By 2030 the majority of Africans will be urban residents, and the majority of them will live in slums and informal settlements unless radical corrective measures are taken. To leverage Africa's options in an environment that is simultaneously global and local, it is important for its leaders at all levels to develop forward-looking visions based on analyses of where Africa is now and where it wants to be in the future. 

This publication aims to provide focus and encouragement to African governments at the central and local level as well as to other key actors in the broad area of sustainable human settlements development. 

The report is available at http://www.unep.org/urban_environment/urbannewsletter/IssueFeb09/publications.asp#StateofAfricanCities

For all companies involved in the construction and infrastructure sectors, the new Eurocode regulations will have decisive importance. Haig Gulvanessian is one of the experts who was involved in developing the Eurocodes.

Professor Haig Gulvanessian has a medal on a unique ribbon that many people desire. In 2007, he received one of Britain’s top honors when, together with a famous travel writer, a jazz pianist and a former head of British Intelligence, he was awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth for his “services to the construction industry.” He also has the Czech Technical University’s prestigious “Gold Medal First Class,” an honor he shares with former US President George Bush Sr. Both decorations, proudly placed on his mantelpiece, recognize his achievements in the fields of civil and structural engineering, particularly in the field of Eurocodes.

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Retail Psychology in the Battle for Customers

Desso has been designing and manufacturing carpet for almost 80 years, with a significant presence in South Africa. The company has factories in Europe and its products can be found in commercial and public buildings worldwide. Andrew Sibley, Desso's sales director, argues that the business of retail design is more now about psychology.

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Luanda, – At least USD 74 million was released by the Government to fund the rehabilitation and expansion works of "February 4" International Airport.

This was said Friday, in Luanda, by the chairperson of the Board of the National Company for the Exploration of Airports and Air Navigation (Enana), Jorge Correia de Melo, during a press conference aimed at analysing these works.

According to Jorge Melo, in the one-year contract, the airfield will have a modernized terminal with equipped two embarkation rooms, 28 check-in counters, with a capacity to accommodate approximately 3.6 million passengers per year.

The works, which are already in progress, are in charge of the building company “Somague”, with the first phase to be focussed on the landing, the car parking and the main runway.

The second stage of the contract will cover the embark place and the second floor.

The works will also enable the construction of a parking lot for about ten buses, 24 taxis and 650 different cars.

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The East African (Nairobi) http://www.nation.co.ke
26 October 2008 / Posted to the web 30 October 2008
Halima Abdallah K - Nairobi

Architects from East Africa want to play a more active role in government construction and planning departments to correct the current mess in the region's urban centres.

According to the architects, underqualified or unqualified personnel have usurped the role of professionals with political heads such as mayors and councillors taking over technical roles like approval of plans.

Gauteng identifies 20 townships for improved services - By Bathandwa Mbola
Midrand - The Gauteng Provincial Government has prioritised 20 townships which will see major improvements to better the lives of its citizens.
"In various townships we are rolling out a programme called the '20 Priority Townships' and essentially its to improve the standard of living of people in those areas," Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile told the community of Tembisa during an Imbizo on Wednesday.

Johannesburg - Staff Writer

Fifteen construction workers were injured, some seriously, and two others killed when a near complete office block collapsed on Van Staden Road, Roodepoort.

Half the building collapsed on Thursday, 16 October, at about 8:30am. The remaining half of the building has been declared unsafe. Twenty three other construction workers escaped unhurt.

Various government departments are investigating. It is not known at this stage which Built Environment consultants are responsible for the collapsed building.

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Consumers should continue to be cautious with their spending despite global markets stabilising and Wall Street registering its highest gains in a single day since the darkest days of the Great Depression, writes Michael Appel.

While stability is retuning to the markets with a general reversal in losses sustained over the last two weeks, economist warn this could only be the eye of the storm.

Investec Asset Management strategist Michael Power told BuaNews on Wednesday it was the real economy which was most likely to come under strain in the next few months.

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