South Africa: Race to Free Trapped Workers After George Building Collapse
[Daily Maverick] Recovery operations are under way in the Southern Cape town of George following a building collapse on Monday.
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Nigeria: A Coastal Highway of Misplaced Priority and Due Process Abuse
[Premium Times] Premium Times believes that at a time in which the economy is bleeding profusely, there must be better areas to plough our little resources into.
Kenya: Kenya Commits to Start Construction of Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR Line
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has committed to start the construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba and Malaba-Kampala Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line by December.
Kenya: Kenya’s Devastating Floods Expose Decades of Poor Urban Planning and Bad Land Management
[The Conversation Africa] Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also occur...
Uganda: Shs450 Billion Loan Approved for Kitgum-Kidepo Road Upgrade
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Parliament has approved a government request to borrow up to Euro 110,543,947.52 (about Shs 450 billion) from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the Kitgum-Kidepo Road upgrading project.
Kenya: Woman Dead As Building Under Construction Collapses in Kirinyaga
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tragedy struck in Karia area, Kirinyaga County, on Wednesday morning when a 4-storey building under construction collapsed, killing one person.
Africa: Lafarge Africa Unveils Watershield Cement to Boost Construction
[Daily Trust] Lafarge Africa Plc., a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company, has launched an innovative and first of its kind water resistant cement in Nigeria called "Watershield'.
Zimbabwe: Plant, Animal Quarantine Centre Decongests Beitbridge Border
[The Herald] The construction of a new animal and plant quarantine centre in Beitbridge has helped decongest the border, enhancing the speedy flow of commercial traffic carrying agricultural products or hazardous consignments.
Tanzania: Samia Provides 100m/ – for Arusha Church Construction
[Daily News] ARUSHA: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has contributed 100m/- for construction of St Karoli Lwanga parish church in Usa River of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha.
Kenya: City Hall Waives Building Renovations Fees in Response to Floods
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Nairobi County Government has waived statutory fees for renovations and repair of buildings due flood related destruction as a move to augment flood response.
