South Africa: Cape Town Cracks Down On Construction Mafias, but Violence and Extortion Persist

[Daily Maverick] In 2024, gangs of extortionists have persisted in destabilising construction projects, but the metro says efforts to clamp down are seeing results.
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Kenya: Nairobi County Sets Aside Sh800mn for City Stadium – Gov Sakaja

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja has said they have set aside Sh800mn to facilitate the renovation of the City Stadium, now to be called the Joe Kadenge Stadium.
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Nigeria: Five Killed, 26 Rescued in Anambra Building Collapse

[Premium Times] The building, which was still under construction, collapsed on Monday evening.
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Zimbabwe: Construction Works Start At Zim Cyber City

[The Herald] Construction works at the state-of-the-art Zimbabwe Cyber City in Mount Hampden, just outside Harare, have started in earnest as the country braces for an unprecedented real estate development boom.
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Nigeria: The Political Economy of Cement

[This Day] Cement and concrete are synonymous with strength ;the strength of the economy and infrastructural development.
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Nigeria: Implement Executive Order 5 to Save Construction Sector, Architects Tell Tinubu

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Institute of Architects has called on President Tinubu to implement Executive Order 5 to arrest the rising cost of building materials, which is affecting the growth of the construction sector.
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Ethiopia: AUC Chair Lays Cornerstone for Construction of State of the Art Laboratory Complex in Bishoftu

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Union Commission (AUC) Chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat has laid a cornerstone for the construction of state-of-the-art laboratory complex in Bishoftu town of Ethiopia at AU's Pan Veterinary Vaccine Centre (AU-PANVAC).
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Zimbabwe: Housing Project to Go Ahead

[The Herald] THE development of Muungwe Royal Estate, an uptown housing scheme in Rusape is proceeding well despite attacks by former Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa following a fallout with his uncle and landowner Cde Didymus Mutasa.
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Nigeria: High Price – FG Mulls Lifting Ban On Cement Importation

[Daily Trust] The federal government has threatened to review its decision on the ban on the importation of cement over the escalating price of cement which has put it out of the reach of ordinary Nigerians.
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