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China Wu Yi to set up Sh10bn building materials plant

Chinese conglomerate China Wu Yi is building a Sh10 billion housing materials plant in Athi River after bagging major tenders in the country. The factory, expected to be complete in June, will manufacture precast materials that will also be sold to other construction firms. The multinational is putting up the plant through its locally incorporated subsidiary China Wu Yi Precast (Kenya) Company Limited. Its chairman Qiu.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 23rd August 2016

Tanzania Central Corridor Railway Construction to Start in December 2016

The construction of Tanzania’s standard gauge railway (SGR) along the central corridor is set to start in December 2016. The 2,190km railway involves the construction of a SGR from Dar es Salaam-Tabora-Isaac-Mwanza, Tabora-Mpanda-Kalemela, Tabora-Kigoma and Uvinza-Isaac-Keza-Msongati. According to Makame Mbarawa, Tanzania’s Minister of for Works, Transport and Communications, the SGR project will be completed in 4 phases over.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 23rd August 2016

SA moves to secure water sources

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is consulting stakeholders to get input on the National Groundwater Strategy. The strategy is aimed at ensuring water security in South Africa and to optimise water resource management. Consultations are taking place throughout the country. Last Thursday, stakeholders in Mpumalanga were engaged for their inputs and comments. The stakeholders in attendance came from different.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 22nd August 2016

Kenya: Chinese-Built Highway Delights Kenyans, Stimulates Business

Nairobi — Before the Kenyan government mooted plans to expand Thika Road in 2009, commuters would waste hours on traffic gridlock. Many commuters wished for the day the road would be traffic jam-free so that they would cut down on time and fuel. Since completion of the 50km highway that links Nairobi and the satellite town of Thika, residents living along the road, which has since acquired the name of Thika Super.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 22nd August 2016

Kenya: New Sh10 Billion International Airport to Be Constructed in Embu

A Sh10 billion international airport is set to be built in Embu, Governor Martin Wambora has announced. Mr Wambora said his administration was working with the national government to extend the airstrip at Don Bosco and transform it into international standards. A group of foreign investors, he said, had agreed to elevate the airstrip for commercial purposes. He said a concept paper was already being worked on by the.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 22nd August 2016

Kenyan experts say China-funded modern railway to hasten growth

The Chinese-funded Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project will speed up economic transformation in Kenya and the larger eastern African region through increased cross-border trade, investments and easy mobility of skilled personnel, experts told Xinhua in recent interviews. China's Exim Bank has provided 90 percent of financing to support implementation of the 472 kilometer high-speed railway that will link the port city of Mombasa to.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 20th August 2016

Kenya: Construction of Sh5.5 Billion Situ Village Project Begins

The construction of a Sh5.5 billion exclusive gated community offering a live, work and play environment has started in Karen, Nairobi. Two weeks ago, Cytonn, a leading real estate developer, broke ground at the construction site of Situ Village in Ololua Forest. This is one of the firm's over Sh73 billion real estate projects in the pipeline. Sitting on a 29-acre piece of land bordering the Ololua Forest, Situ Village.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 19th August 2016

Tanzania: After Dart Port Clean-Up, Time to Boost Railways

Dar es Salaam Port was one of the immediate points of focus by the new John Magufuli government and it was not hard to see why. This facility is, in all intents and purposes, Tanzania Treasury's cash-cow which, whenever it suffered a crash, the revenue collection targets suffered a great deal. Two surprise visits at the Port by the Prime Minister soon after inauguration of the JPM government resulted into measures that turned around.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 18th August 2016

Africa: It Is Good That Tazara Is Making Profit Again

We are so much delighted to share with our readers the good news from Lusaka, Zambia about the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which made 13.50 million US dollar profit in the 2015/2016 financial year as it makes steady progress towards fulfilling its great potential. It has attributed the profit to improved business resulting from increased haulage from 87,000 metric tons of freight in the 2014/2015 financial year to.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 18th August 2016

Tanzania Awaits Sh1 Billion Dutch Aid For Runway Feasibility Project

Dar es Salaam — Talks between Tanzania and the Netherlands are going on for the later to grant Sh1.2 billion (euros 500,000) to the later to finance a feasibility study for construction of a two-kilometre runway at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA). The Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) says it has submitted a proposal to the government of the Netherlands which "is willing to provide the grant for the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 17th August 2016

Water service providers urged to adopt latest technology

Water services providers have been trained on improving quality of water through the use of technology to monitor chemical levels. The training conducted by energy and water solutions services company Davis&Shirtliff brought together members of the Water Services Providers Association, who were shown available technologies for monitoring usage, metering and optimising chemicals in water purification. “The training.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 17th August 2016

China-funded modern railway wins acclaims from African diplomats

The China-funded Mombasa-Nairobi railway in Kenya, which will eventually extend to the entire East African region, has won acclaims from African diplomats. Thirteen African countries' diplomats in Kenya on Tuesday visited construction sites of the China-funded Mombasa-Nairobi railway in the country, hailing it as an embodiment of thriving China-Africa ties. Ambassadors or high commissioners of Zimbabwe, Uganda,.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 17th August 2016