Tanzania: CBE Modern Weights Facility Reaches 93pc Completion

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- Construction of the Weights and Measures building at Dar es Salaam's College of Business Education (CBE) is 93 per cent complete, advancing the institution's capacity to meet growing business education and skills demand.
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Nigeria: I Joined in Building a Church in 1915, I Still Read Without Glasses – Imo Man

[Leadership] Pa Anyiam Anthony Duruaku is widely regarded as one of the world's oldest men. He tells ANGELA NKWO-AKPOLU, at his country home in Umuduru Umuchoko, in Obazu Mbieri, in the Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State, his story with impeccable mental alertness and sight. Standing at over 6ft, though now slightly bent, Pa Anyiam recalls how he sewed clothes for girls to wear when Queen Elizabeth visited Calabar, amongst other stories.
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Tanzania: Tanzania Embarks On the Construction of 35 New Neonatal Wards in All 26 Regions

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Florence Simizi, has said the government has begun constructing 35 new neonatal wards, of which 15 will be in regional hospitals and 20 in council hospitals.
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Tanzania: Dodoma Earmarks 55.89bn/ – for Road Projects

[Daily News] Dodoma -- DODOMA Region is planning to spend 55.89bn/- to strengthen road and bridge infrastructure in the 2026/27 financial year.
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Mozambique: Port Construction Halted Following Detention of Chinese Nationals

[AIM] Maputo -- The construction of Angoche Fishing Port, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, has been halted following the detention of 14 undocumented Chinese Nationals.
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Ghana: Japan Funds $129,631 School Project for Tari No. 2 Primary

[Ghanaian Times] T he Embassy of Japan in Ghana has awarded a $129,631 grant to EduGha Organisation, a non-governmental organisation, for the construction of a school block for Tari No. 2 Primary School in the Gonja North District of the Savannah Region.
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Tanzania: Tanzania Holds Talks With Dangote in Efforts to Address Challenges Facing the Cement Industry

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- The Minister of Finance, Mr Khamis Mussa Omar, held discussions with a delegation from Dangote Cement in Tanzania, led by its Chief Executive Officer, Adeyemi Fajobi, to discuss various investment matters in cement production and the growth of industrial sector investments.
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Namibia: Gaming the Tender System

[Namibian] The construction industries Federation is right to warn that the government risks concentrating public tenders among parastatals, systematically excluding small and medium enterprises and emerging contractors from public work.
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South Africa: Muyexe Community Demands Answers After Child Drowns in Construction Pit

[Health-e] An eight-year-old boy from Muyexe village near Giyani, Limpopo, drowned in an abandoned borrow pit filled with rainwater, prompting calls for authorities to be held responsible. A borrow pit is an excavated area where material has been dug for use at another location.
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Nigeria: Zamfara’s Longest Road – Lawal Awards Construction of 95km Road in Tsafe

[Vanguard] Zamfara State Government has approved the construction of 95km road project in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state.
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