Malawi: Govt to Criminalise Contractors Over Substandard Road Projects

[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara, has warned that his ministry will soon start taking to court contractors who produce substandard work on the roads of Malawi.
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Tanzania: Local Contractors, Architectures Urged to Observe Quality

[Daily News] LOCAL engineers and construction companies are required to prove their ability by producing quality and standard work should they need to continue winning government projects.
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Kenya: Kenya – Tanzania to Build Grain Silos in Mombasa After Juba, Lubumbashi

[The Exchange] Tanzania is envisioning the construction of giant grain storage facilities and distribution centres in Mombasa to assist in selling surplus food crops from the country.
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Nigeria: Amaechi Orders Construction Giant to Award Contracts to Handpicked Contractors, Gives Prices

[Premium Times] The minister, known for violating procurement rules, directs the Chinese firm to give supply contracts at determined rates to companies he selected.
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South Africa: Six New Mega Social Housing Projects

[SAnews.gov.za] With the President citing infrastructure investment as a catalyst for growth and job creation in his State of the Nation Address, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, has announced the construction of six mega social housing projects in the coming two years.
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Kenya: Construction of Shs20 Billion Low Cost Housing Project in Kiambu Begins

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Real estate companies Heri Homes and Finsco Africa have launched the construction of an Shs 20 billion project comprising 4,000 units in Kiambu County.
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Nigeria: Lagos Building Collapse – Developer Faces Prosecution for Illegal Construction

[Premium Times] As of Sunday evening, five bodies had been recovered from the rubble, according to the National Emergency Management Agency.
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Nigeria: FAAN Remits N16.7 Billion to Federation Account, Rehabilitates Lagos Terminal

[This Day] The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it remitted N16.7 billion to the Federation Account last year. The agency also revealed that in order to reduce congestion at the Lagos airport's domestic terminal, it had almost completed work on its expansion.
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Nigeria: Govt Commences Work On 21 Roads Earmarked for NNPC’s N621 Billion Funds

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has begun work on the 21 roads for which N621 billion was recently earmarked by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) under the Tax Credit Scheme (TCS).
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Nigeria: Death Toll in Lagos Building Collapse Rises to 5

[Leadership] Death toll in the collapsed three-storey building under construction on 8, Akanbi Crescent, in the Yaba area of Lagos State, has risen to five, the state government said yesterday.
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