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GOVERNMENT DISQUALIFYING THE PROPERLY QUALIFIED

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Thapelo Molaudzi, born and raised in Alexandra in Johannesburg obtained a National Diploma in Civil Engineering at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), is currently studying for his Advanced Diploma and hoping to do his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering. He remembers developing an interest in becoming an engineer in matric. However, he felt confused because he was not exposed to much technology at the time. Then, all the matrics in the township were…

INSTALLATION OF TARTAN TRACK COMMENCE IN NATIONAL STADIUM OF NIGERIA

Posted on 19 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Federal Government’s bid to restore the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos to its old glory has received a major boost with the commencement of the installation of the tartan tracks last week. A top official of Kyle Next, one of the contractors handling the rehabilitation of the edifice confirmed the laying of the tracks has commenced and could be completed in four weeks with the newly installed facility in place. Track Technical Specialist, Joseph Ayinla…

RWANDA MINISTER ANNOUNCED REVAMP OF STALLED WHEAT FACTORY

Posted on 19 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that it has deployed technicians to work with an investor who took over the Nyamagabe wheat processing factory through an auction, to work on machinery and be able to resume operations. The factory’s operations stalled for four years leaving farmers without a sustainable market. The previous owners of the factory were saddled with debt from Ecobank which led to halting operations as it had to be auctioned. The…

CESA SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS SA’S RISKS – CONSTRUCTION SECTOR CONFIDENCE FALLS DUE TO LACK OF GOVERNMENT PROJECTS AND SLOW PACE OF TENDER AWARDS!

Posted on 19 October 2022 by Gambeta News

17 October 2022 The results of Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA’s) Bi-annual Economic and Capacity Survey (BECS) for the period January to June 2022 just released, indicates an improved outlook for 2022 but projections remain below 2% for 2023/24 on the back of higher lending rates dampening potential investment demand and slower consumer demand. Pressure remains on government to increase investment in infrastructure, up the pace of tender awards, reduce the number of tender cancellations…

BACK FOR ITS 5TH EDITION, THE BIG 5 CONSTRUCT KENYA UNLOCKS ACCESS TO 150 LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIERS THIS NOVEMBER

Posted on 19 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Big 5 Construct Kenya is expected to connect local and international exhibitors with 8,000 high profile buyers and decision-makers from Kenya Supporting Kenya’s Vision 2030 plans to place industry at the heart of economic growth Nairobi, 17 October 2022: In line with Kenya’s Vision 2030 to reduce poverty and unemployment, The Big 5 Construct Kenya Construction Project Market Report produced by ABiQ, the event’s Knowledge Partner, highlights consumer spending and public infrastructure development as…

FUELLING THE ENERGY TRANSITION WITH GAS

Posted on 19 October 202219 October 2022 by Gambeta News

By Kweku Frempong, Head of Sales – West & Central Africa Gas has become an increasingly impactful solution for sectors looking to effectively transition to less carbon-intensive fuels and refine their energy frameworks. It offers organisations a bridging solution that can rapidly reduce their carbon footprint and minimise reliance on diesel generators for operations in remote locations. It is a cleaner, more reliable and more cost-effective power solution that offers an attractive alternative in hard-to-reach locations….

BUYENDE NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION TO COST UGANDA US$9BILLION

Posted on 18 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The high construction costs will not deter Uganda from pursuing its $9 billion (about Shs 34 trillion) power plant project, the Energy and Mineral Development has said. While some have described Uganda’s nuclear/atomic energy ambitions as a huge gamble, Eng Irene Batebe, the permanent secretary of the ministry of Energy says the project is on course and it is hoped that Uganda will have its first 2000Mw nuclear power plant running by the end of…

GHANA PRESIDENT SATISFY WITH RECONSTRUCTION & MODERNIZATION OF TEACHING HOSPITAL

Posted on 18 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernization of the Maternity and Children’s block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, in Kumasi. Inspecting the project on Monday, 17th October 2022, as part of his four-day working visit to the Ashanti region, the President was informed that the project, thus far, has seen a 100% demolition of the old structure,…

SOUTHERN NIGERIA FLOODS: HOW WIDESPREAD FLOOD IS AFFECTING PEOPLE

Posted on 18 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The recent release of excess water from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon coupled with extreme rainfall is causing major problems in Nigeria. During the past couple of weeks, it has been reported by the Nigerian Government that over 1.4 million Nigerians have been displaced, and 500 lives claimed. According to the reports, the floods have also injured 1,546 people, inundated 70,566 hectares of farmland, and “totally damaged” 45,249 homes, said Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the permanent secretary in Nigeria’s…

LAGOS STATE GOVT. RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BUILD US$2.5B BADAGRY DEEP SEAPORT

Posted on 17 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has received approval to build the US$2.5 billion Badagry Deep Seaport, which was earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, last August. The approval provides the legal basis for the concession of the Badagry Deep Seaport, following the issuance of the full business case certificate by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, last April. The project, which will be funded through Public Private Partnership (PPP), will be built on…

LIBERIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION OF U.S$1.5M MODERN HIGH SCHOOL

Posted on 17 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Education’s Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) Project with funding from the World Bank has turnover ten acres of land to a Liberian-owned JLN incorporated construction firm for the construction of a US$1.5 million state-of-the-act senior secondary school in Kakata. IRISE Project in Liberia at the turning-over ceremony in Kakata on said the project focuses on improving equitable access to quality secondary education with an emphasis on the preparedness of senior secondary…

KENYA PRESIDENT COMMISSIONED THIBA DAM

Posted on 17 October 2022 by Gambeta News

President William Ruto on Saturday commissioned Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County. The dam will increase the production of rice in the area from the current 25, 000 to 35,000 acres. Addressing wananchi after commissioning the dam, the President said rice production in the Mwea irrigation scheme would also increase from 114,000 metric tonnes to 200,000 metric Tonnes. President Ruto was accompanied by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, CS nominee for Water and Irrigation Alice Wahome, National…

NIGERIA GOVT. APPROVED N225BILLION FOR DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECT

Posted on 13 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The federal government has approved N225.247 billion for projects in the Ministries of Works and Housing, Aviation, Police Affairs, and Health. The ministers of works and housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola; Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi and minister of state for health, Ekumankama Joseph as well as the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the federal executive council meeting presided over…

GVL REHABILITATE MODERN SCHOOL IN GRAND KRU COUNTY LIBERIA

Posted on 13 October 2022 by Gambeta News

As part of its commitment to support education in its operational areas in southeastern Liberia, Golden Verogvlleum (Liberia) GVL Inc. has constructed and dedicated a modern elementary school for more than 250 students in Trembo Gbanken Community and its surroundings in Grand Kru County. GVL says the seven (7) classroom school building is part of the company’s ongoing commitments to support the development of local communities in Sinoe and Grand Kru counties where it operates,…

NiMET SAYS NIGERIA NORTH AND EASTERN STATE SHOULD BRACE FOR FLOODING

Posted on 13 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said states in the North Central and South East in Nigeria should brace up for more flooding. The director-general of NiMet, Prof Mansur Bako Matazu, stated this on the side line of the ongoing Hydro-meteorological status and outlook system (HydroSOS) in Abuja yesterday. While commenting on the current flood impact across the country, Matazu said though flooding as a result of rainfall might have reached its peak, flooding as a…

GHANA MP INSPECT AGONA NKWANTA-TARKWA ROAD PROJECT

Posted on 12 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr. George Mireku Duker, on inspected the 67km Agona Nkwanta- Tarkwa road project being executed by M/S Rango-Gabriel Cuoto Consortium. The visit to the Wassa Simpa Campsite and inspection of work on the Wassa Agona and Effunta sections was to afford Mr. Duker, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, the opportunity to assess the progress of the project and also, together with Parliament and the ministry, address some…

JULIUS NYERERE HYDROELECTRIC DAM MAIN BODY COMPLETED IN TANZANIA

Posted on 12 October 2022 by Gambeta News

An Egyptian consortium has confirmed that Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Dam’s main body construction along the Rufiji River is complete. According to information the consortium made of Arab Contractors and El-Sewedy reported to the Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers that much of the work on the dam is finished. Further, it is reported that information about the completion of the main body of one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the region was circulated on Friday….

LIBERIA WORK MINISTER REVIEWING PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTORS AHEAD OF DRY SEASON

Posted on 12 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Ahead of the dry season, the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Public Works has held a roundtable with scores of contractors, aimed at reviewing performances on major roads across the country. Speaking to reporters, Public Works Minister Ruth Coker Collins, the forum was to inform contractors about new plans, as the dry season approaches. The meeting held with various contractors was aimed at preparing them as per our calendar; we all know that…

AHCN SAYS NIGERIAN HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST HOME OWNERSHIP RATE

Posted on 11 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has decried Nigeria’s low homeownership rate, saying the country ranks lowest at 25 percent, especially when compared to Brazil (74 percent), Kenya (75 percent), South Africa (70 percent) and Indonesia (84 percent). Speaking on the occasion of this year’s World Habitat Day with the theme: “Mind the Gap: Leave No One and Place Behind, President of AHCN, Dr. Victor Onukwugha, said it was sad that at 62…

CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL TURF ARE BEEN DISCUSSED IN LIBERIA

Posted on 11 October 2022 by Gambeta News

A three-member Liberian delegation including the President of the Liberia Football Association Mustapha Raji, Vice President Adolphus Dolo, and Deputy Sports Minister G. Andy Quamie have returned to the Country following what they described as a fruitful and rewarding trip for the sector and the sporting populace in general. Speaking about some of the support to the media, the President of the LFA Mustapha Raji disclosed that the Saudi Arabia Football Association has agreed to…

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