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YOUNG ENGINEERS LEADING THE WAY: VIDEO CAMPAIGN

Posted on 22 January 2021 by Gambeta News

In celebration of World Engineering Day (WED) 2021, the Young Engineers / Future Leaders Committee (YE/FL) and the Engineering for Innovative Technologies Committee (CEIT) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) invites you to submit a video to showcase contributions that young engineers are making towards a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive world. Young engineers from around the world will be featured in a video compiled for and presented at the WED celebrations on…

EXPERTS ANALYSE THE KEY TO AFRICA’S POST COVID-19 ECONOMIC PROSPERITY

Posted on 21 January 202121 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Renewable energy will be a critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity, panelists in a 2021 UK Africa Investment Summit event said Wednesday, as they called for a stronger partnership between the United Kingdom and Africa. The panel, themed UK & Africa: Partnering in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Development, covered discussion of British innovation and experience in the context of partnering with Africa to advance its economic development. Panel members said investment in…

HEIRS HOLDINGS MAKES SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA’S OIL AND GAS MARKET

Posted on 21 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Lagos, Nigeria, January 15, 2021 – Heirs Holdings (“HH”), the leading African strategic investor, in partnership with affiliated company Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (“Transcorp”), Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, announced today the unconditional acquisition of a 45% participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets, through TNOG Oil and Gas Limited (a related company of Heirs Holdings and Transcorp), from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited and ENI. In addition, TNOG Oil and Gas Limited will…

KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY IS SUED FOR ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT

Posted on 20 January 2021 by Gambeta News

KAMPALA – Seventy people have run to the High Court, claiming that Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) illegally evicted them from their land. The group, led by Stephen Lubanza, filed the suit in the civil division of the High Court in Kampala recently. They seek a declaration that KCCA’s decisions contained in the notices dated December 3, 2020 and other related communications issued by its building or planner, requiring them to remove all buildings and halt…

KENYA’S NAIVASHA DAM PROJECT IS A ‘WHITE ELEPHANT’ AFFECTING RESIDENTS

Posted on 20 January 2021 by Gambeta News

A dam that was meant to benefit more than 30,000 villagers from Nyodia, located in the outskirts of Naivasha town, is now a white elephant after it was abandoned before completion. Sources told the Nation that at least Sh14 million was pumped into construction of the unfinished project, dashing hopes for the locals who wanted to use the dam for irrigation purposes. The dam which was under construction in 2017 has been washed away, highlighting the extent…

CHINA – AFRICA COOPERATION REMAINS STABLE – CHINESE STATE COUNCILOR REAFFIRMS

Posted on 19 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi has reaffirmed that the friendship between China and Africa remains rock-solid and stable no matter what the international situation they faced. Mr. Yi, who is also Foreign Minister said the difficulties, obstacles, or disruptions encountered cannot change the relationship that exist between the pair. He stressed that the two sides enjoy profound traditional friendship noting that China is the largest developing country, while Africa is the continent where developing countries…

ZIMBABWE’S PRESIDENT LAMENTS OVER U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS

Posted on 19 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Here is a recent tweet by President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. “Last year, President Trump extended painful economic sanctions placed on Zimbabwe, citing concerns about Zimbabwe’s democracy. Yesterday’s events showed that the U.S. has no moral right to punish another nation under the guise of upholding democracy. These sanctions must end. I’d like to again congratulate President-elect @JoeBiden on his confirmation as the 46th President of the United States. Zimbabwe is, as it always…

SMART ZAMBIA SIGNS MOU FOR IMPROVING ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted on 19 January 2021 by Gambeta News

THE National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) Executive director Royson Mukwena says improved Information Communication Technology (ICTs) infrastructure directly translates into Zambia enjoying some of the benefits of the globalised economy. Speaking during the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between NIPA and Smart Zambia Institute (SZI), Professor Mukwena said training of public sector employees, the private sector and the general citizenry is an investment in human capital and will contribute to sustainable industrial…

EMPLOYEES DEMAND GOV’T INTERVENTION AGAINST LIQUIDATION OF EGYPTIAN STEEL COMPANY

Posted on 18 January 2021 by Gambeta News

The Iron and Steel Company’s employees on Sunday organized a protest in front of the company’s headquarters against its decision to liquidate and demanded that the government intervene to stop the move. They also called for the state to help modernize the company and preserve its assets, which are estimated at LE120 billion. A member of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company for Metal Industries Khaled al-Feki said that this step will destroy…

UGANDA’S YOWERI MUSEVENI CONTINUES AS ONE OF AFRICA’S LONGEST SERVING PRESIDENT

Posted on 17 January 2021 by Gambeta News

President Yoweri Museveni has been in power since 1986 after being involved in the rebellion that overthrew Idi Amin and Milton Obote. He has defied all odds to remain president by amending the constitution to scrap presidential term limits (2005), and the presidential age limit (2017). Indeed, President Yoweri Museveni is not tired of serving his beloved people. President Museveni received over 5 million votes to secure his re-election bid. In this new term, He…

