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ADB TO REINFORCED INFRASTRUCTURAL PARTNERSHIP WITH MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 by Gambeta News

The African Development Bank and Mozambique reinforced their partnership during a visit by Mr. Solomon Quaynor, the Bank’s Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization. This visit, held from March 12th to 15th, 2024, underscores the Bank’s commitment to supporting Mozambique’s economic growth trajectory, particularly following the third review of the country’s Extended Credit Facility with the International Monetary Fund and the Bank’s recent Economic Acceleration Package and Budget Support Mission. Accompanied by the Bank’s…

RIVERS GOVERNOR INSPECT PORT-HARCOURT DUAL CARRIAGE RING ROAD IN NIGERIA

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Gambeta News

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has expressed satisfaction with work on the Port Harcourt Dual Carriage Ring Road and assures of delivering the project within the scheduled 36 months. Governor Fubara on Wednesday embarked on an inspection tour of some sections of the 50.15 kilometers road taking through Elikpokpodu to Rukpokwu before moving to the Rumuosi section and ending at the UTC junction section of the road. Speaking to the press after the inspection…

BARRICK GOLD SHUT DOWN WATER SUPPLY AFTER DISCOVERING URANIUM IN ZAMBIA

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Gambeta News

Barrick Gold says it has found uranium in the drinking water of an open section of its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia, forcing it to halt the water supply and switch to other water sources for its workers in the section. The Zambian mine has become increasingly important to Barrick’s future. The Toronto-based company has announced plans for a US$2-billion expansion at Lumwana to create one of the world’s biggest copper mines, with construction to begin late…

TOGO GOVT. TO KICK-OFF CONSTRUCTION OF 21 BRIDGES

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Gambeta News

The government will kick-off today, the construction of 21 bridges in the countryside. Togo First learned from a reliable source that President Faure Gnassinbé would launch the project. Matière, a French company, is in charge of the works. The project is set to begin in Kolidè, in the Ogou 2 municipality (Plateaux region). With the bridges, rural people in the concerned areas will be able to access basic socio-economic facilities and services with more ease….

HOW ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IS STILL A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN UGANDA

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Gambeta News

Access to clean water remains a significant concern in Uganda, despite an increase in improved drinking water sources. The Uganda demographic health survey (UDHS) report 2022 reveals that only 42% of these improved sources are free from E. coli contamination, raising concerns about public health risks. The report highlights regional disparities in access to safe water. While Kampala boasts a relatively high coverage of 76% safe water sources, regions like Bugisu and Tooro lag far…

HAZELMERE DAM PROJECT COMPLETED IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Gambeta News

The raising of the Hazelmere Dam project was successfully completed at a cost of R820 million, increasing the storage capacity of the dam, said Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. It increased from 23.9 million m3 to 43.6 million m3, which is an increase of 83% for the KwaZulu-Natal dam. “To enable this additional stored water to be treated and supplied to the City of eThekwini, the uMngeni-uThukela Water Board has completed a project to…

ROAD CONSTRUCTION AT MOUNT HAMPDEN AREA AT ADVANCED STAGE IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Gambeta News

Construction of access roads in the Mount Hampden area, including the new 6km boulevard that stretches from Bindura Road to the New Parliament Building, is now at an advanced stage with the contractor having opened detours. A local contractor, Bitumen World, which is conducting the works, is on site, constructing about 13km of the Old Mazowe Road from Westgate roundabout and is expected to complete all the roads by July 31 this year. The boulevard…

HOW OVER 100 LAWSUIT PREVENT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF 18.1KM OFANKOR-NSAWAM ROAD IN GHANA

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Gambeta News

More than 100 lawsuits, ranging from human rights cases to ownership of portions of the road earmarked for the reconstruction of the 18.1 km Ofankor-Nsawam dual carriageway project, are hindering the completion of work on schedule. With some of the cases dating back to 2022, the Chief Resident Engineer, Kwabena Bempong, told the Daily Graphic that his team would not be able to meet the government’s August deadline. “These cases have dragged on for quite…

HEWATELE SECURED US$20M FUND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF OXYGEN-PLANT BUILDING IN KENYA

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Gambeta News

Hewatele, a Kenyan medical oxygen producer, has secured a $20 million (approximately Sh2.9 billion) funding package from various organizations, including the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Finnfund, Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), UBS Optimus Foundation, and Grand Challenges Canada. This funding will be utilized to build a modern cryogenic medical liquid oxygen air separation unit plant at Tatu Industrial Park, the first of its kind in East Africa in the last 60 years. The…

MATERNITY COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION FAILS TO KICK-OFF AFTER SIX MONTHS LAUNCHED IN UGANDA

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Gambeta News

Six months after construction launch, the land meant to accommodate a Shs33 billion maternity and pediatric complex lies vacant as Hoima regional hospital continues to grapple with facility shortage. Leaders in Hoima are concerned over the delayed start of the construction of the four-story maternity and pediatric complex. With the hospital struggling with congestion, the leaders have appealed to the government to make a follow-up with the contractor. Local media understands the National Enterprise Corporation,…

