounts for 17 per cent of the local economy, has seen a favourable change over the last years. The growth and relative stability of the nation's economy over the past years has also significantly contributed to the expansion of the country's middle class.

Ghana: Launch of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre's 15th Anniversary Celebration

[GoG]

The Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre (RPS) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital will on Wednesday, 30th May, 2012 launch its 15th Anniversary Celebration programme at the forecourt of the RPS and Burns Centre at 9:30 am. I should be grateful if you could assign a reporter to cover this event.

Kenya: MP Muoki Wants Kitui Road Works Speeded Up

[The Star]

Kitui South MP Isaac Muoki has called on the government to fast-track the tarmacking of Kibwezi-Kitui-Mwingi road in order to attract investors in the region. Muoki said the road will link the mineral-rich Kitui county with the port of Mombasa and Lamu.

Kenya: Yatta Contractors Owed Sh20 Million

[The Star]

Contractors who have since 2008 been engaged by the Kitui West Constituency Development Fund are up in arms over non-payment of up to Sh20 million. The builders have accused the area MP Charles Mutisya Nyamai of a scheme to impoverish them by failing to sanction payment for the jobs they have accomplished.

Zambia: Dangote Cement Construction Hits Setback

[Times of Zambia]

CONSTRUCTION of the US$500 million cement plant in Masaiti District on the Copperbelt by Dangote Industries, has suffered a set back following delays by the Government to issue the company with a mining licence.

Zambia: Ndola Protea Hotel Construction On Hold

[Times of Zambia]

CONSTRUCTION of the multi billion Kwacha 100-room Protea Hotel which was supposed to have started in Ndola two months ago, is on hold because of a delay by the Zambia Environmental Management Authority(ZEMA) to conclude its environmental impact assesment (EIA).

Liberia: Ellen Warns Against Roadside Construction

[New Dawn]

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has warned that government will break down houses built closed to the Robertsfield Highway.

Nigeria: Kaduna to Construct Two Additional Dams

[Daily Trust]
Kaduna -
Kaduna State government said yesterday that it would construct two additional dams to boost all year farming.

Nigeria: Why Buildings Collapse in Country - NBRRI

[Daily Trust]

The poor application and use of inferior materials, especially concrete, has been identified as a major cause for the collapse of buildings in Nigeria.

Nigeria: Ushafa Community Rejoices Over Road Project

[Daily Trust]

Residents of Ushafa in Bwari Area Council Friday commended the council authorities for rehabilitating the only road leading to the community with asphalt.

Ghana: Construction of 10km Techimantia-Akomadan Road Begins

[Ghanaian Chronicle]

To reduce travel time between Bechem in the Tano South of Brong-Ahafo and Akomadan in the Ashanti Region, as well as Bechem and Techiman, the ground has been broken for the commencement of the upgrading of the 10 kilometre Techimantia-Akomadan road.

Nigeria: How to Reduce Cement Price - Lafarge

[Daily Trust]
Lagos -
Chairman of Lafarge Cement, WAPCO Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Osunkeye, has urged the Federal Government to fix decaying infrastructure and guarantee efficient supply of energy, saying that is the best way to reduce the price of cement in the country.

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Ethiopia: United Insurance Selects Magercon to Construct First Building

[Addis Fortune]

United Insurance SC (UNIC) gave Magercon Construction Plc a 42 million-Br contract for the first part of the construction of a four-storey mall in Akaki Kality District.

Nigeria: East-West Road to Cost N360 Billion

[This Day]

The 338 kilometre East-West Road, which is at about 50 per cent completion is now to cost N360 billion as against the initial contract sum of N200 billion.

Angola: Govt and Namibian Officials Discuss Construction of Monument

[ANGOP]
Windhoek -
The Angolan Vice-minister of Defence, Gaspar Santos Rufino and Namibian Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister, Peya Mushilenga, discussed on Monday in Windhoek issues related to the construction of two monuments to honour martyrs of Cassinga and Chetekela in the southern Huíla province.

South Africa: Stakeholders Discuss Nuts and Bolts of Infrastructure Plan

[BuaNews]
Pretoria -
Stakeholders on Monday came together to add meat to one of the 17 projects announced in the country's major infrastructure programme.

South Sudan: Unity State Boreholes Drilled By Mercy Corps

[Sudan Tribune]
Bentiu -
The international non-governmental organisation, Mercy Corps. (MC) is carrying out borehole construction in Unity state, where, according to the South Sudanese government, 60 percent of the population survive on often untreated river water; leading to the spread of various waterborne diseases.

Kenya: Kenya Power to Boost Embu Supply

[The Star]

KENYA Power is constructing a high voltage sub station with a capacity of 132/33kV in Kutus to help reduce supply outages and improve quality within Embu region. The substation which will be put up in Kutus, is set to cost Sh800 million. It will bring power source closer to Embu and Kirinyaga; Kenya Power regional manager for Mount Kenya David Mwaniki told officials of the Embu Chamber of commerce and other electricity customers in the area during a meeting to discuss initiatives being made by the firm to

Kenya: Sh20 Million Keiyo Hospital Ready

[The Star]

The hospital built by Flourspar Mining Company at a cost of more than Sh20 million in Kerio Valley is complete. More than 10,000 residents near the mining company will benefit from the hospital which has the capacity to admit more than 20 people and serve 100 outpatients daily. The KFCput up the new Field Marsham Hospital to treat its workers and the surrounding residents. "We want residents of this region and our employees to access quality health care without having to travel all the way to Eldoret for t