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AFRICA: ENERGY TRANSITION POLICIES AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS LIGHT UP ACROSS THE CONTINENT

Posted on 31 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Across the continent, countries in Africa are gearing up for the energy transition by implementing policy and legislative frameworks that take into account the energy crisis and the need for a renewable, decarbonized, decentralized energy supply that addresses climate change and the commitments made under the Paris Agreement. Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 27, in Egypt in November this year, lawyers in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania…

NAMIBIA COULD BECOME ENERGY CAPITAL OF AFRICA SAYS NIPDB

Posted on 28 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) chief executive officer Nangula Uaandja said Namibia’s ambition is to become the energy capital of Africa. Uaandja said this last week when she spoke at the Invest in Namibia Country Spotlight session organized by the mines ministry, NIPDB, and Namcor at African Energy Week 2022 in Cape Town. Uaandja said when talking about the energy transition, there is room for fossil fuels and meeting net zero emissions that…

ESKOM SET TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY SECURITY PLAN IN SA

Posted on 28 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Eskom says it is focusing on implementing all projects to meet the required 53GW of new additional energy for the period up to 2032 which will ensure energy security. The power utility said the new additional capacity needed will come particularly from renewable energy sources and takes into account the current energy deficit of between 4 000 and 6 000MW. Eskom Transmission Managing Director, Segomoco Scheppers, described the next five years as “very critical” for…

KENYA’s RURING’U STADIUM CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETED BY YEAR ENDING

Posted on 27 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Nyeri County Government has promised that the construction of the Ruring’u Stadium will be completed by the end of the year, after almost five years of delay. Nyeri Deputy County Commissioner Joseph Mwangi has acknowledged the delays in completing the overhaul of the historic stadium but says they have had a meeting with the contractor and are in agreement to complete the construction of the 20,000-seater facility before December this year. “Indeed it is…

PRESIDENT WEAH DEDICATES FIRST-EVER MEDICAL OXYGEN PLANT IN LIBERIA

Posted on 27 October 2022 by Gambeta News

President George Manneh Weah and his administration have made yet another first-time development record as he dedicates Liberia’s first-ever Medical Oxygen Plant, a pioneering achievement towards building a more robust, responsive, and resilient health sector in the country. In its 175 years of existence, Liberia is celebrating the inauguration of the first-ever state-of-the-art Medical PSA Oxygen Plant with the capacity to produce 100 cylinders (~50Nm3/hour) of medical oxygen per day at 93+3% purity. The Oxygen…

NIGERIA GOVT. SAYS OVER 199 FLOODED LGAs HAS GOTTEN MEDICAL SUPPORT

Posted on 27 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said medical support had been provided to 199 Local Government Areas affected by flooding across the country. Farouq briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She said that as of Friday, records indicated that no fewer than 3.2 million persons were affected by flooding in Nigeria….

BOSTWANA GOVT. ANNOUNCED SPENDING P1.3M TO IMPROVE HOUSING AT REFUGEE CAMP

Posted on 26 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Botswana government has spent P1.3 million to improve housing at the Dukwi refugee camp and to refurbish Francistown Centre for Illegal Immigrants. This was said by the Minister of Justice Machana Shamukuni this week when addressing the media on his recent return from Switzerland where he attended the 73rd session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme (EXCOM). Shamukuni said that as part of their efforts to ensure the care and protection of…

BRIDGE OVER NATETE RIVER REOPENS IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on 26 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The land connection between the provinces of Nampula and Niassa was restored as motorists were again able to transport goods and people safely over the Natete river, thanks to the intervention of various sectors in the region. This takes place only four days after Minister of Public Works Carlos Mesquita pledged that the Natete bridge would reopen soon. Minister Mesquita said the non-observance of the weight limits by transporters constituted the biggest challenge for the…

EGYPT HEALTH MINISTRY SIGN DEAL TO PROMOTE HEALTH SECTOR

Posted on 26 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar witnessed the signing of a cooperation protocol between the Higher Committee for Medical Specialties and the Arab Council for Health Specializations, within the framework of enhancing cooperation in the file of professional medical training. The protocol was signed by Hossam Hosni, the Secretary-General of the Higher Committee for Medical Specialties, and Omar Awad Al-Rawas, the Secretary-General of the Arab Council for Health Specializations, in the presence…

RWU APPEAL TO GHANA PRESIDENT TO HELP GRCL FROM TOTAL COLLAPSED

Posted on 25 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Railway Workers Union (RWU) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene immediately to avert the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) from a total collapse. According to the union, the deteriorating condition of the GRCL was a clear signal that the company was gradually grinding to a halt unless the President took action, as a matter of urgency, to salvage the situation. The RMU in a press statement signed by the General…

FLOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE: WHY AFRICA NEEDS TO INVEST

Posted on 25 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The world today is experiencing devastating weather events that are leaving our infrastructure, facilities, and humanity vulnerable. We see stormwater overwhelming drainage facilities. Aging buildings are also giving way in heavy storms. As you know, many of the facilities and infrastructure that serve us today were designed and constructed many years ago. So, we believe that many of the facilities have served up their service lives. Thus, it is about time to start planning for…

RWANDA PRESIDENT SAYS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE KEY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Posted on 25 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Digital technologies are a catalyst for development in Africa yet almost half of the low and middle-income countries do not have access to the internet even when living in areas in areas with broadband coverage, said President Paul Kagame while opening the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Tuesday, October 25, in Kigali. The Congress has brought together a variety of tech players, business leaders, and policymakers from the…

SOUTH AFRICA TO RESOLVE IT’s ELECTRICITY CHALLENGES ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

Posted on 24 October 2022 by Gambeta News

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will resolve its electricity challenges after the recent problem facing the nation power sector. “Much as we are still dealing with the challenges of load shedding with Eskom, if we look through the tunnel, we see the light. We are going to resolve our energy challenges,” said President Ramaphosa. The President said this following his walkabout at the Redstone Solar Plant in Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. The 100 MW…

KENYA PORT AUTHORITY TO BOOST TRADE WITH MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS

Posted on 24 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to continue supporting the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in upgrading port infrastructure to accelerate the growth of the East African regional economies. JICA has been a close partner of KPA, having funded the construction of the Sh32 billion second container terminals at the Port of Mombasa. The Mombasa Port’s second container terminal, which is set on 100 acres at Kilindini Harbour, is projected to ease congestion at…

TANZANIA PM ISSUE 15-DAY ULTIMATUM TO CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE ONGOING PROJECTS

Posted on 24 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Inter-Country Contractors Company implementing road projects in Ukerewe Island in Mwanza Region to complete the work. Taking the stand in his office in Dodoma, while meeting with the Minister of State in President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Governments-RALG), Angellah Kairuki, Ukerewe District leaders, and officials of the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA), he added that the company tasked with 13 kilometers stretch…

CONSIDER TAX RELIEF FOR BUILDING MATERIAL, RC TELLS TANZANIA GOVT.

Posted on 21 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Albert Chalamila, has appealed to the government to consider granting tax relief on essential building materials to help residents in his region which is over 1,000 kilometres far away from Dar es Salaam. ” I appeal to the government to consider giving tax relief on essential building materials taking into consideration that the region is far away from Dar es Salaam (over 1,000 km),” he said at the climax of National…

EGYPT GOVT. SET TO LAUNCH NEW TOURISM PROMOTION CAMPAIGN

Posted on 21 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Amr El-Qadi, Executive Director of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board (ETPB), said that a new tourism promotion campaign will be launched next month, aiming to present Egypt as a vibrant destination with diverse tourism products. He added that this campaign will target the main tourist export markets for Egypt and other new markets, using advertising materials, social media platforms, and various websites. The campaign also includes the launch of several events inside and outside Egypt….

ETHIOPIA GOVT. SET UP INNOVATIVE FINANCE LAB TO SUPPORT MSMEs

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia has set up an Innovative Finance Lab to support its rapidly growing Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Lab will help MSMEs to test, innovate and grow a new set of services, products, and instruments in their bid to get financial access. The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), in partnership with the UN Development Program (UNDP), launched the financial lab. Ethiopia has an estimated 2 million Micro, small, and medium enterprises. However, a…

GHANA PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SUAME INTERCHANGE

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for construction works to begin on the 4-tier Suame interchange in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The Suame Interchange, which is the first 4-tier interchange in that part of the region, is the second in Ghana after the Pokuase Interchange which was commissioned by President Akufo-Addo on the 9th of July 2021. At the sod-cutting ceremony, President Akufo-Addo said once the interchange was completed, it would…

KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER SAY MINISTRY INHERITE Sh140B IN PENDING BILLS

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Transport and Public Works nominee Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that the ministry has inherited Sh140 billion in pending bills. Murkomen made the revelations before the National Assembly Appointment Committee, where he pointed out that the situation has led to stalling of the ongoing road construction works as the government has no funds to pay contractors. “The reason why the roads have stalled is that we are unable to pay the contractors and the money to…

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