Tender for the 3 MW in-pipe hydropower scheme in South Africa is set to be issued by Johannesburg city, Johannesburg Executive mayor Parks Tau who first mooted the scheme has announced. Its cost competitiveness is likely to challenge Eskom’s Megaflex tariff. Mr Tau announced the progress during the Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities conference assuring attendants  the city’s intention of harnessing energy from.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 9th October 2015

A recently introduced Smart City solution has enabled the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) to develop a complete view of the city’s roads inventory, with over 1.6-million images and 700 000 locations of JRA assets being captured onto the system for tracking, monitoring and management. City of Johannesburg MMC for Transport Christine Walters noted that the new innovation would result in improved service delivery to the public and better.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th October 2015

Construction of affordable houses in Rwanda is in top gear following the signing of a proposal of the same by UK based GB Allied Services and International Green Structures Kenya Limited (IGS Kenya). Earlier this month Director Ben Armani and Engineer Robert Mugisha from GB Allied Services (UK) Ltd.; visited and toured the IGStructures models in Nairobi and the IGS Manufacturing Facility Kenya (IGSM-K) in Thika, Kenya. The purpose of the.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th October 2015

National Housing Corporation (NHC) has launched a mega housing construction project in Tanzania. The construction project dabbed Morocco Square Towers in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam, has been  taunted as the biggest housing project in East and Central Africa. The  Morocco Square Towers was launched by Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Ms Angela Kairuki. NHC Director General, Mr..... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th October 2015

Cuvango — The construction works of the 20 social houses, out of 200 residences, in Cuvango municipality, southern Huíla province, are concluded.   Speaking to Angop, the municipal administrator, Miguel Luís said that it is under execution the installation of the technical networks, according to the urbanization patterns.   He stressed that the execution of the project is only in this phase because the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 7th October 2015

The Kenya Airports Authority is putting in place plans for a million-shilling back centre in Mombasa . The facility which will be based at the Moi International airport will be completed within 24 weeks. The backup data centre will be used as a substitute for accommodating the ICT resources. The data centre will also be established as a precautionary measure in case of any outages. The data centre will still be connected to the firm’s.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 7th October 2015

The government of Kenya recently announced they are seeking financing for a proposed road that would link Kenya with Somalia. The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) pronounced that designs had been completed for a proposed road connecting Garissa to Liboi, a Kenyan town just 12 km shy of the Somalia border. No tarmacked road currently exists connecting Garissa to Liboi, though dirt tracks and so-called panya routes or “rat.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 7th October 2015

 Infrastructure construction in Egypt is set to improve as the World Bank head Jim Yong Kim expressed his support in various ongoing and upcoming projects. In a meeting with Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi over the weekend in New York the World Bank boss said Egypt has a great potential in terms of development and it deserves more support.   According to the president in a statement they both agreed that the country need.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 7th October 2015

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved US$428.43m to finance construction of infrastructure in Africa including energy, transport and water and sanitation. The eight African countries to benefit from the financial boost include Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Guinea, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Zimbabwe and Côte d’Ivoire. The construction of a new terminal at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra is part of Ghana’s.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 6th October 2015

A high-end hotel in Kenya is set to be constructed by global hotel chain Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, the global hotel giant has announced. The hotel will be constructed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Sheraton Hotel in Kenya will target tourists and business people visiting Kenya and it is one among six other hotels planned by the global hospitality giant through its investment arm the Africa Hotel Investment.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 6th October 2015

East Africa integration has received a boost following plans to construct a major road linking Kenya and Tanzania. The road project that will be funded by  African Development Bank,  was launched by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Kikwete.  The road will link East Africa to the northern corridor. The road construction project which is intended to reduce the time taken for goods to be.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 6th October 2015

East Africa is one of the world’s fastest-growing marketplaces for construction opportunities and building materials. Significant projects are under construction across East Africa, including Ethiopia’s $4 billion hydro-power dam on the Blue Nile River and Kenya’s Sh195 billion ($13 billion) railway that will link the Port of Mombasa to the Rwandan capital of Kigali via Uganda. In Rwanda, CIMERWA, the only cement company in.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 5th October 2015