Tanzania: Kalambo Receives Funds for School, Classroom Construction

[Daily News] KALAMBO District Council (KDC) in Rukwa has received over 1.76bn/- for the construction of 34 satellite schools and 59 classrooms for secondary schools.
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Nigeria: Ikoyi Collapsed Building – 29 Families Submit DNA Samples for Bodies Identification – Lagos Govt

[Premium Times] The commissioner said the panel has begun collecting documents that might help unravel the mystery of the collapsed building.
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Nigeria: Quality Control – Why Roads, Buildings, Infrastructure Collapse in Nigeria

[This Day] Prof. Sunny Eromosele Eboh is the founder of Mudiame University and Managing Director of Mudiame International Limited. Eboh speaks about the many challenges surrounding quality control and the implications for building and infrastructure collapse in Nigeria
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Nigeria: Ikoyi Building Collapse – Drama As Relatives Fight Over Recovered Bodies At Infectious Diseases Hospital

[Vanguard] There was a mild drama, yesterday, as two families of the victims of the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi in Lagos State engaged in verbal war over the identity of one of the victims of the incident at Infectious Diseases Hospital, IDH, Yaba.
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Nigeria: Implementing Compulsory Builders’ Insurance

[This Day] Unabated collapse of buildings under construction in Nigeria has spelt the need for enforcement of compulsory builders' Insurance, writes
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Kenya: Construction Starts On 30km Kinango-Kwale Road

[Nation] Construction of the 29km Kinango-Kwale road has started after the Sh3 billion contract was awarded to a Chinese company.
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Nigeria: Ikoyi Building Collapse – Survivor Appeals to Lagos Govt to Foot Medical Bill

[Premium Times] An official at the hospital told this reporter that the patient's bill, which is N29,600, has not been paid since he was brought to the hospital.
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Tanzania: Sumbawanga Airport Construction On Course

[Daily News] THE construction of the 55.9bn/- Sumbawanga modern airport is on course after the government issued funds for preliminary works.
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South Africa: Western Cape Human Settlements Updates On Penhill Development

[Govt of SA] The Welmoed Sub-station in the Welmoed Estate Development Project (better known as the Penhill Development), is nearing completion with 90% of all the long lead items having been procured and installed.
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Nigeria: Ikoyi Building Collapse – How Developer Ignored Directive to Insure Property

[Vanguard] Femi Osibona, the deceased developer of the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, in Ikoyi area of Lagos, ignored a directive by the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, LAPPPA, to insure the structure, Vanguard's investigation has revealed.
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