South Africa: Public Works Minister to Visit George Building Disaster Site

[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Minister, Sihle Zikalala, will today lead a delegation comprising built environment professionals and experts to the George building disaster.
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South Africa: Survivor Found 5 Days After George Building Collapse

[DW] Officials have described the rescue as a "miracle." Dozens of people are still missing after the collapse of the apartment building.
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South Africa: George Building Collapse – 16 Dead, 36 Still Not Found

[SAnews.gov.za] As rescue and recovery efforts continue into the sixth day at the site of the collapsed building at Victoria Street in George, the number of deaths has risen to 16.
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Zimbabwe: We Do Not Pay When Work Is Not Done Properly – Govt Orders Fossil Construction to Re-Do Lorraine Drive

[New Zimbabwe] TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has ordered a local construction company, Fossil, to re-work the resealing of Lorraine Drive Road, Harare, due to shoddy workmanship.
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South Africa: Consulting Engineer Who Signed Off Plans for Collapsed George Building Reported Missing – – Later Found

[Daily Maverick] Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page.
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Tanzania: Newly Launched Dar Truck Assembly Plant to Generate Over 2,000 Jobs

[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan has launched the Saturn Corporation Limited Company's truck assembly plant in Dar es Salaam.
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South Africa: South Africa – Dozens Missing Days After Building Collapse

[DW] Twenty-nine of the 75 workers who were at the site when the building collapsed in the city of George have been pulled out of the rubble alive. Six, however, have life-threatening injuries.
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Nigeria: FG Pledges to Complete Abuja-Kano Highway in One Year

[Leadership] Minister of works, Engr. Nweze David Umahi, has declared the commitment of the federal government to complete the Abuja-Kaduna-Katsina-Kano Federal Highway within a record time.
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South Africa: George Residents Champion the ‘Superdogs’ Searching for Survivors of Building Collapse

[Daily Maverick] Visiting the scene of the collapsed building in George on Wednesday, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman described sniffer dogs as a 'key' element of the search and rescue effort. Community members have been providing vital supplies and support for human and K9 personnel at the site.
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Kenya: City Hall Begins Construction of First Public Hospital in Mlango On Reclaimed Dump Site

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has launched the construction of the first public hospital in Mlango Kubwa within Mathare sub-county as part of ward-based programs.
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