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SUDAN GOVERNOR HALT ALL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

Posted on 7 August 2020 by Gambeta News

Governor of Nahr El-Neil state in Sudan has halt all projects under the state government. According to Governor Amna Ahmed Al-Mekki, the state want to review all projects and programs that are meant to kick-off this year under their jurisdiction. She issues the directive during a meeting held at the Government Secretariat in Ed-Damar. The meeting was part of plans to control and seek solutions to the covid-19 pandemic that has devastated the world. During…

FUND NEEDED TO REPAIR PAWE PORTABLE WATER DAM IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on 6 August 2020 by Gambeta News

Pawe Woreda Administration Head, Berhanu Asefa has disclosed that they need the sum of over USD2.56m (90 million Birr) to repair the damaged Pawe potable water dam. He noted that prior to the Dam’s damage, residents of 34 villages in Pawe Woreda had sufficient access to clean potable water. That as the Dam is now damaged due to the absence of maintenance work, these villages are now without access to clean potable water. Meanwhile, the…

SOWEDA COMPLETE ROAD MAINTENANCE IN CAMEROON

Posted on 6 August 2020 by Gambeta News

South West Development Authority (SOWEDA) has finally handover the completed road rehabilitation that links the villages of Bokwaongo, Bwassa, Likombe, Mapanja and Bonjongo in the Buea Council area. The road is aimed to facilitate evacuation of produce, enhance development, ease up mobility and link up the peripheral settlements to the central markets of Buea. The 10km road which kick-off in May 2020 is worth USD 48,516.47 (FCFA 26,791,300) was handed over to the council which…

MALAWI GOVT. WARN CONTRACTORS TO STOP INFLATING CONSTRUCTION COST

Posted on 6 August 2020 by Gambeta News

Government of Malawi has warn contractors handling the Mzimba Stadium and M’mbelwa District Council office complex to stop inflating construction cost. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MoLRD), Deputy Minister, Harima Daudi while taking a tour on both construction site said they should not be influenced by corrupt politicians who wants to steal the nation money. Quoting Daudi, “Do not allow ministers, members of parliament or councilors to coax you to inflate the costs…

MCM PLANS TO CONSTRUCT MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM IN BOTSWANA

Posted on 5 August 2020 by Gambeta News

Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has announced plans to construct a multi-purpose stadium in Palapye, Botswana. According to the community liaison manager Letsibogo Ndwap, the mine’s board of directors had approved USD1m (P12.3 million) for phase one of the project. Ndwap said the stadium would be situated at the Palapye area zoned for development along the road to Serowe. The Phase one of the project would include a football field with artificial turf, netball pitch, steel…

RESIDENT UNHAPPY WITH NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN GAMBIA

Posted on 5 August 2020 by Gambeta News

Resident of Sabi Ward Development Committee (WDC) has raised concerned over the construction of the new Kumbija bridge in Fulladu East District, Upper River Region (URR) in Gambia. Speaking to the media, the Secretary-General of Sabi WDC, Hagi Suwaneh said the region is unhappy with the splitting of the road as well as how the contract was awarded. According to Suwaneh, a notice was not issued about the road splitting plus the contractors were given…

14 YEARS AFTER CONSTRUCTION, FACTORY REMAINS ABANDONED IN NIGERIA

Posted on 4 August 2020 by Gambeta News

It is quite disheartening that a project after completion is left unused. This can be witness in oyo state, in the western region of Nigeria. The burnt brick factory built by the Oyo State Government is located in Oloba Village, Erunmu, Egbeda Local Government Area of the state. It was meant to serve infrastructural needs of the state yet nothing happened after completion. When reporters visited the area, it was observed that production and other…

CALLS FOR ETHIOPIANS IN DIASPORA TO SUPPORT GERD INTENSIFY

Posted on 4 August 2020 by Gambeta News

In a bid to promote the much needed support for the dam, Ethiopian Diaspora Association has called on the diaspora to strengthen their support to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The call was made by Ethiopian Diaspora Association Chief Executive Officer, Abraham Seyoum, who stated that the support can either be through various forms of assistance, including financial and diplomatic efforts. Quoting Seyoum, “Beyond saying ‘One Voice for Our Dam’ we should purchase the…

TANZANIA PRESIDENT PROMISED TO RE-SHAPE NANGURUKURU-LINDI HIGHWAY

Posted on 3 August 2020 by Gambeta News

President John Magufuli has promised to reshape the Nangurukuru-Lindi highway after witnessing first-hand how bad the road was looking. The President led thousand of mourners for the burial of the late former President Benjamin Mkap by taking the route to Dar es Salaam from Lupaso village, Masasi District in Mtwara Region. Shortly after the burial was over, President Magufuli questioned the efficiency of the top officials in the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications for…

MALAWI MINISTER TASK COMPANY TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AS CSR

Posted on 30 July 2020 by Gambeta News

Malawi Minister of mining, Rashid Gaffar has asked Mota-Engil to construct a primary school in Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Blantyre as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). According to Gaffer, “Although it is not your responsibility, you still should do something; in the next five years, I want to see a primary school constructed by you.” He made the statement while visiting the company facilities. Meanwhile, site’s manager Alexandra Monteiro for the company said…

