Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Commissions Multi-Billion Apartments in Bombo

[Nile Post] The Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has promised that barracks will be built all around the country to meet forces' accommodation needs.
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Uganda: Involve Road Users When Designing Highways, CSOs Urge Govt

[Nile Post] In May 2023, the country experienced two major road cuts caused by climatic factors affecting the supply of goods and services to the western part of the country.
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Mauritius: Finance Minister Lays Foundation Stone of New Residential Project in Rose Hill

[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Dr Renganaden Padayachy, proceeded, yesterday at Le Plaza in Rose Hill, with the laying of foundation stone of Résidence Mon Rêve, a residential project of the Mauritius Housing Company Ltd (MHC).
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Tanzania: How SGR Lot 5 Drives Growth in Lake Zone

[Daily News] THE ongoing construction of Lot 5 of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is set to give Lake Zone fresh impetus as a business hub for the Great Lakes region.
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Kenya: Sports CS Ababu Stops Renovation of Ruring’u Stadium in Nyeri Due to Shoddy Work

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has ordered a halt to construction works at Ruring'u Stadium in Nyeri due to what he describes as 'sub-standard' job by the contractor.
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Uganda: Hima Cement Skills-up 3,000 Masons in Countrywide Builders’ Workshops

[Nile Post] Hima Cement Limited has concluded a series of builders' workshops conducted across the country by industry experts over the last three months in which 3000 masons got training on professional building practices.
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Botswana: Tati Land Board Negotiates With Farm Owners

[Botswana Daily News] Masunga -- Tati Land board is negotiating with farm owners with a view to buying land for onward allocation to people on the waiting list.
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Namibia: Sampofu Wants Plans for One-Stop Border Post Fast-Tracked

[Namibian] Zambezi regional governor Lawrence Sampofu has called for the fast-tracking of plans to turn the Katima Mulilo border post into a one-stop border post (OSBP), as well as for it to start operating on a 24-hour basis.
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South Africa: Methane Gas Identified as Cause of Joburg CBD Explosion

[SAnews.gov.za] An investigation has found that methane gas was the cause of the deadly Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street) explosion that rocked the Johannesburg city centre last month.
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Rwanda: Why New U.S.$100 Million Cement Plant is Set to Impact Rwandan Market

[New Times] Rwanda is now home to a $100 million new cement manufacturing plant, thanks to a joint venture with West China Cement subsidiary, Anjia Cement.
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