Tanzania: Local Cement Firms Do Well in Competition

THE Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) and Tanga Cement Company have weathered challenges of the so-called cheap imports and new comers in the industry to post huge success last year in terms of  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Nov,-0001

South Africa: Rating Tool for SA Green Building Sector

The Green Building Council of South Africa has launched the Green Star SA - Public & Education Building Rating Tool that will allow all public spaces to be rated whether they are publicly or  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Nov,-0001

Ethiopia: New Building Code Under Construction

Some fear the construction industry will not be able to afford the costs that come with the new code Ethiopia's existing 18 year-old building code is being replaced by a new one, soon to be  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Nov,-0001

Angola: Governor Lays First Stone For Construction Of Pro-Labour Project

The governor of the northern Malanje province, Norberto dos Santos "Kwata Kanawa", Tuesday launched the first stone for the construction of self-mechanical workshops, art craft, under a  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Nov,-0001

Angola: Electrical Sector Invests in Construction of Power Stations

The Ministry of Energy and Water defined as priority for 2009/2016 period, the construction, rehabilitation of inoperative infrastructures, reinforcement of transport and transformation capacity of  Read More..

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Kenya: Resident Asks Government to Build Dams On Tana River

A peace trainer in Tana Delta yesterday asked the governments to construct dams to control floods which have affected over 1500 families in the delta. Issa Koffa said the floods are a natural  Read More..

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Tanzania Grants First Uranium Mining Licence

The Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Minerals granted its first uranium mining licence to Mantra Tanzania, a subsidiary of Australia-based Mantra Resources, Tanzania's The Citizen reported Tuesday  Read More..

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6000 to benefit from sh17b house project

Finance minister Maria Kiwanuka has launched a $6.6m (about sh17b) housing programme aimed at expanding microfinance services to build houses for about 6,000 disadvantaged families in Uganda. The  Read More..

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Namibia: IUM Builds Own Hostel

Windhoek - The International University of Management (IUM), founded in 1994 with one student and a single lecturer, has grown its student population to 7 000 students with its own modern campus, to  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Nov,-0001

Angola: President Checks Construction Works in Cazenga Municipality

Luanda - The Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos arrived at 10 a.m in Cazenga municipality in Luanda, where he is checking the social works under construction in that locality.   Read More..

Posted on : 30 Nov,-0001