Uganda: Emorimor to Get Palace - The Government has allocated sh250m for the construction of a palace for the Teso cultural leader. The leader, Emorimor Augustine Osuban Olemukan, said the building would house offices, conference hall, guest house and a museum. [AA Construction]

By Ndaba Dlamini

Johannesburg - The Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Amos Masondo, has unveiled the City's 2010 Countdown Clock at the Metro Centre building in Braamfontein on Thursday.

With just over 600 days to go before the first match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off, Mr Masondo has urged Joburgers to rally behind the city to make the event a success.

He said each day was a challenge as the world cup approached, reports Joburg.org.

Preparations in high gear for this year’s World Habitat Day celebrations - With just over two weeks left before the observance of this year’s World Habitat Day, preparations for the ceremony are in high gear across the globe.
From Africa through Asia to Europe and the Americas, governments, civic bodies as well as NGOs are laying out elaborate plans to mark this year’s event whose theme is ‘Harmoniuos Cities’ to be celebrated on October 6.
read more [AA Kenya]

Architect Africa Film Festival 2008

Fuelled by the magic of film, the Architect Africa Film Festival was created to acknowledge and embrace the astounding reality of urban living.

For three weeks each year, the Festival celebrates architecture and brings audiences face to face with the realities and possibilities of urban living and the built environment. This event is an exciting cultural platform that informs, inspires and entertains.

The Architect Africa Film Festival uses film to record the wonder of architecture, its theories and ideals, its practice and legacy. As Professor Philip Harrison said at the launch of the 2007 Festival, "Film is important in many ways. It's not only about the past and present, but also about alternative futures. By bringing us into such an immediate confrontation with diverse cultures, film helps us to imagine our realities differently. It shows us that it's possible to construct things differently and to live in different ways."

The Architect Africa Film Festival 2008 will be held over three weeks in October, at Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle, and Ster Kinekor theatres in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth:

The dates and venues are as follows:

CAPE TOWN: 17 to 23 October 2008 - Cavendish Nouveau, Cavendish Square

This year, the vision is again to provide architectural films from around the world that focus on quality filmmaking and worthy architectural content. These will include classics, documentaries, archived footage, tributes and features.

South Africa attends Venice Architecture Biennale Exhibition -

Venice - Arts and Culture Deputy Minister Ntombazana Botha is expected to attend the opening of the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition in Venice to market South Africa as a tourist destination ahead of 2010.

The South African Violin Tenors will represent the country too and will perform during the exhibition.