Uganda: Women Get Houses - SLUM Women's Initiative for Development, a non- government organisation in Jinja municipality, has embarked on a project to assist women acquire land at a low cost. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Govt to Build Palaces for Acholi Region - THE Office of the Prime Minister has commissioned the construction of palaces in the 52 chiefdoms in Acholi sub-region. "Today is a wonderful day for us Acholi and the rest of Uganda. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Housing Industry Looks to Partnerships for Affordability - While the developers are making an attempt to put up new houses, their effort is like a drop in the ocean because not many Ugandans earn that much to purchase these houses. Many of them are opting for constructing their own homes as they believe it is cheaper at the end of the day. However, mortgages are choking up many home owners. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Housing Finance to List On the Bourse - HOUSING Finance Bank is to list onto the Uganda Securities Exchange by 2011, Nicholas Okwir, the managing director, has announced. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Ugandans in the U.S to Build Sickle Cell Centre - Ugandans living in the city of Dallas in the US are to raise funds for the construction of a sickle cell centre in Uganda. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Government to Set Up Construction Firm - THE Government plans to establish a state construction company. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Government to Turn Kampala Into Metropolitan City - Kampala City Council (KCC) and the Uganda Ministry of Lands are carrying out a study aimed at developing Kampala City into a metropolitan city. This means the boundaries of the current Kampala City will encompass the surrounding towns of Mukono in the East, Wakiso in the north, Entebbe south of the city and other small towns in the West of Kampala. This demarcation is currently referred to as greater Kampala. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Reducing on Construction Time - That time spent on a construction can be changed through adopting efficient and better technology. Greg McDonough an American engineer, entrepreneur and CEO of Spider Tie came to Uganda and provided constructers with an option to using bricks and blocks in construction. This innovation is mainly used in the construction of walls. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Tembo Steel Starts TMT Production From Scrap - Ugandans in the construction sector will soon be saved from spending a huge import bill on purchasing Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) steel, now that the metal is being produced in the country. [AA Construction]

Uganda: NSSF Towers Cost Shoots to Shs200 Billion - National Social Security Fund contributors could pay an extra $35 million (Shs70b) for the construction of the multi-storey Pension Towers on Lumumba Avenue after the Fund's new board reportedly approved a revised construction cost from $75 million (Shs150b) to $110 million (Shs220b). [AA Construction]

Uganda: U.S.$6 Million Rural Power Project Starts in Iganga - THE construction of the second phase of the rural electrification project was recently commissioned by the State Minister for Minerals, Peter Lokeris at Nabitende sub-county in Iganga district, reports Ronnie Kijjambu. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Dr Kiyingi to Build Hospital - Resilient consultant cardiologist based in Sydney, Australia, Dr Aggrey Kiyingi, is set to bounce back. We hear he is in the final stages of constructing a multi-billion heart patient hospital in Uganda. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Government to Build Technical Schools in All Districts, Says Museveni - President Museveni has promised to train graduates to acquire skills that can make them employable. [AA Construction]

Uganda: CCc Earmarks Shs3 Billion for Five New Public Libraries - Kampala City Council has earmarked Shs3 billion to construct and equip five school libraries, city mayor Hajj Nasser Sebaggala has said. He explained that there is need to boost pupils' reading culture through availing more reading materials. He said most city schools lack both laboratories and libraries, which has adversely affected students' performances. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Northern By-Pass Opens Three Years Late - Motorists enjoying the Northern By-pass at Kireka intersection soon after it was commissioned yesterday [AA Construction]