Cameroon: 'Integrate Construction With Local Materials in Training Programmes' - Dr Uphie Chinje Melo, Director of MIPROMALO, explains how the use of local building materials can be popularised in Cameroon. [AA Construction]

Country Suffers in Total Paralysis - Country Suffers in Total Paralysis - SINCE Zimbabwe's recent elections, the country has lurched from a protracted political and economic crisis to paralysis. Everything -- the politics, economy, the social fabric -- is dysfunctional. [All Africa : Zimbabwe] [AA Zimbabwe]

Latest Economic Report Concerned About Mega-Projects - Latest Economic Report Concerned About Mega-Projects - While the Mozambican economy has shown "impressive growth" in recent years, it remains driven mainly by aid inflows, and mega-projects that provide little in the way of direct employment or tax revenue. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]

Ethiopia: Ministry Says Urbanization Projects Hit By Shortage of Cement, Con. Material - Government urbanization projects in the country are hit by a severe scarcity of the much-needed cement and other construction materials, the Ministry of Works and Urban Development said on Wednesday. [AA Construction]

Liberia: Govt to Demolish Illegal Buildings - The government of Liberia has announced its intention to ramp up enforcement of zoning laws across the country. Demolition of illegal structures will begin this weekend. Redemption Road, Pipeline Paynesville and Barnesville Dry Rice market will be the first areas of focus for the demolition project, which will commence on Saturday 10th May. [AA Urbanisation]

Tanzania: Lack of Cash Hits Building Sector Hard - The building, construction and real estate industry in the country lags behind in attracting finances from the banking sector. [AA Construction]

Angola: Luanda Counts On Five New Health Centres in May - Luanda will get this month five new health centres under a rehabilitation programme of the local government to spread the sanitary network to the surroundings of the capital city, meant to improve medical assistance, ANGOP has learnt. [AA Construction]

Zimbabwe: WCCE Urges Construction Industry to Shun Corruption - THE World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE) has warned industry players in the construction industry to shun corruption, which has emerged as one of the biggest obstacles to the country's economic turnaround. [AA Construction]

Winners of 2010 design competition to be announced - By Nthambeleni Gabara
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town will on Thursday announce the winners of its 2010 Green Goal Mouille Point Student Landscape Design Competition.
As a one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the city will announce the winners of the competition on Thursday at the Cape Town Hotel.
This is the first ever student competition in Cape Town, linked to the Green Goal programme of the forthcoming world cup.

Cameroon: Nation Could Host World Cup After Construction of Sports Complexes - Chinese Expert - Li Chanqxin, representative of the Chinese Machinery Equipment Export and Import Company, CMEC, Wednesday, May 7, after signing the Sports infrastructural Development Convention with the Cameroon Government, told the press that Cameroon could host the World Cup after the execution of the FCFA 272 billion contract. [AA Construction]