Ghana: STU Demand Increase in GETFund Allocation to Complete Science Park Project

[Ghanaian Times] Sunyani -- The management of Sunyani Technical University (STU) are calling for an increase in the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) annual allocation to the University for the Completion of Science Park project, which began almost two decades ago.
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Kenya: East African Portland Cement Unveils Green Cement

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- East African Portland Cement Plc has unveiled a Green Triangle Cement to minimise carbon emissions.
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Africa: ’10 Gigatonne’ Emissions Boom Leaves Construction ‘Off Track’ for Decarbonization By 2050

[UN News] The global building and construction boom has pushed the sector's CO2 emissions to an all-time high of 10 gigatonnes, meaning that it is now "off track" to meet decarbonization pledges by 2050, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday.
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South Africa: Court Greenlights Construction of Amazon Headquarters – South African News Briefs – November 9, 2022

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Construction of Amazon's Cape Town Headquarters Gets the Go-Ahead
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Liberia: Senate Cites Authorities for RIA Road

[New Dawn] as Dillon terms road as a death trap
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Ghana: Work On Kyiase Ma Basic School Block Begins

[Ghanaian Times] Elmina -- The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Solomon Appiah, has cut sod for work to commence on the construction of a classroom block for Kyiase MA Basic School, in the municipality.
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South Africa: Construction and Maintenance Delays Plague ‘Ideal Hospital’ in Kroonstad

[spotlight] Delayed construction work, poor maintenance, water shortages, and surgical backlogs are some of the problems patients and healthcare workers face at Boitumelo Regional Hospital in Maokeng township in Kroonstad.
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Ghana: 56 Km Water Pipelines Laid in the Upper West Region – Dr Hafiz Bin Salih

[GhanaToday] The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has disclosed that 56 kilometres (km) of pipelines have been laid in the region since 2017 to improve the rural water supply system.
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Ghana: Efforts Are Being Made to Get Contractor On Site – Roads Minister On Volta Barracks-Kpenoe, Other Roads

[GhanaToday] The Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has informed Parliament that the government was making efforts to get the contractor for the Volta Barracks through Kpenoe, Takla, and Hodzo to Tokokoe roads on site.
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Ghana: 220km Roads Bitumen-Surfaced in the Upper West Region – Regional Minister

[GhanaToday] The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has disclosed that the government has completed bitumen surfacing of 220.29 kilometres (km) of roads in the region since 2017.
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