CHITUNGWIZA COUNCIL HALT ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on 30 July 2020 by Gambeta News

Chitungwiza Town Council has ordered the construction of an industrial structure which is been undertaken by MDC vice-chairperson, Job Sikhala to be put on hold. According to the letter addressed to Sikhala by Chitungwiza acting town clerk, Tonderai Kasu says the legislator is contravening the Regional, Town and City Planning Act. The statement reads, “It appears to the Chitungwiza Municipality that development is being carried out in contravention of the Regional, Town and City Planning…

RWANDA GOVT. TO BUILD ARTIFICIAL LAKE TO BOOST TOURISM

Posted on 29 July 2020 by Gambeta News

The plan to build a man-made artificial lake has been outline by Musanze District in Rwanda to boost tourism. According to reports, the projects, which will be financed by Belgian development agency Enabel, will have a budget of over Rwf 4 billion, according to Andrew Rucyahana Mpuhwe, Vice Mayor in charge of Economic Development. Mpuhwe said “There are a number of projects we have selected that will highlight the theme of tourism in the town…

PARK AGROTECH TO INVEST IN GHANA SUGAR PRODUCTION

Posted on 28 July 202031 July 2020 by Gambeta News

In a bid to grow Ghana’s sugar production, Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Cape Coast. The investment which worth U.S.$21 million will see the cultivation of enhanced sugarcane for full scale sugar production for the Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region. According to the terms of the MoU, the university is expected to provide strategic technical and human resource support to produce sugarcane planting materials…

NIGERIA BUILDING QUALITY CONTROL AGENCY MOVES TO END QUACKERY IN THE SECTOR

Posted on 27 July 202031 July 2020 by Gambeta News

The constant building collapse in the country has dragged the engineering society to have a negative review across the nation. But after the building society held a meeting towards eliminating such challenges, more agency are speaking about possible ways to eliminate the quackery in the sector. General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency, Mrs. Abiola Kosegbe, had called for collaboration of professional bodies in the built environment to rid the state of quackery in the…

WHY THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO PROTECT KAMPALA INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted on 27 July 202031 July 2020 by Gambeta News

The improvement in the city of Kampala is an amazing site to see and all credit goes to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). Over the past couple of months, Kampala’s infrastructure has been changing and offering a new outlook that befits a city status. The city has seen the expanded road network with signalised junctions to street solar-powered lights which has bolsters the city’s economic growth. In 2015, a road inventory was carried-out and it…

FUNDS SERIOUSLY NEEDED TO IMPROVE RURAL SCHOOLS IN NAMIBIA

Posted on 25 July 2020 by Gambeta News

Like the saying goes, Education is the key to unlock the potential of the future generations. However when rural area in a particular nation are suffering, you start to think about the potential of such said generations/ future leaders. With that in mind, Namibia has partnered with MTC to set up the MTC rural schools project, but before such project can been seen or actualize then funds are seriously needed. According to the Nation’s Education…

ULTRA-MODERN OUTPATIENT BLOCK COMMISSIONED IN KENYA

Posted on 25 July 2020 by Gambeta News

The modern outpatient block which is located at Kiriaini Mission Hospital will aim to become the leading health care provider for locals in the area quoting 63,772, as general out-patients were served at the hospital in 2019. The Catholic Diocese of Murang’a is funding the project as it will provide holistic preventive and curative medical services to all with special concern to the poor and less advantaged in the spirit of proclamation of Christ’s healing…

WAMCO- EFFIAKUMA ROAD REHABILITATION BEGINS IN GHANA

Posted on 25 July 2020 by Gambeta News

The plans to rehabilitate the WAMCO–Effiakuma Road has finally kick-off. These 1.6 kilometre road will improve the drainage system in Coco Villa community in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region. The project is under the GH¢5.7 million Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development initiative with M/SKingspok Company Limited executing the project as contractor. Speaking during the sod ceremony, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Effia-Kwesimintsim Assembly (EKMA), Kojo Acquah, said that the project was…

TANZANIA GOVT. DEMAND CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES COMPLETED

Posted on 24 July 2020 by Gambeta News

Tanzania government has given a 14days ultimatum to the contractor handling the Dodoma District Commissioner’s house and repairing Dodoma Regional Commissioner’s house to complete the project. According to DODOMA Regional Commissioner, Dr Binilith Mahenge, “The contractor(s) should speed up construction in order to complete within the timeframe of the project, because there is no more time for them.” He also noted that contractor-SUMA JKT handling the Uhuru Hospital construction has to complete the project by…

HOTEL CONVERSION TO MALL APPROVAL NOT GRANTED YET IN NIGERIA

Posted on 23 July 202024 July 2020 by Gambeta News

Kano state government in the northern region of Nigeria says they are yet to give the final approval to convert the Daula Hotel into a Mall. The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Mohammed Garba, said approval was only given to Mudatex Mudassir and Brothers Ltd to submit details of the project to the Commissioner for Housing, who would then brief the council on the next step. Garba also noted that as of now, neither costing…

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