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SA GOVT. SAYS MOST DAMS AT FULL CAPACITY, NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE RE-INVESTMENT

Posted on 16 March 2023 by Gambeta News

While various measures are being implemented to ensure a sustainable and reliable supply of water, the government has appealed to consumers to reduce demand and priorities paying their water bills to ensure that money is re-invested in infrastructure. Briefing media in Pretoria Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu, aid South Africa is considered to be one of the top 30 driest and water-scarce countries in the world and that water sources are mainly supported by…

RESIDENT CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SPORT COMPLEX IN LIBERIA

Posted on 16 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Residents of Robertsport City in Grand Cape Mount County are calling on the President of the Liberia Football Association (LFA), Mr. Mustapha Raji, to help build their county’s most famous sports ground, the Momo Taweh Sports ground in the city. John H. Gordon, who once played as a midfielder for both FC Cape Coast Dwarf and the county football squad, highlighted that they all want the LFA President, Mr. Raji, to come to the aid…

HOW STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES IS AFFECTING MALAWI DIGITALIZATION

Posted on 15 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister of Gender, Community Development, and Social Welfare, Jean Muonaowauza Sendeza, has disclosed that structural challenges continue to hamper digitalization in Malawi. Sendeza highlighted access to electricity, internet connectivity, poor or weak telecommunications infrastructure, low access to gadgets or high cost of electronic gadgets, and the limited ability of individuals to use digital solutions as some of the challenges hindering the digitalization drive. The minister made the remarks in New York in the United States…

FAAN SHUT DOWN LAGOS AIRPORT AGAIN FOR MAINTENANCE

Posted on 14 March 2023 by Gambeta News

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced that Runway 18R and 36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, will be shut for eight weeks down for maintenance. The Runway 18R and 36L are specifically dedicated to international flights. Following the development, the Federal Government has diverted all international flights to Runway 18L and 36R located at the domestic wing of the Lagos airport. The Runway 18L is dedicated to local flights. FAAN in…

ETHIOPIA GOVT. DISAGREE WITH FILLING & OPERATION OF GERD BY ARAB LEAGUE

Posted on 14 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia said it is dismayed by the resolution issued by the Arab League regarding the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). A statement released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry said that “the management and utilization of the Nile River, including the filling and operation of the GERD, must be left to the concerned parties in Africa” accusing the Arab League of serving “as the spokesperson of one state, disregarding basic principles of international…

HOW PLANNING FOR SOUTH AFRICA WATER FUTURE BEGINS TODAY

Posted on 14 March 2023 by Gambeta News

The year 2022 was an extraordinarily difficult one for the KwaZulu-Natal. Floods ravaged the province in April of that year, leaving in its wake a trail of death and destruction. While Mhlathuze Water did not experience any major disturbances to its water infrastructure during the floods, they are not immune to the threats of climate change. The threats posed by climate change compel water utilities to act decisively and mitigate its effects. Approaches to infrastructure planning…

EGYPT GOVT. DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MSMEDA

Posted on 13 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has met with the CEO of the Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) Basil Rahmi to discuss issues related to financing environmental investment projects. The Ministry of Environment has established a unit for environmental and climate investment that undertakes the task of facilitating the procedures for obtaining environmental approvals, instead of waiting for the investor for nearly 60 days to obtain environmental approval, as approvals now take…

MUSANZE DISTRICT TO GET NEW FACE-LIFT RENOVATION IN RWANDA

Posted on 13 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Musanze District has agreed with investors to close old buildings for renovation. Also in the plan is the construction of new multi-story structures. Musanze is among Rwanda’s secondary cities under rapid urbanization. Ramuli Janvier, the Mayor of Musanze District, said that at least 30 buildings have to be closed to pave way for multi-story building construction. “We have agreed with the owners of these buildings, and they are mobilizing funds to renovate and construct multi-story buildings…

KENYA PRESIDENT DIRECT REBUILDING OF DESTROYED SCHOOLS BY BANDITS

Posted on 13 March 2023 by Gambeta News

President William Ruto has directed the military to work with the Ministry of Education to rebuild schools destroyed by bandits so that learners can go back to their studies. The head of state also underscored the need for the Kenya Defence Forces to employ a futuristic approach to professional training and development. “It is unfortunate that for many generations now parts of our country have been besieged by armed bandits who have killed innocent, peaceful,…

JAPANESE GOVT. APPROVED US$7.4M FOR MOZAMBIQUE YOUTH PROJECT

Posted on 9 March 2023 by Gambeta News

The Japanese government has disbursed US$ 7.4 million to support a project on youth empowerment and peace construction in cases of conflict in the northern Mozambican provinces of Nampula and Cabo Delgado. According to Maria Fornara, a representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), cited by the Maputo daily “Notícias’, the project will target 170,000 people “to strengthen educational competence among children and youth, especially in three areas: change in social behaviour, mobilization of…

