South Africa: The Informal Brick Makers of Dordrecht

[GroundUp] "We are only working to put food on the table, nothing else" says Tinashe Mandobe who has made bricks in the small Eastern Cape town since 2004
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Nigeria: Prisoners From Foreign Lands Working At Construction Sites in Nigeria – Senate Panel

[Daily Trust] The chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole, has raised the alarm that prisoners from foreign countries are working at construction sites in Nigeria.
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Kenya: Govt Allocates Sh3.9 Billion to Construct JSS Classrooms By 2025

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ministry of Education states that government has allocated Sh3.9 billion for construction of additional 15,021 classrooms for Junior Secondary School (JSS) by 2025 to accommodate the first grade 9 learners.
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Africa: Revolutionizing the Building Sector for Sustainable, Resilient Cities

[IPS] Dubai -- In the spirit of global cooperation and environmental commitment, COP 28 launched a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the building and construction sectors. Titled 'Buildings and Construction for Sustainable Cities: New Key Partnerships for Decarbonization, Adaptation, and Resilience,' the initiative marks a turning point in addressing the environmental challenges posed by the construction industry.
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Kenya: Mwale Announces Plans for 3 Additional Smart Cities in Africa

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) is finalizing the shipment of new construction equipment for new smart cities in Congo, Botswana and Sierra Leone that will begin in January 2024.
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Kenya: Govt Releases Sh1 Billion for the Rehabilitation of Roads

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the government has disbursed at least 1 Billion Shillings has been released for rehabilitation of the roads in some of the worst hit regions by the El Nino crisis.
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Angola: Minister of Public Works Recognises Dedication of Builders

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing, Carlos dos Santos, praises and recognises the dedication and role played by employees and collaborators in this sector in building an increasingly modern and inclusive Angola.
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Nigeria: Drama As Reps, Engineers Bicker Over Concrete Technology for Road Construction

[Premium Times] The Nigerian Society of Engineers said the House lacked the power to investigate the issue.
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Angola: Biden Hosts Angola’s Leader for Talks of Rail Corridor, Energy Security

[VOA] The White House -- U.S. President Joe Biden hosted the president of oil-rich Angola for the first time Thursday, with the leaders focusing on a $1 billion, U.S.-funded rail development that aims to connect the oil-rich nation's ports to the continent's resource-rich interior, and in doing so, perhaps loosen China's hold on the continent.
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Africa: Who Is Helping Africa’s Development Ascent? a Spotlight On China’s Belt and Road Initiative

[Ghanaian Times] Visualise a modern highway active with trade, not just spanning a single nation but stretching and winding across continents, over rugged mountains, through cities, and across oceans. This is perhaps the most straightforward illustration to describe the vision of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a grand strategy unveiled by the Chinese government in 2013 to boost infrastructure and trade links from China to Europe and Africa.
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