[Ghanaian Times] Members of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to reconsider the government's decision to construct a new six-lane expressway between Accra and Kumasi.
[Nile Post] The Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has announced that funds have been secured to begin work on critical roads and complete the rehabilitation of the Ssezibwa and Katonga bridges.
[Daily Trust] The Acting Director-General of the FCT Emergency Maintenance Department, Engr. Abdulrahman Mohammed, has warned that only professionals should be allowed to work in the building sector within the territory.
[Daily News] Coast Region -- TANZANIA will soon no longer rely on importing goods such as iron sheets, cement, iron bars and building glass from abroad. This follows massive government investments in the industrial sector.
[Vanguard] Benin City -- The owner of a hotel under construction at Idumoza community, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, identified as Andrew Isesere, has been crushed to death after the building collapsed on him.
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr. Governs Kwame Agbodza, has registered his displeasure about what he describes as unfair and lopsided contract terms involving a foreign contractor who was paid $30 million for road works after no work done.
[263Chat] A new chapter in Zimbabwe's urban evolution has begun as WestProp Holdings broke ground on Pomona Flats, a landmark high-rise residential development at the heart of the ambitious US$4 billion Pomona City smart city initiative.
[New Times] The ministry of infrastructure has temporarily suspended the issuance of construction permits related to conditional land use and overlay zones due to malpractices.
[New Times] Fuel-powered machinery used in construction and agriculture is among vehicles that will undergo newly introduced carbon emissions testing, which is expected to start on August 18, according to Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA).
[New Zimbabwe] Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has called for a forensic audit and a judicial commission of inquiry into the controversial US$114 million cost of the newly commissioned Trabablas Interchange in Harare.