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ETHIOPIA PRIME MINSTER INAUGURATE NEWLY BUILT SCIENCE MUSEUM

Posted on 6 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated the newly built Science Museum at the heart of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The Museum, built on seven hectares of land, consists of two multipurpose structures – a ring-shaped building and a dome. Its circular shape symbolizes perpetual development and human wisdom, says the PM Office, adding it “is a testament to Ethiopia’s dedication to the future of technology”. The building of the museum has its own halls dedicated…

HOW AFRICA’s OIL & GAS RESOURCES CAN HELP ACCELERATE ENERGY SECURITY

Posted on 5 October 20225 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says Africa cannot be an import destination for refined products when the continent is endowed with crude oil. The Minister said while major oil companies are withdrawing from Africa’s downstream sector, there have been new oil discoveries on the continent, South Africa being no exception. “Discoveries of significant oil and gas in our neighbouring SADC member countries are encouraging. They will strengthen energy, support other by-products, such as…

GHANA ENGINEERING INSTITUTE SAYS MEMBERS NEEDS TO FIND INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO DIFFERENT PROJECT

Posted on 5 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of the Ghana Institute of Engineers (GhiE), Professor Charles Adams, has called on the members of the Chamber of Construction Industry to find innovative ways to fund, and maintain roads and infrastructural projects in the country. According to him, despite the efforts of successive governments, several undone and uncompleted roads and housing projects were a result of worsened finances and challenges faced by industry players over the last two decades. “We have been…

CONSTRUCTION OF JANGWANI BRIDGE SCHEDULED TO BEGINS THIS YEAR IN TANZANIA

Posted on 5 October 20225 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Dar es Salaam is on the verge of a major infrastructure facelift as the much-awaited construction of a 600bn/- Jangwani Bridge and development of the Msimbazi valley are scheduled to begin this financial year. Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) Chief Executive Officer, Eng Victor Seif, told reporters in Dodoma yesterday that the World Bank has issued 260 million US dollars (about 606bn/-) loan for the construction of the Jangwani Bridge and Msimbazi valley…

SWAKOPMUND MUNICIPALITY TO CUT OFF WATER SUPPLY FOR GOVT. AGENCIES IN NAMIBIA

Posted on 4 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Swakopmund municipality has started cutting off the water supply of some government agencies after several warnings and deadlines to settle accounts have been ignored. Helao !Naruseb, general finance manager of the Swakopmund municipality said: “They just shrug their shoulders and claim cash-flow problems, but we have no money either.” Government agencies at the coastal town owe the municipality a total of N$10,8 million. These agencies include the offices of the president and prime minister,…

SA GOVT. ANNOUNCED NEW 13-MEMBER ESKOM BOARD

Posted on 4 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises, Khaya Magaxa, has welcomed the announcement of the new 13-member Eskom Board. The newly constituted board was on Friday announced by Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan. The appointments come amid the latest three-week load shedding bout to have hit the parastatal. The board consists of Mpho Makwana (Chair), Dr. Busisiwe Vilakazi, Mteto Nyati, Lwazi Gogwana, Dr. Tshakani Mthombeni, Leslie Mkhabela, Fathima Gany, Ayanda Mofaleka, Claudelle von…

IS AFRICA’s RAILWAY PROJECT RUNNING LATE?

Posted on 3 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The African Union plans to build a huge, modern rail network to connect capitals across the continent by 2033. But the ambitious project needs financing, a lot of work, and much political goodwill. The “Al Boraq,” Africa’s first express train, whizzes through Morocco’s coastal landscape at the lightning speed of 320 kilometers (199 miles) per hour. Named after the magical steed on which the Prophet Muhammad is said to have ridden from Mecca to Jerusalem,…

PREQUALIFICATION CONCLUDED ON MPHANDA NKUWA HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on 3 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Mozambique concluded the prequalification of seven potential investors for the development of the Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project (MNK), a 4.5-billion-U.S. dollar project on the Zambezi River in the western province of Tete. The announcement was made at the end of an investors’ conference in Maputo, the capital city, where the director-general of the project’s implementation office Carlos Yum said that in the next two days the pre-qualified bidders, including two individual companies and five large…

HEAVY RAINS DESTROY PROPERTIES IN GHANA OVER THE WEEKEND

Posted on 3 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Heavy rains on Saturday ushered in the month of October, causing floods that destroyed property and disrupted many outdoor events, especially weddings and funerals. The intermittent downpour which started at dawn in Accra restricted movement and caused vehicular traffic especially, delaying many planned ceremonies. Vehicles and commuters waded through heavy floods to get to their destinations while some drivers had to park their vehicles on the shoulders of roads due to poor visibility. Determined to…

ZIMBABWE NEEDS U.S.$40B FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO FINANCE MINISTER

Posted on 1 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Finance says the country’s infrastructure and utility development funding was constrained, prompting the government to engage the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, Africa50, for assistance on innovative financing options. Addressing a press conference, Deputy Finance Minister, Clemence Chiduwa, said the country’s current financial requirements for infrastructure development were around US$40 billion. He was speaking after a meeting with Tshepidi Moremong, Chief Operating Officer for Africa50. “Our funding requirements for infrastructure covering all the…

MINING COMPANY APPROVED FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL PROJECT IN LIBERIA

Posted on 1 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Following discussions held between Bea Mountain Mining Company and Laar Clan, in Cape Mount County, the company has approved several projects in three communities in the clan totaling US$69,400(sixty-nine thousand four hundred united states dollars). The amount is part of the Clan Development Fund of US$150,000(One hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars) earlier given to the clan this year. BMMC GM, Mr. Reza Karimiyan, far right listened to citizens of the Laar clan speak….

