Building and Construction Directory

South Africa-based group plans 10,000 housing units in Enugu State

 The Enugu State Union in South Africa has announced its plans of partnering with a firm to build 10,000 housing units in the state. Mr Mike Ugwu, the President of the union said that the green  Read More..

Posted on : 13 Jul,2017

Kenya Athi River grinding plant set for US$40m expansion

 The Athi River grinding plant in Kenya is set to undergo a US$ 40m expansion in August this year initiated by Bamburi Cement Limited.   Bamburi Cement Managing Director, Mr. Bruno  Read More..

Posted on : 13 Jul,2017

Cost for middle class public housing in Ethiopia spike

 The Addis Ababa Saving & Housing Development Enterprise handed over 1,292 houses to the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE). The Addis Ababa City Administration unveiled the cost revision of  Read More..

Posted on : 13 Jul,2017

US$ 221m set aside for expansion of South African Breweries

 US$ 221m is set be invested on the expansion project of the South African Breweries (SAB; multinational beverage and brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB-InBev) has confirmed.   The  Read More..

Posted on : 13 Jul,2017

South Africa launches US$11.2m road rehabilitation project

 Ismail Vadi, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, has launched a US$11.2m road rehabilitation project on the R511, located North-West of Johannesburg.   “The R511 links Gauteng  Read More..

Posted on : 13 Jul,2017

Bringing affordable housing to more South Africans why partnerships are key

 Thina, what is the Gauteng Partnership Fund and what is Futuregrowth’s involvement with it?   Sure, so Gareth the Gauteng Partnership Fund, or as we call it the GPF for short, is  Read More..

Posted on : 13 Jul,2017

Western Cape Dept of Transport completes R152m green building project

 The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works has completed the construction of a R152-million regional office green building at Karl Bremer Hospital in Bellville, Western  Read More..

Posted on : 13 Jul,2017

Africa awakening real estate market

 Over the past decades, it has been burned into most people’s minds that Africa is a continent of economic and social distress plagued by constant strife, its institutions being rife with  Read More..

Posted on : 12 Jul,2017

A US$ 548m cement plant to be constructed in Zambia

 Zambia mining investment arm in conjunction with China’s Sinoconst is set to construct a US$ 548m cement plant so as to help diversify the economy to reduce reliance on copper mining in  Read More..

Posted on : 12 Jul,2017

Old Communications Dish Born Again as Radio Telescope in Africa

 An old communications antenna in Ghana has begun work as an astronomical radio telescope, making Ghana the first partner in a vast African radio telescope network to repurpose an old  Read More..

Posted on : 12 Jul,2017