South Africa: Parents Shut School to Force Education Department to Pay Its Bills

[GroundUp] Construction on a much needed new school in Kariega will halt if the building company is not paid
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Africa: Sudan PM – ‘AU, UN, EU, and U.S. Quartet Can Break GERD Deadlock’

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has written a letter to the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, and the USA to request formation of a 'quartet committee' to mediate in the negotiations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The US State Dept has already responded that the USA will continue to support efforts to resolve the disagreement on the GERD and encourage the resumption of a productive dialogue.
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Gambia: Brikama Area Council Presents Over D1Million to Communities in WCR

[Foroyaa] Brikama Area Council on Friday 11 March, presented three Cheques to three communities in the West Coast Region amounting to One million, Two Hundred and Eight Thousand Dalasi (D1, 208, 000)
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Ethiopia: Kombolcha New Dry Port Coming Through

[Reporter] The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services announced it has finalized preparations to construct a new dry port at Kombolcha with an estimated cost of 1.5 billion Birr.
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Nigeria: Lafarge Assemble Professionals to Address Root Cause of Building Collapse

[This Day] Addressing the root cause of building collapse in Nigeria will be the focus of today's discussions at the second edition of Lafarge Africa's quarterly webinar - Concrete Ideas, a platform for deliberation of issues, policies and developments shaping Nigeria's construction, infrastructure and housing sectors.
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Nigeria: It’s Unlawful to Build Without a Registered Builder – NIOB

[This Day] Lagos State members of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) have said that it is against the law of Lagos State Building Regulation of 2019 to build without a registered Builder.
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Nigeria: Building Collapse – Senate Considers Bill for Compulsory Compensation to Victims

[This Day] A bill seeking the compulsory insurance of public buildings and buildings under construction scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate recently.
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Nigeria: Aliyu – How States Are Stalling Our Housing Projects

[This Day] Minister of State for Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu explains why road and housing constructions are at a slow pace. He spoke with journalists in Abuja. Excerpts:
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East Africa: Corporation Striving to Be Competitive At East African Market – ECWC

[Ethiopian Herald] The Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) said that it has been working persistently to be competitive among construction companies at East Africa level.
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Botswana: P100million Work Starts

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The over P100Million state of the art data centre currently under construction is envisaged to place Botswana as a strategic high ranking business partner across SADC and globally.
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