February 2012

[Daily Trust]

The Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe has expressed her satisfaction at the level of work on the construction of Kashimbilla/Gamovo multipurpose buffer dam and associated structures.

[Biz-Community]

According to an accessibility study of large shopping centres in Gauteng done by AfricaScope, Maponya Mall is the closest to the largest number of people and within the shortest travelling time in Gauteng. 1.2 million people have access to the mall, within approximately 5 minutes travel time by road using a car or taxi.

[Foroyaa]

The Association of Construction Contractors (GACCON) and the Gambia Association of Construction Consultants (GACSUL) yesterday 13th February commenced a two day training workshop for construction consultants and contractors on the theme, "The New National Assembly Building Project (NNABP)", at the Laico Atlantic Hotel in Banjul. The training workshop is funded by the National Training Authority (NTA) to capacitize the members of these two professional associations.

[Business Daily]

National Housing Corporation (NHC) plans to enter the down-market real estate segment in its next major construction project.

[Nairobi Star]

Listed mortgage lender Housing Finance is seeking a new core banking system with capabilities for its mortgage and property sales and rentals business. Now at a transformational stage, the country's only stand-alone mortgage lender is getting set for a new medium term strategy for 2012-2016, according to managing director Frank Ireri.

[Monitor]

Builders and contractors who breach the law shall be subjected to stringent penalties if the government goes ahead to pass the newly proposed Building Control Bill into law.

[Nairobi Star]

The government is introducing new regulations in the construction industry to curb cases of collapsing buildings in Nairobi and other parts of country. Public Works PS John Lonyangapuo says the National Construction Authority is being strengthened along with other measures to ensure adherence to quality and modern standards in the construction sector.

[Leadership]

The gap between the poor and the rich in the society has continued to expand, especially of recent. The margin between the rich and the poor can be seen as two parallel lines; thus a sharp contrast between the two in terms of accommodation, accessibility to qualitative education, health care, food and finance.

[Daily Trust]
Calabar -
Worried by the recurring cases of building collapse in the country, the Federal Government says it would begin to confiscate sites where buildings collapse in the country no matter who owned them.

[Daily Champion]
Abuja -
MINISTER of Works, Mike Onolememen has said that financial and other logistic issues delaying the construction of the second Niger Bridge had been sorted our, assuring that very soon, the bridge would be completed.

[Shabelle]
Afmadow -
Hundreds of families living in Lower Jubba region of southwestern Somalia began Tuesday fleeing from their house after hitting frequent battle and heavy shells between Somalia government forces allied with Kenyan army and Al-shabab fighters, according to residents.

[Daily Trust]
Kano -
The Kano State government will soon embark on the construction and expansion of six major roads as part of measures to decongest Kano metropolis vehicular traffic. This comes as the government opened bid for the projects which more than 30 construction companies applied for.

[Times of Zambia]

TEN more houses in Makululu and Nakoli townships have collapsed in Kabwe following continued heavy rain while a school has been abandoned because of floods.