ESKOM BOARD TO BE RECONSTRUCTED FOLLOWING ELECTRICITY CHALLENGES

Posted on 29 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The board of power utility Eskom is expected to be “reconstituted and restructured” following a meeting with Department of Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan. The State-owned electricity company has been facing serious and recurring challenges since June this year – reaching a nadir of Stage 6 load shedding twice over the past four months. The department explained that the term of the board had expired in 2021 and that a review of its work has…

TANZANIA AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF SATELLITE SCHOOL

Posted on 29 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) has donated 237 bags of cement valued at 5m/- as support for the construction of the Inyagantambo satellite school at Tongwe ward in Tanganyika District, Katavi region. Mpanda Airport Manager, Eng, Jeff Shantiwa on behalf of TAA’s Director said the donation follows a report that 150 children from Inyagantambo had to walk 28 kilometers to attend classes at Mpandandogo primary school at Majalila village to and from each school day. The…

KENYA GOVT. TO PRIORTIES AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Posted on 28 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The government has yet again said it will prioritize affordable housing to ensure millions of Kenyans in need of affordable and decent homes realize their ambitions. This presents a fresh opportunity for Kenya to pursue this dream which has somehow been elusive. The need for housing is almost morphing into a crisis. In virtually every city across the continent, evidence of inadequate housing can be found in the proliferation of informal settlements and overcrowding. With…

MALAWI GOVT. RISK LOSING WORLD BANK LOAN DUE TO PROJECT PROCUREMENT DELAY

Posted on 28 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The government risks losing out on a K74 billion loan facility it obtained from the World Bank for the Digital Malawi Project due to delays in procurement processes. The five-year Digital Malawi Phase 1 was launched in 2017 but is yet to be fully implemented due to delayed procurement for the national primary data center, internet bandwidth, and computer network infrastructure installation for 500 government offices. The project’s deadline is June 2024. According to our…

EGYPT GOVT. DENIES SELLING EGYPTIAN PORTS TO FOREIGN PARTIES

Posted on 28 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The Cabinet Media Center has dismissed as groundless reports about selling Egyptian ports to foreign parties. In a statement on Monday 26/9/2022, the media center said it contacted the Transport Ministry, which denied these reports, asserting that they are baseless and bare of truth. The Transport Ministry stressed that ports are fully owned by the State and will remain subject to Egyptian sovereignty. The establishment and development of projects of the Transport Ministry are carried…

GHANA CRICKET SET TO GET WORLD CLASS STADIUM TO BOOST SPORTS

Posted on 27 September 2022 by Gambeta News

A world-class cricket field will soon be constructed in Accra to aid the promotion of cricket in Ghana, the Ga Mantse, King Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II has said. According to the Chief, the land would be made available to support the Ghana Cricket Association (GCA) to put up the edifice expected to go a long way to make the country a force to reckon with as far as cricket was concerned. His remarks followed…

OIC GAMBIA ROAD PROJECT: STAKEHOLDERS DISCUSSED VICTIM AFFECTED

Posted on 27 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) – Gambia Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure; National Roads Authority; and the Ministry of Lands on 21st and 22nd October 2022 dialogued with potential victims of demolition at the OIC roads project in Brufut and Kanifing. In its road construction project along the Brufut (Gamtel- Ghana Town) highway, and Mamadi -Bertil Highway, contractors say the roads are tight, and to have standard roads,…

SA PRESIDENT SAYS ESKOM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE LOAD SHEDDING

Posted on 27 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Given the unpredictable performance of Eskom’s fleet of coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country will not be able to eliminate load shedding in the short term. This is as Eskom announced on Sunday that Stage 3 load shedding would continue to be implemented between 00:00 and 16:00 until Thursday, while Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented daily during the evening peaks from 16:00 until 00:00. In his weekly newsletter,…

GHANA GOVT. ANOUNNCED COMPLETION OF TAMALE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT

Posted on 26 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The Tamale Airport Development Phase II Project has been completed and is awaiting inauguration by the President this year. The expansion works, costing US$70 million, including the construction of a modern terminal building and other ancillary facilities such as a VIP lounge, two boarding gates, four self-service check-in kiosks, eight check-in desks, airline offices, commercial retail areas, a multi-purpose terminal for Hajj travel facilitation and a five-kilometer road network. The airport also has a 350-capacity…

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