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MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE TRAPPED IN BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA CAPITAL CITY

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

Tragedy struck yesterday in the nation’s capital, Abuja, as about 20 persons were reportedly trapped in the rubble of a four-story hotel building that collapsed in Dape, Life Camp. According to eyewitnesses, the building, which has an underground facility, was owned by one of the top people in the hotel business in the territory. It was said to be under construction as of the time of the collapse. Rescue efforts commenced immediately in earnest as…

KADOMA-SANYATI ROAD UPGRADE BEGINS IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

Upgrading of the strategic Kadoma-Sanyati Road that links the south of Mashonaland West to Gokwe North district in the Midlands, has resumed, with the responsible department also carrying out maintenance works. Provincial roads engineer, Simbarashe Gomo, said the upgraded road works were expected to meet laid down Southern African standards. “The Department of Roads has resumed upgrading of the road under the Roads Development Programme which earmarks to construct of 20km of road to standards…

ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-STORY BUILDING TRIAL BEGINS IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

The trial of four men accused of the illegal construction of a two-story building within a restricted area belonging to Beira airport began on 29 June in Beira. The building was being erected near air traffic control equipment and could pose a threat to communications between aircraft and the Beira airport control tower. So, in mid-2021, the Public Prosecutor’s Office embargoed all further work on the site. A prominent embargo notice was slapped on the…

RWANDA SPORT INFRASTRUCTURE MAKING WAVES AFTER POST GENOCIDE

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Sports infrastructure is one of sectors that continue to make strides in Rwanda 29 years after the country was liberated. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi left a number of major sports infrastructures destroyed and, just like other sectors, the country had to start from scratch in its rebuilding process and has since invested billions of Rwandan francs in constructing new facilities as part of promoting sports tourism. From football and basketball to Volleyball and…

EIB TO INVEST K200M INTO TWO FIRMS TO SUPPORT GREEN GROWTH

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Two agribusiness firms in Mzuzu have received K100 million loans each from European Investment Bank (EIB) as part of a broader Team Europe Initiatives to support green growth across Malawi and southern Africa. The two businesses are Wijays Enterprises owned by Joyce Banda and Wallie Farms owned by Sheryl Karim. The two emerged winners after their business plans came out the best at the Boosting Women in Agriculture Pitch Night which the EU Delegation conducted…

BMW TO INVEST R4.2BILLION TO EQUIP ROSSLYN PLANT

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Automotive giant, BMW, has announced that it will pour in some R4.2 billion in investment to equip its Rosslyn Plant in Tshwane to build the next generation BMW X3 hybrid plug-in vehicle. Production of the car is expected to begin in 2024 with some 300 employees at the plant to undergo specialist training. On Wednesday, at an event marking 50 years since the automotive manufacturer entered South African shores, Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the…

WESTPROP ANNOUNCED MASSIVE US$4BILLION CITY DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Westprop Holdings today unveiled its signature gatehouse at Pomona city signaling the commencement of the massive US$4 billion ‘city within a city development’. CEO and founder of the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange listed real estate company Mr. Ken Sharpe was upbeat and sounded bullish when he headlined the colorful ceremony. “We are now delivering the promised Pomona City. A city within a city. Today the 28th of June 2023 marks the start of that journey…

TOGO GOVT. SEEKING CONTRACTORS TO BUILD HISTORY MUSEUM

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Gambeta News

A history museum will be built in the town of Kamina (20 km from Atakpame) and a tender was recently launched to hire the project’s developer. This was announced by Togo’s minister of culture, Kossi Lamadoko. Financed by the State, the museum’s construction should take seven months, according to the ministry. A former German military base, Kamina used to house a powerful transcontinental radio station and a wireless telegraph transmission center, connecting Berlin to the…

ANGOLA PRESIDENT APPROVE US$203MILLION FOR HUAMBO CITY FACELIFT

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Gambeta News

Angolan head of State João Lourenço has authorized a USD 203.7 grant for the requalification of the main districts of the capital city of the central Huambo province. The amount will also be earmarked for the construction of structural roads, covering a total of 148 kilometers, according to Presidential Order No. 149/23, dated 26 June. The president also formalized the opening of the simplified contract procedure based on the material criteria, for external financing reasons,…

RWANDA GOVT. SET TO SPEND US$184MILLION FOR DISASTER RECOVERY

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by Gambeta News

Rwanda plans to spend Rwf215 billion for disaster recovery, including repairing infrastructure such as roads, water, and electricity, as well as resettling families whose houses were destroyed by disasters, according to Parliament. Such an amount represents over 4 percent of more than Rwf5 trillion national budget for 2023/2024, which Parliament approved on June 27. The budget was analyzed by the lower house’s committee on national budget and patrimony. While giving a presentation on the budget…

