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]

Ghana: Works Begin on U.S. $16.5 Million James Town Harbour - President Kufuor last Friday performed the ceremony to mark the official commencement of construction works on a 16.5 million-dollar ultra-modern fishing harbour and landing site at James Town in Accra. [AA Construction]

Angola: Governor Suggests Construction of Dam at Humpata - The governor of southern Huila province, Isaac Maria dos Anjos, recently spoke of the need for the construction of one more dam on the Tchimpumpunhime river, to support farming activity at Humpata some 22 kilometres south of the provincial capital city, Lubango. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: 'Infrastructure Challenge Bane of Private Sector Growth' - Director General of the Budget Office, Dr. Bright Okogu, yesterday identified infrastructure challenge as an obstacle to private sector-led economic growth in the country. [AA Urbanisation]

South Africa: Infrastructure Spend a Boost for Construction - SOME listed construction groups in SA have continued to report robust earnings growth - thanks in large measure to the government's spend in a bid to deal with infrastructure backlogs. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Looking for Safe Investment? Try Infrastructure Concession (2) - The federal government has put in place institutional measures to ensure that not only are local and international investors brought into the infrastructure concession business, but also that their investments are safe and profitable. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: World Bank Offers U.S. $3 Billion Loan for Infrastructure - Nigeria has been offered a $3 billion (N351 billion) loan by the World Bank to upgrade infrastructure, a senior official of the bank, Simeon Ehui, disclosed at the weekend. [AA Urbanisation]

Crisis Management Needed for Water - Crisis Management Needed for Water - HARARE and Chitungwiza both have areas very short of water. [All Africa : Zimbabwe] [AA Zimbabwe]

Africa: Africa Infrastructure - 'Past, Present and Future' - Africa is a continent of approximately one billion people. All its major regions have recently experienced strong economic growth, driven in part by its wealth of natural resources. Africa produces 13% of the world's oil, 46% of its diamonds, 21% of its gold, 57% of its cobalt, and 50% of its platinum group metals.

Nigeria: 'How to Tackle Infrastructure Deficit' - Past President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Mr. Mustapha Bulama has made a case for the adoption of public-private partnership as model for driving the country's infrastructure development. [AA Urbanisation]