The Tanzania Building Agency is to construct 10, 000 houses which will benefit civil servants in Tanzania who will wholly own them. The objective of this initiative is to provide quality and environmentally friendly accommodation to the government and public servants through efficient and effective business as well as consultancy services and real estate management.   The news that the Tanzania Building Agency is to construct 10,.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 5th August 2015

 Sub Saharan African construction industry could be losing hundreds of millions of dollars in project maintenance costs due to poor piling practices. What most project developers ignore is that there is still no alternative to good piling practices.   It’s incredible how far construction companies can go to save costs.Even to the extent of sacrificing the quality of piling – literally, the very foundation of.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 3rd August 2015

 The Construction of City of Hope in Ghana will cost US$10Bn and will be a world class information communication technologies (ICT) city project meant to bring all players under one roof in three years. Construction of City of Hope in Ghana will consist of a six towers’ project, It will also be Africa’s tallest building at a height of 270 meters. Rig Communications, a locally owned technology giant willbe undertaking the.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 3rd August 2015

 Zambia’s National Council of Construction (NCC) issued 3,861 certificates to construction companies between 2014 and 2015, and authorities have said the number of registered companies will rise by the end of the year construction-SarahOwermohle-flickrThe number of certificates issued to construction companies is set to rise by the end of the year in Zambia. NCC board chairperson in Zambia Patrick Kampengele said that out of the.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 3rd August 2015

 Kitui county government says it will spend Sh750 million to rehabilitate the shrinking pre-independence Matinga dam in Kitui west sub-county.   Kitui Governor Julius Malombe says reckless human activity is the cause of the dying water source for almost 200,000 residents. He has expressed concern that heavy siltation has left the dam, which was scooped for the first time in 1955, without water.   He lamented that cultivation.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 3rd August 2015

 Kenya Power has signed an agreement with Kipeto Power that will see the generation of  electricity in Oldonyo Narok, Kajiado. The construction of Kipeto wind farm to supply Kenya power with 100MW will greatly boost Kenya’s supply.   Kipeto has successfully received US$ 233m financing from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) which is the development fund of the United States government, for the wind.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 31st July 2015

The construction in Tanzania of a US$ 20m fertilizer terminal near the port of Dar es Salaam which is projected to make Tanzania a regional agricultural input distribution hub is set for opening in September this year. The construction in Tanzania of the modern revolving fertilizer terminal which will also help to make quality fertilizer more readily available to both large and small scale farmers is currently on its.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 30th July 2015

The upgrade of a key link road between Tanzania and Kenya is underway, raising prospects for enhanced cross-border trade. The expansion of the multimillion-dollar superhighway running from Arusha-Holili in Tanzania to Taveta-Voi in Kenya, is expected to ease the movement of goods from Kenya's Mombasa port to landlocked countries. The superhighway, which will be implemented in two phases on the Tanzanian side, commenced with a 14km four-lane.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 30th July 2015

Siha — TANZANIA Building Agency (TBA) has initiated housing projects in efforts to ensure civil servants own houses. TBA Chief Executive Officer, Mr Elius Mwakalinga said here yesterday that its research has determined that many civil servants are in dire need of houses as they own none. Mr Mwakalinga said the challenge is huge because the number of houses needed as of now is about 400,000 all over the country. The officer said they.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 30th July 2015

 Africa has begun the construction of a US$ 246m park dubbed Hawassa Industrial Park; this was confirmed after the signing of an agreement between Ethiopia and China Civil Engineering Corporation(CCECC). The mega development is projected to be complete in the next 9 months with the MH Engineers as consultants focusing on the garment manufacture and agro-industry.   Construction of the Hawassa Industrial Park, which began following.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 30th July 2015

 The 19th-century British colonialist Cecil Rhodes' dream of unifying Africa from "Cape to Cairo" was not so far-fetched after all.   Tinged with a dash of déjà vu, this dream was fulfilled yesterday with the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement (TFTA) in Sharm el Sheikh when 26 African heads of state endorsed an economic integration plan for the continent on an unprecedented scale.   The.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 30th July 2015

 Kenya and the US have signed a deal that would lead to the development of strategic infrastructure projects.   The memorandum of understanding covers projects related to the Lamu Port South Sudan- Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor.   During the signing ceremony on Friday, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amina Mohamed said the deal would include "the development of a transport corridor.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 29th July 2015