KCM SHUT DOWN NCHANGA COPPER MINES FOR 21 DAYS IN ZAMBIA

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has shut down its Nchanga Copper Smelter in Chingola for 21 days following a molten metal leakage incident from one of the furnaces. In a media statement, KCM Plc Provisional Liquidator Ms Celine Nair stated that no loss of life or injuries to employees was recorded during the incident which occurred on Monday. She said the shutdown period will be used to conduct repairs to the furnace, before commencing system heating-up…

ASAFO SEWAGE SYSTEM TO BE EXPANDED IN GHANA

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Asafo sewage system is to be expanded to cover 500 households and 29 institutions. Constructed in 1994, the scheme covers an area of 45 hectares with about 320 dwellings, housing about 4,000 households, making up about 20,000 people. Presently, the sewage system allows 35 households and 14 institutions, including Kumasi Technical University. The development followed the government’s efforts in securing World Bank funding for the rehabilitation and expansion of the treatment center, which has…

ETHIOPIAN ADD CAIRO TO IT’s AIR CARGO NETWORK

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics, one of the business units within the Ethiopian Airlines Group, says it will begin freighter operations to Egypt’s capital Cairo starting next week. The operations would take the number of Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics destinations in Africa near to 24. “Cairo to become 34th African freighter destination for Ethiopian Airlines as it starts weekly freighter flights as of July 4, 2023,” Ethiopian announced The airline currently covers more than 130 international…

SEYCHELLES GOVT. ASSESSING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ON MAIN PORT AND AIRPORTS

Posted on June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

There is a need for command posts at the Victoria Port and Mahe International Airport to shift from an operational to a management mindset when dealing with emergencies, said an officer of Seychelles’ Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD). The chief risk management officer, Daniel Cetoupe, made the statement on Friday, after two days of emergency preparedness tabletop exercises at the port and airport. Following the operationalization of Seychelles’ National Integrated Emergency Management plan, DRMD has…

TANZANIA & DUBAI COOPERATION TO TRIPLE DAR ES SALAAM PORT OPERATION

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Gambeta News

Tanzania Government on Saturday reiterated the benefits that Tanzanians will get from its partnership with Dubai in the operation of the Port of Dar es Salaam. The benefits include improvements in the efficiency of operations among others at the Port of Dar es Salaam that will lead to an increase in its annual revenue collection from 7.7tri/- to 26tri/-. Addressing members of the press on Saturday, Government Chief Spokesperson Gerson Msigwa said the decision to…

SIERRA LEONE PRESIDENT OPEN NEW FACILITY TO HELP YOUNG INDIVIDUALS

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Julius Maada Bio has on June 21st officially opened the SONOCO Baking Bread Avenue at Wellington Industrial Estate, Freetown. In his opening statement, President Bio commended SONOCO Bread Avenue for opening such an investment in the country, adding that Bread Avenue represents a strong commitment to empowering young individuals and promoting local entrepreneurship. He thanked Vice President Juldeh Jalloh for introducing the group to him for them to be established in the country. He…

SA AND NIGERIA TO COLLABORATE ON INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Gambeta News

Mr. Mseleku said that although both Nigeria and South Africa were learning from each other in implementing PPPs, there was a need for both nations to rekindle their collaboration and take it to a greater height. The South African Government has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Government on mutually beneficial infrastructure development through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). This is contained in a statement signed by Manji Yarling, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession…

RHA 15000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT TO BE BUILT WITHIN SIX YEARS IN RWANDA

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

The projects that are in the pipeline could help have 15,000 affordable houses built within six years across the country, Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) acting Director General, Noel Nsanzineza said. He said investors have been urged to embrace technologies that can be used to construct houses that are also affordable to low-income earners. “The cost of an affordable house should not be more than Rwf40 million or Rwf500, 000 per square meter. This means that…

ZANIBAR SECURE 400MILLION EUROS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF KEY INFRASTRUCTURE IN TANZANIA

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

Zanzibar has secured EUR 400 million (about 1.04tri/-) loan to fund the development of Pemba airport and several key roads in the Isles. The deal was signed by the State Minister- President’s Office (Finance and Planning) Dr Saada Mkuya Salum and British High Commissioner to Tanzania Mr David Concar at the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Hall in Unguja. Minister Mkuya said it was the biggest deal ever for Zanzibar, mentioning roads to be covered under…

LIBERIA GOVT. CALLS OUT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OVER CURRENT ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

The House of Representatives has cited East Construction Limited, along with its consultant, Kelvin Blama, to appear before its leadership on Monday, 26 June to speak on current road construction and straight adherence to standards of the Ministry of Public Works. The House leadership decided on Monday, 19 June during a meeting with the Ministry of Public Works over a complaint filed by Montserrado County Electoral District# 6 Representative Samuel Enders, about a reported sale…

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