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CONSTRUCTION OF KUNZVI DAM GOING SMOOTHLY IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on 16 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of Kunzvi Dam northeast of Harare is on course as confirmed by the authorities who visited the dam site to have an appreciation of the progress made so far. Last month, the excavation of the dam foundation reached an advanced stage. The US$109 million project will augment Harare water supplies and provide direct feed to the northern and eastern suburbs which suffer the worst water shortages since they are the furthest from Morton…

AFRICAN ARCHITECT WINS ARCHITECTURE’s MOST PRETIGIOUS HONOUR (PRITZKER PRIZE)

Posted on 16 March 202216 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honour, in its more than 40-year history. Diebedo Francis Kere was born in Gando, Burkina Faso, and based in Berlin, Germany, holds duo dual citizenship of Burkina Faso and Germany. According to the Pritzker Prize announcement. “Through his commitment to social justice and engagement, and intelligent use of local materials to connect and respond to the…

CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST CBC PROJECT AT 83% COMPLETED IN KENYA

Posted on 15 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Kenya Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has announced that the construction of the first phase of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms is now 83% completed. According to the Education CS, the government is planning to put up 10,000 CBC classrooms by the end of June. He stated that Phase one of the project, which is expected to have 6,470 classrooms, will be ready by the first week of April. Magoha said 4,000 classrooms have already…

U.S.$50M WORLD CLASS PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT TO BE BUILD IN GHANA

Posted on 15 March 202215 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Michael K. Obeng has reached an agreement with Sushen Medicamentos Private Limited to build a world-class pharmaceutical plant at Akwamu in the Eastern Region. Sushen Medicamentos Private Limited is a global organization of end-to-end pharmaceutical services with all-embracing experience in pharma projects, management, and development of high-quality pharmaceutical generic products. The deal comes as a great benefit to Ghana’s pharmaceutical market which currently comprises 30% locally produced drugs and 70%…

NIGERIA LEKKI-IKOYI LINK BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA TO RESUME ACTIVITIES IN APRIL

Posted on 15 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza will begin operation by April 1 after the announcement was made by Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC). In a newspaper advert published in The Nation Newspaper, LCC managing director, Yomi Omomuwasan, said motorists would be offered a two-week toll-free passage. The announcement comes 18 months after the toll Plaza was shut down due to the police brutality during the October 2020 #EndSARS protest in the state. The protest took…

ZAMBEZI COMMUNITY SCHOOL GETS NEW HOSTELS

Posted on 14 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The accommodation challenges facing the Zambezi region in Namibia are set to become a thing of the past after the complete construction of community hostels. The community hostels were built at Lusese, Ibbu, Sachona, and Shesheke for N$1.3 million each. During the official handover of the hostels, Deputy minister of education, arts, and culture, Faustina Caley, said as much as the government has had success with regards to equal access to education for all Namibian children,…

DCC ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CITY HQ IN TANZANIA

Posted on 14 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of a new city headquarters in Dodoma City Council (DCC) is set to take shape after the council approved funds worth 7bn/- in the financial year 2022/23. The fund which is part of the 2022/23 budget of 100.94bn/- will be sourced and used for the implementation of various projects including the construction of the City Council Headquarters. Dodoma City Director, Joseph Mafuru said the city plans to build a better office that will…

RUFARO STADIUM TO GET MASSIVE FACE-LIFT IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on 10 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Rufaro Stadium is about to get a massive face-lift after Sakunda Holdings secured the iconic venue on a long-term lease from Harare City Council. The move could change the face of football in the country. Sakunda Holdings energy giants have also bankrolled traditional local football powerhouses Dynamos and Highlanders, having agreed to upgrade the Mbare facility into a modern stadium that meets international standards and they have been given the naming rights too. The decision…

ESKOM SAY PROACTIVE LOAD SHEDDING IS REQUIRED IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on 10 March 202210 March 2022 by Gambeta News

South Africa stage 4 load shedding was implemented on Wednesday morning following a barrage of breakdowns, shutdowns, and trips at power stations across the country. This left the power system under severe pressure as about seven units were lost in one night. Speaking after it, Eskom Chief Operations Officer Jan Oberholzer says the stage 4 load shedding will give the power utility enough space to build up fast-depleting emergency reserves and avoid the risk of implementing…

8 TIPS FOR YOUNG AFRICAN ENGINEERS: WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW

Posted on 9 March 20229 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Engineering as a profession on its own is very tasking and as a young engineer entering this career path, it is very much required of you to understand some of the basis that is needed to thrive. We all go through life and get to a point where you wish you could reset the clock and you regret not applying the lessons you learned early on in your career path. So for a young engineer,…