WEST POKOT CEMENT PLANT SET TO BE INAUGURATED IN KENYA

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Gambeta News

Simba Cement, part of businessman Narendra Raval’s business domain, is poised to inaugurate its West Pokot facility later this month, injecting an additional 2.5 million tonnes of clinker, a crucial raw material in cement production, into the nation. Immediate commencement of production is on the horizon, intensifying competition within the cement sector and placing additional constraints on the industry’s pricing flexibility. According to Mr Raval, the completion of the plant is imminent, with an official…

LAGOS STATE GOVT. ANNOUNCED 36HOURS TRAFFIC DIVERSION ON THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE

Posted on March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 by Gambeta News

The Lagos State Government has announced a 36-hour traffic diversion on the Island-Iyana Oworo bound lane starting from midnight on Wednesday, the 6th of March 2024, until midday on Thursday, the 7th of March 2024. This announcement was disseminated through a post on the official X social media account of the Lagos State Government on the preceding Tuesday. The purpose behind the temporary closure of the Lagos Island – Iyana Oworo bound carriageway, as detailed…

WHY NIGERIANS MAY OPT FOR CONTAINER HOUSE DUE TO HIKE IN CEMENT PRICE

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Gambeta News

As the economic downturn continues, all areas of Nigerian lives and plans are also striving to grapple with the situation, as areas like housing and rent are also being affected. Nigerians are used to building with cement, but now have to go for other alternatives, as the price of cement is now on the high side Gone are the days when a quarter plot owner who earns N50,000 monthly can hurriedly place one or two…

NAIROBI COUNTY SET ASIDE Sh800M TO RENOVATE CITY STADIUM IN KENYA

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Gambeta News

Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja has said they have set aside Sh800mn to facilitate the renovation of the City Stadium, now to be called the Joe Kadenge Stadium. The stadium has been in dilapidated state for many years, and promises have been made, since former Governor Evans Kidero’s tenure, of its facelift, but none fulfilled. The stadium, nicknamed Tok Komwanda by Gor Mahia faithful who adopted it as their home ground, has not hosted any…

GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE BUILDING COMMISSIONED IN ALGERIA

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Energy and Mines, Mohamed Arkab, chaired the inauguration ceremony of the Institute, located in building “B”’ at the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Forum, Mohamed Hamel, the Director General of the Institute, Azzedine Adjeb and senior officials of the sector. The Gas Research Institute aims to provide a framework for scientific and technological collaboration by boosting the exchange of information,…

FIRST PHASE OF MOZAMBIQUE RESSANO GARCIA RAILWAY LINE COMPLETED

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Gambeta News

Work on the doubling of the Ressano Garcia railway line is practically complete. The first phase of the project covers a length of 42 kilometres between Matola-Gare and Secongene in Moamba district, Maputo province. Agostinho Langa Júnior, chairman of the Board of Directors of Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM), said that the company had invested, in total, around US$80 million of its own funds in the project. This investment will increase the…

CONSTRUCTION OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AT 95% COMPLETE IN TOGO

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Gambeta News

Atakpamé should get a new active technical landfill next month. The project is 95% complete, according to the Minister of Water and Rural Hydraulics, Yark Damehane. The official recently visited the site. “The supervising office (ed. note: in charge of the project) gave us some explanations and set up the completion deadline on March 11, 2024,” Damehane said after visiting the town. Atakpamé is located in the Plateaux region. The landfill includes internal roads, disposal…

BOTSWANA KALAFHI MULTI-MILLION HOSPITAL PROJECT SET TO OPEN IN APRIL

Posted on February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 by Gambeta News

Marking a historic moment as the first venture of its kind, the hospital is led by a Motswana female youth, Dr Mongwa-Mouwane ,who is the visionary behind this ambitious project. She has navigated a complex journey fraught with challenges to bring her dream to fruition. This phased development, set to roll out its specialties over a few weeks, represents not just a major investment in the nation’s health infrastructure but also a milestone in female-led…

ETHIOPIA & KENYA AGREED TO EXTEND INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP AT LAMU PORT

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed upon the extension of infrastructural and port development agreements’ implementation for the benefit of their people and economies, a Kenyan diplomat disclosed. Approached by The Ethiopian Herald, Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political and Diplomatic Affairs Director General Moi Lemoshira said his country has extended the Lamu Port South Sudan – Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Project. Ethiopia and Kenya have extended the agreement that allows Ethiopia to use the land…

ZIMBABWE MUKUYU GAS FIELD RANKED SECOND LARGEST IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Gambeta News

GLOBAL energy research firm Wood Mackenzie has recognised Mukuyu gas field as the second largest sub-Saharan Africa discovery in 2023, boosting confidence in the quality and scale of this new asset in the region. The gas field, straddling Muzarabani and Mbire districts, was discovered by Australian firm Invictus Energy Limited. In December last year, Invictus announced a second gas discovery in the Mukuyu-2 well at its 80% owned and operated Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe….

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