South Africa: Minister Sihle Zikalala Announces the Construction of Over 100 Welisizwe Bridges

[Govt of SA] The sight of school children crossing swelling and dangerous rivers because of lack of bridges Infrastructure in the country's rural areas will soon be a thing of the past. This comes after Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala announced a R3.3b rand budget to construct 134 Welisizwe bridges in six provinces in the next three years.
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South Africa: Housing in South Africa – How Have We Done Since 1994?

[GroundUp] We've made progress but the quality of the data is poor, especially the latest census
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Ghana: SOCO Projects Mark of Proactivity

[Ghanaian Times] Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President, yesterday cut the sod in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region, for the construction of a US$150- million Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) projects.
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Ghana: Veep Cuts Sod for 586 Projects for 48 Districts ..U.S..150 Million for 6 Regions

[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has broken grounds for the commencement of infrastructural works on a 150 million US Dollars investment Project for 48 districts in six regions under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project.
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Nigeria: How Govts Can Avoid Abandoning Infrastructure Projects – Expert

[Daily Trust] Nigeria has a huge infrastructure deficit due largely to the high volume of abandoned projects in the country, but a professional project management consultant has proffered solutions on how that can be avoided.
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Uganda: Kampala Capital City Authority Fails On Roads’ Promise Again

[Nile Post] Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has failed to honour its promise to start the Construction of 69.70km of city roads by February and September 2023 as earlier communicated. According to Kampala city political leaders, most bad roads in question categorized into Lot 1,2,3 and 4 construction works have not commenced whereas those that have already started are not even halfway done.
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Liberia: Beach Sports Facility Nearing Completion

[New Republic] A ground once used for the execution of prominent Liberian government officials including the 13 senior government officials executed by the People Redemption Council (PRC) Government in the 1980 coup, has been transformed into a modern sports facility by President George M. Weah 43 years after the execution of the government official on the now modern sports ground.
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Ghana: Ghana, South Africa to Collaborate On Housing and Settlement Development

[GhanaToday] Ghana and South Africa have affirmed their commitment to partnering on housing, human settlements and urban development.
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Ghana: U.S.$150 Million SOCO Projects to Begin in Northern,Oti Regions

[GhanaToday] Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for construction works on all the 582 projects under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) at a ceremony at the palace of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya Na Abukari Mahama II.
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South Africa: Minister to Unveil Construction of 100 New Rural Bridges in Six Provinces

[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Sihle Zikalala, will visit Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape on Friday to give progress on and unveil the massive construction of rural bridges.
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