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South Africa: Terminal 2010 On Track

November 19, 2008 - 23:05 — AA Editor

South Africa: Terminal 2010 On Track - The construction of Terminal 2010, Cape Town International Airport's new multimillion-rand passenger terminal, is on track and expected to be complete by the end of 2009, the airport's general manager has disclosed. [AA Construction]

Zambia: Napsa Secures Land to Build Shopping Complex

November 19, 2008 - 23:04 — AA Editor

Zambia: Napsa Secures Land to Build Shopping Complex - THE National Pensions Scheme Authority (Napsa) has finally taken over the Engineering Services Corporation (Esco) premises to build an ultra-modern shopping complex starting in early January 2009. [AA Construction]

Sierra Leone: Mission Direct to Construct New Home

November 19, 2008 - 23:03 — AA Editor

Sierra Leone: Mission Direct to Construct New Home - Director of mission direct told Concord Times that his organization was constructing a new home at the city of rest in Grafton to accommodate 70 more people. [AA Construction]

Namibia: Most Roads in Need of Rehabilitation

August 30, 2008 - 15:41 — AA Editor
Namibia: Most Roads in Need of Rehabilitation - Most roads in Namibia have outlived their lifespan and major rehabilitation will be required in the short- to medium-term. [AA Urbanisation]

South Africa: Construction Riding High

August 30, 2008 - 15:40 — AA Editor
South Africa: Construction Riding High - WHILE many sectors of the economy are choking on high inflation , construction companies are powering ahead, underpinned by the government's multi billion-rand infrastructure expansion programme . [AA Construction]

Rwanda: Ministry to Set Strict Building Guidelines

August 30, 2008 - 15:40 — AA Editor
Rwanda: Ministry to Set Strict Building Guidelines - The Ministry of Infrastructure has liaised with the British Standards Institution (BSI) to help them in developing proper construction standards and codes to guide the construction practice in Rwanda. [AA Construction]

Tanzania: Zanzibar's women plaster old city

May 15, 2008 - 13:17 — AA Editor
Tanzania: Zanzibar's women plaster old city -

Tanzania: Zanzibar's women plaster old city - Source: BBC NEWS
Years of neglect have left many buildings in Stone Town, the historic capital of the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar, close to collapse - but now a team of women builders are trying to put that right.

Nigeria : Lost Yoruba kingdom

May 15, 2008 - 13:16 — AA Editor
Nigeria : Lost Yoruba kingdom -

African archaeology Nigeria: Lost Yoruba kingdom - An older article but one which may be of interest:

By NORIMITSU ONISHI

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Which country has the largest collection of pyramids? Think again, for it is not Egypt...

May 15, 2008 - 13:16 — AA Editor
Which country has the largest collection of pyramids? Think again, for it is not Egypt... -

African archaeology: Which country has the largest collection of pyramids? Think again, for it is not Egypt, but Sudan - Source: Al-AhramWhich country has the largest collection of pyramids? Think again, for it is not Egypt, but Sudan. Join Mohamed El-Hebeishy as he visits north Sudan in search of answers

Uganda: Blacklist Shoddy Contractors, Urges PPDA Chief

May 14, 2008 - 13:09 — AA Editor

Uganda: Blacklist Shoddy Contractors, Urges PPDA Chief - COMPANIES that do shoddy road works should be blacklisted so that they are not awarded any future deals, a top official has proposed. "We have asked the Government to identify companies that construct substandard roads so that they can be blacklisted in order not to win any more tenders," said Edgar Agaba, the executive director of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA). [AA Construction]

Zimbabwe: Glass Plant Construction Hampered

May 14, 2008 - 13:08 — AA Editor
Zimbabwe: Glass Plant Construction Hampered - THE construction of a US$ 120 million state of the art glass manufacturing plant in the city of Kadoma is being hampered by a critical shortage of water and the current power cuts. [AA Construction]

South Africa : Limpopo lodge goes 100% 'green'

May 14, 2008 - 00:06 — AA Editor
Limpopo lodge goes 100% 'green' -

Using his decades of expertise as a chemical engineer, Dr Hans Hahn runs a Soutpansberg-based eco-tourism lodge entirely on alternative, renewable and sustainable energy, writes Michael Appel.

Speaking to BuaNews at Tourism Indaba 2008, Dr Hahn explained the Moshavehla Lodge was detached entirely from Eskom's power-grid and the entire farm was powered using a combination of solar power and thermal gasification.

South Africa : 2010 transport project well under way

May 14, 2008 - 00:06 — AA Editor

2010 transport project well under way - Min Radebe - By Luyanda Makapela
Johannesburg - With only 759 days left before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick off, Transport Minister Jeff Radebe has assured the world that transport projects across all host cities in South Africa are on their way to being completed.
The minister conducted several inspections on transport projects on Tuesday, visiting construction sites around Johannesburg.

Uganda: Life in a Congested Kampala City

May 12, 2008 - 17:41 — AA Editor
Uganda: Life in a Congested Kampala City - IN Kampala, everywhere you look, buildings, shops and taxi parks are crammed with much more than they can handle. Elizabeth Agiro scrutinises why Kampala is such a magnet in a disorganised way. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: To Develop, Do Away With Villages

May 12, 2008 - 13:33 — AA Editor
Uganda: To Develop, Do Away With Villages - Uganda is poor, underdeveloped and cannot feed its people. What can be done to solve all the intractable problems facing our country? [AA Urbanisation]
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