ETHIOPIA MINISTER DISCUSS DEAL WITH EQUILIBRIUM FOR ENERGY SECTOR INVESTMENT

Posted on 9 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Ethiopian ministers discussed a possible joint venture with the Hungary-based Equilibrium Capital to invest in the energy sector. Equilibrium’s co-founder Peter Nagy met with Ethiopia’s Planning and Development minister Fitsum Adela, and State Minister of foreign affairs Misganu Arega, in Doha, Qatar. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the meeting focused “on the potential of the firm’s investment in Ethiopia’s energy sector through a joint venture.” Equilibrium Capital is a firm engaged in the provision…

CHARIOT ANNOUNCED COMPLETION OF FRONT-END ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR GAS DEVELOPMENT IN MOROCCO

Posted on 9 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Africa-focused energy exploration company Chariot announced that it has completed the “Front-End Engineering Design” (FEED) for its flagship Anchois offshore gas project in Morocco. This process aims to assess the project’s expenses and extensively plan before placing a bid submission. The project, which covers an area of more than 2,300 kilometers squared in a water depth that ranges from coastline to 850 meters, falls under the Lixus Offshore drilling license. Chariot holds 75% of the…

EXPERT PONDER IF SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HOSPITAL SHOULD GO SOLAR

Posted on 8 March 2023 by Gambeta News

For businesses and households that can afford it, solar panels and batteries offer a way to keep the lights on during South Africa’s ongoing bouts of load shedding. Such technologies may also offer a solution for healthcare facilities, where a reliable energy supply can be a matter of life and death. The problem of reliable energy at health facilities goes much wider than South Africa’s current load shedding woes. More than one in ten health…

MUSANZE-KIGALI HIGHWAY TO GET 32 KILOMETRES ALTERNATIVE ROAD

Posted on 8 March 2023 by Gambeta News

The government is building a 32 kilometres road that could be used in case of a landslide emergency that usually blocks movement on the Kigali-Musanze highway at a place called Buranga. On several occasions, the Musanze-Kigali highway got blocked by landslides around areas commonly known as Buranga in Nemba Sector and Rusenge from Kivuruga Sector, both in Gakenke District. Sometimes, the road would be closed for about three days. Aimé François Niyonsenga, the Vice Mayor…

TANZANIA WORKS MINISTER DIRECT TAA TO CONSTRUCT PASSENGER LOUNGE TO MEET STANDARD PRACTICES

Posted on 7 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister for Works and Transport, Professor Makame Mbarawa has directed Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) to ensure that the construction of passengers’ lounge at Arusha Airport meets international standards. Prof Mbarawa issued the directive immediately after inspecting the progress of the construction of the building. “Arusha Airport is widely used by tourists, so it is important that experts consider installation of friendly and modern infrastructure in order to attract more airlines to use the airport,” Prof….

NAMCOR ANNOUNCED LIGHT OIL DISCOVERY IN NAMIBIA

Posted on 7 March 2023 by Gambeta News

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), in partnership with Shell and QatarEnergy announced a light oil discovery of oil in the Jonker-1X deep-water exploration well. The well was drilled in Block 2913A & 2914B (PEL 0039) in the Orange Basin, offshore southern Namibia, NAMCOR said in a statement. According to NAMCOR, the drilling operations commenced in December 2022 and were completed safely in early March. Located approximately 270 kilometers off the coast of Namibia,…

ZIMBABWE GOVT. APPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF THIRD LIMPOPO BRIDGE

Posted on 7 March 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction of a third bridge across the Limpopo at Beitbridge between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been approved by Cabinet, as the Government moves a gear up to ensure that required infrastructure is always in place for the rapidly growing regional and international trade in line with its ease of doing business policy. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona said technocrats were already hard at work, setting the necessary legal frameworks and the…

LAMU COUNTY TO CONSTRUCT 3000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT IN KENYA

Posted on 6 March 2023 by Gambeta News

The Government has embarked on an ambitious effort to resolve the perennial land problems and also construct 3000 affordable housing units in Lamu to pave the way for the growth of the County. Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Cabinet Secretary, Zachariah Njeru, said the Government has made it a priority to find quick and amicable solutions to land management issues emanating from land grabbing, landlessness and squatters. The CS spoke today in Mokowe,…

LIBERIA WORKS MINISTER ANNOUNCED PROGRESS ON RIA TO ELWA JUNCTION ROAD PROJECT

Posted on 6 March 2023 by Gambeta News

As the deadline for the completion of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) to ELWA Junction Road project draws nearer, Liberia’s Public Works Minister Madam Ruth Coker Collins has disclosed that significant progress has been made and the pavement of the road will commence before the start of this year rainy season. Minister Collins said though there were challenges and public outcry relative to the manner and form in which the project commenced, modalities have been…

LILONGWE CITY COUNCIL OUTLINE INFRASTRUCTURAL PLANS IN MALAWI

Posted on 6 March 2023 by Gambeta News

Mayor for the City of Lilongwe, Councilor Richard Banda says the council is committed in making infrastructural advancements in the Capital in a bid to improve its outlook. He pledged in Lilongwe during a press briefing where he said among other things the Council intends to complete the construction as well as rehabilitation of the roads in some parts of the Capital City. “As we are going towards the end of the financial year, the…

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