South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed by John Magufuli, the President of Tanzania during his visit to Dar es Salaam. This was the first official visit of the South African President to Tanzania after being elected in May. The two presidents discussed many bilateral issues between the countries and signed agreement under many sectors for the advancement of trade, investment, energy cooperation and infrastructure development.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 19th August 2019

Hyundai East Africa Ltd., is participating at 22nd Buildexpo Africa – Tanzania 2019 to promote its state of the art construction equipments and products range. The event is from 12th to 14th September 2019, at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam, where the company looks to attract top industry professionals from all over the continent, including Builders, Developers, Importers, Architects, Consultants, Engineers, Manufacturers and.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 19th August 2019

A contract worth USD 265 million for the construction of 3.2 km long bridge over the lake Victoria has signed by the Government of Tanzania. Two Chinese companies have been awarded this contract with the aim of increasing trade connectivity among the East African countries. The two companies namely the China Railway 15th Bureau and China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) will reportedly build a link over the Gulf of Mwanza, which.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 14th August 2019

Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Palamagamba Kabudi declared that Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project is going to receive fund from China. He added that the Government of China wanted to support the SGR at the later stage of the project and currently evaluating the project before it engages in further talks. Exim Bank of China proposed its intention to support the SGR in the initial stages, but the proposal was rejected based on.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 10th July 2019

The government of Tanzania announces the construction of a major dam in Lumakali, Njombe District. Deputy Minister of Energy Mr Subira Mgalu declared the report and states that the authorities are currently involved in reviewing the feasibility study conducted in 1998. The construction of this 388.2m high dam and power centre will produce 222MW of electricity which will be distributed from Lumakali to Mbeya. This project is probably going to.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 9th July 2019

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Posted on : Tuesday , 25th June 2019

A USD 44.5 million budget has been announced by the Government of Tanzania for the construction, upgrading and rehabilitation of airports around its country in the upcoming financial year. This decision is purely aimed at improving the country's infrastructure and aviation industry.  Isack Kamwelwe, the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication revealed that out of USD 2.1 billion financial budget, a total of USD 1.9 billion will fund.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 18th June 2019

The 22nd edition of Buildexpo Africa is back in Kenya at the KICC Nairobi. At East Africa’s largest building and construction fair, exhibitors from over 40 countries who are the finest in building, construction and infrastructure development will be showcasing their products, services and equipment. The event will also feature awards in innovation and design that will be presented to the most innovative products at the expo along with a.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 13th June 2019

Successful demonstration of BRT was done by Dar es Salaam, which is the first city to launch a BRT system in East Africa. After the completion of the first phase of the 21 Km BRT in the Dar Es Salaam which includes five terminals, seven feeders, 27 stations and three connector stations. Currently, around 140 buses are running daily on their special lanes. On the same lines the national treasury of Kenya has allocated around USD 54 million for.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th June 2019

After successfully launching construction of Africa’s biggest tech hubs Kigali Innovation City, Rwanda is approaching to a cleaner environment with the Green City project in the capital Kigali in 2020. Rwanda is planning to construct a green city on 620 hectares in Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District as an approach to achieve a cleaner and safer environment.  It will be the first city in Africa to equip with green technology and.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 25th May 2019

The second edition of Build Expo was opened on Wednesday May 23rd by the Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. Ambassador Claver Gatete, at the Kigali Convention Centre.  The event attracted a number of distinguished guests from all walks of life including ambassadors from other countries, foreign ministers, members of the public and private sector and media. The Regional Marketing Director, Duncan Njaye, gave a brief history of Expo Group.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 24th May 2019

Phase one works on US $1.9bn Dar Es Salaam Standard Gauge Railiway (SGR) between Dar es Salaam and Morogoro in Tanzania nears completion. Minister for Works, Transport and Communications Isack Kamwele revealed the reports. Phase 1 of the project that Dar es Salaam has been pushing since April 2017 include three passenger trains which will be making daily round trips between the two cities, this is lower than the maximum 12 trips projected.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 23rd May 2019