South Africa: Business Confidence Dips in Second Quarter, but Building Sector Finds New Signs of Life

[Daily Maverick] The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index fell to 42 from 46 in the second quarter. This signals that almost 60% of the 1,300 managers surveyed in the building, manufacturing, retail, wholesale and new vehicle trade sectors take a dim view of prevailing business conditions. After economic growth surprised on the upside in the first quarter, this bodes ill for the second quarter.
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Rwanda: Amahoro Stadium Renovation to Cost Rwf 160 Billion

[New Times] Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) acting Director General, Noel Nsanzineza says it will cost the government in excess of Rwf 160 billion to successfully complete the upgrade works on Amahoro stadium.
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Liberia: Dixville Begins to Smile Again

[New Republic] -As Public Works Reliefs Residents Of Bad Road
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Kenya: Sh120 Million Set Aside for Markets, Weighbridges Construction in Tana River

[Capital FM] Tana River -- To safeguard farmers and traders from exploitative businessmen and to increase the Own Source Revenue (OSR), the Tana River County Government is constructing two weighbridges and markets at a cost of Sh120million.
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Kenya: Architects Mount Sensitization Campaign on Need to Involve Planners in Projects

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) has launched two campaigns, aimed at educating the public, on the need to involve architects when undertaking construction works.
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Nigeria: Five-Storey Building Collapses in Ebonyi

[Premium Times] No casualty had been recorded.
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Malawi: Government to Construct More Toll Gates

[Nyasa Times] The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) has disclosed that three more toll gates will be constructed this year in the central and northern regions.
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Nigeria: 5 Storey Building Collapses in Ebonyi

[Vanguard] An uncompleted 5-storey building located at Ngbabor, Presco campus of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki has collapsed to the amazement of residents of the area.
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Tanzania: All Councils Supplied With Drawings for Bus Terminals Construction

[Daily News] THE government informed the Parliament on Tuesday that it has already supplied to all councils the drawings for construction of new bus terminals.
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Ghana: Vice President Bawumia Cuts Sod for Construction of 32 Tvet Institutions

[GhanaToday] Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (Hand raise) looking at an artiste impression of the TVET Institutions
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