January 2012

Charges Against Most Land Occupiers Withdrawn

January 31, 2012 - 18:16

West Cape News (Cape Town)-The charges against 40 people arrested on Friday following the attempted occupation of Rondebosch Common were withdrawn with strict conditions at the Wynberg magistrates' court because of lack of evidence yesterday.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201311200.html

Construction Sector Gets More New Entrants

January 31, 2012 - 18:01

Times of Zambia (Ndola)-THE local construction sector recorded a 100 per cent increase in the registration of contractors in 2011 following a boom in the industry, National Council for Construction (NCC) has said.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201311186.html

Raghwani Known for Quality Construction

January 31, 2012 - 16:38

New Vision (Kampala)-Given the construction fray in the country, authorities are challenged to control substandard structures that result in fatal accidents and huge losses of resources. With Raghwani Construction which was jointly founded in 1982 by Mavji Jeshani and Harji Raghwani, property developers can rest assured of well done jobs.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201311104.html

Diepkloof Square On Track for October Opening

January 31, 2012 - 15:47

Biz-Community (Cape Town)-Diepkloof Square community shopping centre set to open in October 2012, is a 16 108 sqm community centre, anchored by Pick n Pay in a 3112 sqm store, some 40 shops, parking and access to public transport with an adjacent existing taxi rank. Construction started in December 2011.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201311037.html

Pavement tiles from plastic papers

January 31, 2012 - 14:52

Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé)-Plastic papers that litter our streets have until now posed as a serious threat to environmental protection. Environmental experts have been burning night candles devising strategies to get rid of them.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310966.html

Galadimawa Monarch Appeals to FCDA Over Planned Demolition

January 31, 2012 - 13:33

Leadership (Abuja)-The traditional ruler of Galadimawa Chiefdom in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Tanko Zhimiko, has appealed to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to reverse the planed demolition of the community.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310743.html

Collapsed Building - NEMA, Stakeholders Meet

January 31, 2012 - 11:51

Daily Champion (Lagos)-AMID conflicting number of dead persons in last Saturday's collapsed in Gwarinpa housing estate within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advocated for stakeholders summit to find lasting solutions to the increasing incidences of collapsed buildings nationwide.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310487.html

Protesters Seek to Occupy Land in Wealthy Suburb

January 30, 2012 - 17:44

West Cape News (Cape Town)-Scores of people were bundled into police vans on Friday when police forcibly prevented organisations from setting up a planned three-day summit on Jobs, Land and Housing on Rondebosch Common as a means of highlighting inequality in South African society.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201302037.html

Ethiopia Hopes to Launch Construction of Three New Dams

January 30, 2012 - 16:01

Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa)-Senior ministers at the Ministry of Water & Energy (MoWE) are planning to carryout feasibility studies on three additional hydropower plants to be built in the basin of the Abay (Blue Nile) River, whose combined power generation capacity is projected to be larger than the Grand Renaissance Dam, Fortune learnt.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201301866.html

Kumasi Airport to Receive Massive Facelift

January 30, 2012 - 15:38

Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)-Work on the expansion of the Kumasi Airport is expected to begin soon, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), Mr. George Kuntu Blankson, has disclosed.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201301775.html

Days Numbered for Quacks in Building Sector

January 30, 2012 - 13:27

Business Daily (Nairobi)-The game is over for shady contractors.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201301252.html

'Lagos Committed to Providing Effective Mortgage System'

January 30, 2012 - 12:39

Vanguard (Lagos)-Lagos State government has reiterated its commitment to putting up an effective mortgage scheme that will ensure that low income earners in the state can afford their own homes.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201301026.html

Makamba Readies to Table Motion On Houses for Rent

January 30, 2012 - 12:17

Citizen (Dar es Salaam)-Bumbuli MP January Makamba intends to table private motions in Parliament to push for the enactment of two laws.Mr Makamba told a press conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the he would table the Rental Housing Bill and the Financial Consumer Protection Bill next week.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300872.html

Ndishishi's N$3 Billion Dam Project Flops

January 30, 2012 - 12:11

Namibian (Windhoek)-It is back to the drawing board for the N$2,8 billion Neckartal Dam project after the Tender Board could not reach consensus over the winning tender.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300809.html

Raila Condemns Violent Nairobi Evictions

January 30, 2012 - 12:09

Nation (Nairobi)-Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called for an end to violent demolitions of houses and other structures in Nairobi and other towns.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300794.html

