R80 million roads construction project launched in Bronkhorstspruit   Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, today launched an R80 million roads rehabilitation project between Bronkhorstspruit and Ekangala in the City of Tshwane.   Vadi said that the D670 road carries heavy traffic volumes, particularly coal trucks running between various mines and power stations. As a result, the road condition has deteriorated.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 23rd November 2016

 Dry water taps are expected to start running again following the roll-out of an ambitious project to improve water infrastructure. The Sh2 billion project funded by the World Bank is being implemented in phases beginning with sealing of water leakages in Nyali and Kisauni. Mombasa Water Supply and Sanitation Company loses 50 per cent of its water through leakages and illegal connections. Since June 15, this year, the project has seen.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 22nd November 2016

 A group of Kenyan investors under the trade name Icolo.io is building a Sh850 million data centre in Nairobi. The construction commenced last month and is set to be completed by the end of 2017. The data centre will be situated on land leased from Catholic University of Eastern Africa, and will span 27,000 square feet. “The data centre will be built in two phases,” icolo.io Chief Executive Officer Ranjith Cherickel said.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 3rd November 2016

 Tanzania and Kenya have agreed on a time line to start the construction of two link roads meant to improve the movement of goods and people between the two countries. The deal is the major decoration on the meeting between President John Magufuli and his host, President Uhuru Kenyatta, in Nairobi, whose joint address to journalists was made in Kiswahili. The agreement means that the two countries will now proceed to discuss the final.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 1st November 2016

 The county government of Lamu has completed the construction of 45 Early Childhood Education (ECDE) centres in both Lamu West and East Sub-Counties at a cost of Sh90 million.   Lamu Governor Issa Timamy says the move is meant to raise standards of education in the region by ensuring children's learning environment is improved.   Speaking in Lamu on Friday, Mr Timamy said construction of 11 more ECDE centres will be completed.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 26th October 2016

The Government will spend an estimated Sh2.8 billion on a system that will give names to all roads, and assign numbers to all buildings and parcels of land. The National Addressing System (NAS), which is being developed by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), will enable authorities to pinpoint where every Kenyan lives and works. It is also expected to enable the Government to offer essential services to all Kenyans, including those in.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 25th October 2016

 Construction of affordable housing units by the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) and Palmeraie Development Group is set to kick off early next year, following the signing of a partnership agreement during the visit of King Mohammed VI of Morocco last week.   The agreement sealed a partnership between the two bodies to develop 5000 affordable housing units last week.   According to Alex Kanyankole, the chief executive of BRD,.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 24th October 2016

 A many as 21 construction contractor companies from Tanzania incorporated in ACCT (Association of Citizen Contractors Tanzania), visited the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry. The Association invited Indonesian contractors to work on construction projects in Tanzania.   Anita Farmati, Secretary General of Public Works and Public Housing Ministry said that the invitation arrived at the perfect moment because Indonesia is.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 21st October 2016

 Geita — The government through the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) has established a special consulting engineering unit in a bid to build the capacity of local engineers who will oversee road construction projects. This move will save the funds spent on the engagement of foreign experts.   The Minister for Works, Transport and Communication, Prof Makame Mbarawa, made the remarks recently when visiting Geita Region.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 20th October 2016

Ethiopia and Djibouti have launched the first fully electrified cross-border railway line in Africa.   It links Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti – a stretch of more than 750km (466 miles).   Travelling at 120km/h, the new service cuts the journey time down from three days by road to about 12 hours.   The $3.4bn (£2.7bn) project was built with the help of funding from a.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th October 2016

 A huge red-and-white motivational banner that says "Unskilled worker today, engineer tomorrow" stands on a wall at the Mtitu Rail Girders and Sleepers factory at Kilometre 253 from Mombasa on the standard gauge railway route.   By the time President Uhuru Kenyatta rides on a train from Mombasa to Nairobi, probably in June next year, when construction of the railway is complete, some 600 bridges and at least 12,000 track.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th October 2016

A total of Six South African construction firms will contribute a total of 1.25 bn rand ($90 million) in the next 12 years towards a fund kitty towards skill development in the construction sector and give black workers a much bigger role, a cabinet minister said recently.   Ebrahim Patel, the Economic Development Minister said this voluntary contribution by the construction companies would be in addition to a 1.4 bn rand (US$98.1mn).... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016