HOW NATURE AND MODERN DEVELOPMENT ARE CLASHING IN KENYA

Posted on 9 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The tension between nature and modern development is being played out in Kenya. Along with Nairobi Expressway’s construction site, workers can be seen wrapping marigolds and other greenery onto industrial beams, a contrast to ongoing welding and excavation activities. “It’s been nice working with some greenery for a change,” said 32-year-old Julian Wandera, who has been working on the expressway since May 2021. “Especially as the weather gets hotter,” he added. Aside from the greenery,…

197YEARS OLD CONSULATE BUILDING RECONSTRUCTED IN NIGERIA

Posted on 9 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Rivers State Government in the south part of Nigeria has reconstructed the 197years old consulate building located in Bonny local government in the state. The reconstruction was done by a collaboration between Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and Julius Berger Nigeria, a construction company. Speaking during the commissioning, Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Banigo, said the consulate had deepened the vision of making Bonny an investment and tourism destination. According to Dr. Banigo, “The…

GHANA GOVT. HANDS OVER VEA IRRIGATION DAM PROJECT REHABILITAION

Posted on 8 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The government of Ghana has over the weekend handed over the Vea Irrigation Dam project in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region to a contractor for rehabilitation works to begin. Messers RannLuuk Limited has been awarded the contract for the rehabilitation work with a proposed completion date set for 30 months as Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) will be supervising the project. Mr. Stephen Yakubu, the Regional Minister, handed over the project to the…

BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN KENYA COLLAPSED

Posted on 8 March 2022 by Gambeta News

A four-story building under construction at Regen area within Kikuyu constituency Kiambu County in Kenya has collapsed. The building which collapsed in the late hour hours of Saturday night also leaned onto another Highrise affecting tenants. Speaking to the Media at the site, Kiambu County Lands and Physical Planning County Executive Eunice Macharia said that as per the preliminary report, it is evident that the foundations of the collapsed building greatly failed. According to Macharia,…

GHANA VP CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MODEL STEM SCHOOLS

Posted on 7 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for work to begin on the first of planned nationwide construction of model STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-based Junior High Schools at Essikado in the Western Region. The Project which is known as the ‘21st Century schools’, is designed to equip the youth at their formative stages with the necessary foundation on which to acquire the skills and knowledge – at the Free SHS or…

NIGERIA GOVT. HAPPY WITH PROGRESS ON LAGOS-BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 7 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The Nigeria government has expressed it satisfaction with regards the ongoing construction of the lagos-badagry expressway project. Speaking over the weekend, Director of Federal Highways in South West, Adedamola Kuti said that the project, which is being supervised by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, is going as expected. During a site inspection, Kuti said ”About 17 kilometres have been completed at various stretches on the Badagry bound lane, while measures are on to further…

ZINARA ALLOCATE ZW$300M FOR ROAD REHABILITATION

Posted on 5 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Bulawayo City Council says it has been allocated over ZW$300 million for this year’s road rehabilitation works by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara). According to the Town clerk Christopher Dube who made the disclosure while updating residents on the city’s emergency road rehabilitation programme (ERRP). Dube said “The intervention seeks to improve storm water drainage, conduct premix overlay works, and reseal works as well as conduct reconstruction. The road rehabilitation works for the year…

ZIMBABWE FINALLY LAUNCH EMERGENCY ROAD REPAIR PROGRAM

Posted on 3 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe has launched an emergency road repair program after a public outcry over the high death toll on the country’s roads. The program is expected to ensure that the road challenge that has been facing the nation is seriously addressed. Under former leader late president, Robert Mugabe, the nation’s roads has been in bad shape after years of neglect by the government. A 46 years old man named, Misheck Rujada who was hit by a…

TANZANIA GOVT. TRIPPLE FUNDING FOR RURAL ROADS IN RUKWA

Posted on 3 March 20223 March 2022 by Gambeta News

In a bid to improve the Rukwa’s Tanzania Rural Agency (TARURA) operation, the Tanzania Government has tripple its funding. The fund is expected to enable TARURA undertake more road construction and maintenance in the region. According to report, the new fund will be worth 15.2bn as per the previous year of 5bn has led to shower of praises to the government led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Meanwhile, Rukwa Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Joseph Mkirikiti…

MUYEMBE-NAKAPIRIPIRIT ROAD CONSTRUCTION BEHIND SCHEDULE IN UGANDA

Posted on 2 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of Muyembe-Nakapiripirit Road is way behind schedule which is now a worry for residents in the area. The 92Km road has been affected by the covid-19 pandemic that rocked the world but that should not be an excuse anymore according to Minister of Works and Transport Gen Edward Katumba Wamala. Minister Wamala said that the government shall not entertain the contractor’s excuse and that the road should be completed within the 36 months…

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