Work on Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Track Commences

January 30, 2012 - 11:26

Daily Trust (Abuja)-Rehabilitation work on the 463km Port Harcourt to Maiduguri rail track belonging to Nigerian Railway Corporation has commenced. The N66.7 billion contract is divided into three parts and awarded to three different firms at a completion period of 10 months.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300611.html

Nine in a 1 000 At Risk of Contracting Cancer in Harare

January 30, 2012 - 11:22

Zimbabwe Standard (Harare)-NINE people in every 1 000 in Harare are at risk of developing colon or liver cancer from eating contaminated fish harvested from Lake Chivero and other water bodies around Harare, local scientific studies have indicated.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300600.html

Sokoto Commits N25 Billion to Varsity

January 30, 2012 - 11:16

Daily Trust (Abuja)-The Sokoto State government has committed more than N25 billion to the construction of basic infrastructure for the smooth take off of the state university.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300567.html

'Severe Punishments' Recommended For Building Collapse Culprits

January 30, 2012 - 11:13

Daily Trust (Abuja)-The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has recommended "severe punishments" for those who are technically or otherwise responsible for cases of collapse buildings.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300548.html

Three Killed in Nairobi Slum Eviction Chaos

January 30, 2012 - 10:36

Nation (Nairobi)-Three people died, two were hospitalised and several others, including police officers, were injured on Saturday as a private developer sought to evict occupants of a 15-acre piece of land in Nairobi's Mukuru kwa Njenga slums.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300434.html

Fire Destroys 20 Homes in Soweto

January 30, 2012 - 09:59

Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-A fire that was started by a tin lamp burnt property of unknown value and left 20 families homeless in Embakasi's Soweto slums.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300311.html

Harare Cholera Fears Abound

January 30, 2012 - 09:54

The Herald (Harare)-HARARE hotels, restaurants and open air food spots face immediate closure for failing to meet health and hygienic standards amid fears that a cholera outbreak looms.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300288.html

Mutare's Mayor James Suspended

January 30, 2012 - 09:53

The Herald (Harare)-LOCAL Government Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo has suspended MDC-T Mutare mayor, Councillor Brian James with immediate effect on allegations of misconduct. Clr James yesterday confirmed the suspension but said he was seeking legal advice on the matter.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300286.html

Harare Fails to Cope With Over-Population

January 30, 2012 - 09:32

Financial Gazette (Harare)-Walking in the central business district (CBD) of Harare has become a hustle as multitudes of people criss-cross the city conducting errands such as vending, shopping, delivering items to offices in town as well as dealing in foreign currency or used cell phones, among other things.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300222.html

Mutsekwa Admits Housing Boob

January 30, 2012 - 09:27

Financial Gazette (Harare)-Housing Minister, Giles Mutsekwa, this week tacitly admitted that officials in his ministry blundered when they submitted a housing list fraught with inconsistencies and names of babies as recipients of flats under the Willowvale Housing Project Phase II.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300213.html

Kenya: Three Killed, Scores Injured in Nairobi Slum Demolition

January 30, 2012 - 09:27

Nation (Nairobi)-Three people were killed and two hospitalised as several more including police officers were injured on Saturday as a private developer sought to evict occupants from a 15 acre parcel of land in Nairobi's Mukuru kwa Njenga slums.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300211.html

Zimra to Construct New Head Office in Norton

January 30, 2012 - 08:54

Financial Gazette (Harare)-The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is this year expected to undertake multi-million dollar construction projects that will help stimulate the construction industry.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300124.html

Council to Get Tough On Water Polluters

January 30, 2012 - 08:32

The Herald (Harare)-INDUSTRIAL firms could soon be compelled by law to pre-treat their effluent before discharging it into water sources.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300087.html

Kuwadzana Education Services in Shambles

January 30, 2012 - 08:30

The Herald (Harare)-Children from Kuwadzana Extension frolic along Bulawayo Road every morning on their way to school. The need to be educated and have a better future gives them the urge to walk the long distance to schools in the neighbouring residential areas.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201300079.html

Players in Construction Industry Push for Establishment of Council

January 27, 2012 - 15:56

Zimbabwe Independent (Harare)-SOME PLAYERS in the construction industry are pushing for the establishment of a council to monitor operations of member companies and bodies as a means of protecting the public from receiving sub-standard products and promoting sustainable environment, health and safety practices.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201271166.html