Botswana: Cresta Hotel Unveils New Brand - Cresta Thapama Hotel has been refurbished at a cost of P20 million. [AA Construction]

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Botswana: Additional P13 Million for State House Refurbishment - The Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Margaret Nasha has requested P13 million to be spent in the next seven years on the refurbishment works of State House. [AA Construction]

Zimbabwe: Govt to Refurbish Chitungwiza Renal Unit - GOVERNMENT will assist Chitungwiza Central Hospital in completing the installation of equipment in its renal unit as part of efforts to ensure the institution does not become over-burdened by the increasing number of patients seeking medical attention there. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Lugogo Face-Lift About to Start - SOLECO Construction Company has been given 108 days to hand over a refurbished Lugogo indoor stadium to MTN Foundation. [AA Construction]

Zimbabwe: No to Outsourcing, Say Councillors - HARARE City councillors have turned down a proposal to outsource the repair and redecoration of Town House, arguing that council should use its own builders and painters. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Nakivubo Refurbished - NAKIVUBO stadium's dressing rooms will soon shift from underneath the pavilion to the Kirussia wing. [AA Urbanisation]

Liberia: WACSN To Renovate Schools In District #8 - The Board Chairman of WACSN/USA, Mr. Francis Nyepon said that his organization with consultation with the founder and President Mariah Morgan Lukey will renovate one of the four schools, furnish it with seating capacity and other school materials coupled with training for the teachers.Mr. Nyepon made the assertion Monday, May 4, 2009, when his organization was invited by Representative Dave Koomey of District #8 to visit several schools in the district in order to assess their conditions. [AA Construction]

Liberia: China Turns Over Newly Renovated Miltary Barracks - The government of the People’s Republic of China had done it again, this time completing a major project and turning it over the Liberian government at the cost of US$5.5M. [AA Urbanisation]

By Ndaba Dlamini

Johannesburg - The once uninhabitable and murky City Deep Hostel has been converted into an attractive family space, complete with play grounds for children.

The former men-only hostel, located a few kilometres southeast of Johannesburg's city centre, is now a brightly coloured home to more than 200 families.

Even though work to convert two remaining blocks is still in progress, the change is breathtaking, reports Joburg.org.

Originally designed to contain and isolate a single-sex labour force, in the late 1970s the old hostel became the home of hundreds of municipal workers.

These municipal workers, predominantly men, lived in squalid conditions and the hostel became a health hazard in dire need of repair.

The City of Johannesburg, through the Johannesburg Social Housing Company (Joshco), stepped in, in 2005.

The compound offered a potentially large supply of high-density, low-income rental housing stock, which is in very short supply in the city.

Namibia: Public Library Gets a Facelift - BAD news for bookworms is that the Windhoek Public Library is closed for six months while it gets a long-overdue facelift. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Nakaseke Hospital for Renovation - THE Government will this financial year renovate Nakaseke Hospital. [AA Construction]

Liberia: U.s. $200 Fine If Buildings Are Not Painted By December 15 - The Monrovia City Council (MCC) has announced that any residential or business structures not painted by December 15, 2008, a fine of US$200 would be imposed on the owners of such structures. [AA Urbanisation]

Liberia: Govt, Chinese Company Signed U.S.$8 Million to Revamp SKD Hotel - An agreement valued US$8 million aimed at refurbishing the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex (SKD) hotels has been signed between the Liberian government and the Chinese group, Golden Gate Group. [AA Construction]

Repair of Cinemas Requires Heavy Investments - Repair of Cinemas Requires Heavy Investments - The director of the Film Distribution Company (Edecine), Lourenço Roque, admitted Wednesday in Luanda that the repair of the country's cinemas, particularly those of the capital, will require huge investments both from State and private operators. [AA Network News] [A