FREE WEBINAR: ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING SPEAKS ON ZERO CARBON EMISSION

Posted on 15 January 2021 by Gambeta News

The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched a new online series of topical fireside chats on current issues for the global professional engineering community. The series will bring together the thoughts of leading experts from across the Academy’s networks including Fellows, awardees and engineering partners. In this critical conversation, Academy CEO, Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE, discusses decision-making for net zero in the face of uncertainty with special guests Dervilla Mitchell CBE FREng, Board member of Arup, and Professor…

UPCOMING WOMEN’S ENG. SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021

Posted on 15 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 April 2021 This year’s WES Annual Conference will be held over 2 days online, on the broad theme of ‘serving society’. This extraordinary year has highlighted how engineers have not just created groundbreaking solutions and innovations in response to the Covid pandemic, but how they also deliver and maintain critical services and infrastructure in all aspects of society. With leading industry speakers, the conference will not only reflect and explore…

AfDB PLEDGES TO MOBILISE $6.5 BILLION TO SUPPORT GREAT GREEN WALL INITIATIVE

Posted on 14 January 2021 by Gambeta News

The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank on Monday. During a forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Bank pledged to assist in mobilising up to $6.5 billion over five years, to advance the landmark initiative. The resources will be made available through a range of programmes in support of the Great Green Wall by drawing on…

EXPERTS WORRY ABOUT NIGERIA’S PLAN TO FUND 2021 BUDGET WITH DEBT

Posted on 14 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Experts have expressed worry over the plan of the Federal Government to borrow N5.39tn to finance the funding gap in the 2021 budget. According to the 2021 Appropriation Act which was recently signed into law by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Government also expects to realise N205.15bn from privatisation proceeds. While he signed the 2021 budget, the President had highlighted both the deficit and the plan to borrow to fill the gap…

NAMIBIA’S CAPITAL BATTLES WITH FLOODING AS HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS

Posted on 13 January 2021 by Gambeta News

WINDHOEK residents have been warned of possible flooding as heavy rain persists in the capital.The City of Windhoek issued the warning as the city continues to experience heavy rain, flash flooding and overflowing rivers. “While we are thankful for the abundant rain, there is a concern that flash floods may cause damage to private and public property, for example electricity poles and roads, which could present further risks of power outages and unsafe roads and…

SAVING THE PLANET ONE TRASH AT A TIME

Posted on 13 January 2021 by Gambeta News

After sending out his CV with no luck of securing a job for six years, a Katlehong man ignored the raised eyebrows of friends and family and decided to become a waste picker. Now, Tshepo Mazibuko, 40, is the renowned owner of K1 Recycling, a township-based waste management company. SAnews met Mazibuko at his Buy-Back Centre where men and women in their overalls are hard at work. The centre is home to heaps of boxes, plastic…

LESOTHO’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACES FORCED CLOSURE

Posted on 13 January 2021 by Gambeta News

MOSHOESHOE I International Airport, the country’s only international airport, faces forced closure by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) due to several years of neglect which have left its facilities in a state of disrepair, the Lesotho Times can reveal. The Director of Civil Aviation Department, Motsoale Lesupi, this week told this publication that the government was now in a race against time to refurbish the “collapsing” airport by next year, failing which it would be closed…

ALGERIA’S TRANSPORT MINISTER SACKED OVER CATERING SUPPLIES CONTRACT

Posted on 11 January 202111 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has sacked the transport minister and the CEO of the country’s flag carrier Air Algeria, according to the Presidency. A presidential statement said Lazhar Hani and Bakhouche Alleche were dismissed over the purchase of catering supplies from abroad “without taking into consideration the country’s economic context and the priority given to the national productions”. The head of catering at the company was also relieved of his duties. Algeria is struggling to…

TUNISIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER SACKED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES

Posted on 11 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Tunisian Environment Minister, Mustapha Aroui, has been sacked and arrested on Sunday over the shipment of hundreds of containers of household waste from Italy to Tunisia. The shipment of hundreds of containers of household waste from Italy to Tunisia has raised suspicions of dirty dealings in a country that already struggles to manage its own refuse. The saga began when Tunisian customs officials in the eastern port city of Sousse seized 70 shipping containers of…

GERD PROJECT TALKS REACH ANOTHER DEADLOCK

Posted on 11 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia failed to achieve a breakthrough in the African Union-led talks to revolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the three countries announced on Sunday. Foreign and irrigation ministers of the three nations met online for the second time in a week in efforts to find an agreed approach to resume their talks focused on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopia…

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