The highest skyscraper in Africa will be built in Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan President, laid the foundation stone for the tallest building in the whole Africa. It will be located in the Upper Hill neighborhood of Nairobi. This ambitious project will have been finished by winter 2019.
Uganda: Jinja Bridge 40% complete
The new Jinja bridge construction is now 40% complete, the Japanese contractors, Zenitaka and Hyundai, have said. The 525-metre cable […]
Kariba South Extension project 91% complete
The $533m Kariba South extension project began in November 2014. The dam is expected to add 300MW to the national […]
New development zone in Cape Town
AMDEC Property Development has developed a nautically-inspired commercial and residential space in the Roggebaai Canal Tourism Precinct, in Cape Town, called the Yacht […]
Harbour reconstruction project nearing completion
Construction companies Stefanutti Stocks Coastal and Axsys Projects have partnered for the Maydon Wharf reconstruction project in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, and they expect the project to be completed next […]
Thavhani Mall produces economic opportunities for its local community
At 50,000 m2 the soon-to-open Thavhani Mall in Thohoyandou may be a regional shopping centre, but it has been created […]
TPA to construct extensive dry port at Katosho
Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has plans to construct an extensive dry port at Katosho, Kigoma. The port will be one of the […]
Rehabilitation work on the P41/1 road completed
Rehabilitation work on the P41/1 road near Nigel has been completed. The US$1.2mn project has restored the road for a […]
Kenya: World Bank to fund construction of US$ 30m complex
The World Bank is set to fund the construction of a US$30m complex in Nairobi that will be developed by […]
Demand for serviced apartments in Kenya surges
Tourists visiting Kenya have set a trend in the demand for serviced apartments. As a result, investors in Kenya have […]
DBSA committed to funding infrastructure projects throughout SADC
With low levels of electrification hindering economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa – where 78% of the population is reliant on […]
Liberia’s Roberts International Airport construction on course
Construction work is progressing at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Liberia. The new terminal and upgrading of the runway […]
SNC-Lavalin awarded contract on Fine Ash Dam 6 project at Sasol Secunda
Sasol Group Technology has awarded global professional services and project management company SNC-Lavalin a contract to provide structural, mechanical, electrical, instrument-ation and piping construction services on the Fine Ash Dam 6 project at Sasol […]
Redefine Properties’ industrial developments on track
Development of one of JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Redefine Properties’ largest industrial developments, the 1.6-million square metre S&J Industrial Estate, in Germiston, is on […]
Rwanda signs deal for construction of Bugesera International Airport
Rwanda has signed a Concession Agreement with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for the construction and operation of […]
Ghana: construction of ultra-modern terminal at Sofoline begins
Work on the construction of an ultra-modern bus terminal, estimated at GH¢1.9 million, by Rock Everest Trading and Construction at […]
Macadamia producer to invest millions in new processing facility
Macadamia nut processing company Green Farms Nut Company (GFNC) has started construction to expand its macadamia nut processing facility, in White River, Mpumalanga, with Phase 1 set […]
Kenya: Cytonn breaks ground on $145.4m real estate development
Cytonn Investment, a real estate developer based in Kenya recently broke ground on its mixed-use project in Kiambu County’s Ruiru district. […]
Strategic location sees Bridge City come of age
Tongaat Hulett Developments and NJR Steel are officially celebrating the opening of the Bridge City Business Estate’s first greenfields project […]
Joburg Property Company showcases city’s heritage
In a R60-million renovation project, the former post office on Rissik Street is being restored to its former glory as one […]
Isiolo International Airport ready for use
Upgrading of Isiolo International Airport has been completed and operation is expected to commence fully in the next four weeks. […]
Changamwe-Mariakani dual carriageway project launched
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commissioned the construction of the long-awaited 11.3-km Changamwe-Mariakani dual carriageway to ease congestion on the busy […]
Tanzania: NHC gets $2b loan for Dar-es-Salaam project
The Tanzania National Housing Corporation (NHC) has secured a $2Bn loan from PTA Bank — the financial arm of Comesa — to construct a commercial centre and satellite city at Kawe in Dar es Salaam.
Over 1,000 houses for Joe Slovo residents
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will today hand over more than 1,000 houses in Joe Slovo West, Zanemvula, in the […]
Kenya: Chinese firm to construct industrial park
An industrial park in Kenya is set to be constructed in Movoko, Machakos County by a Chinese Company, Erdemann Property Ltd (EPL). […]
Cameroon: Lom-Pangar Dam – construction of power plant launched
Sunday July 16, 2017 marked another turning point in the Lom-Pangar Hydroelectric Dam project as the construction works for the […]
Property development JV announces Sandton mixed-use precinct development
Property management company Abland and construction company Tiber announced earlier this week that they will join forces to develop the Sandton Gate mixed-use precinct.
Arup appointed for Umhlanga development
Multidisciplinary engineering firm Arup announced last month that it had been appointed to provide multidisciplinary engineering services for the iconic mixed-use office and retail development Park […]
Congo to double capacity of Inga 3 hydro project in bid to cut costs
Democratic Republic of Congo has decided to more than double the size of its planned Inga 3 hydroelectric plant to make […]
Bamburi’s Kes4bn Athi River plant expansion underway
Bamburi Cement’s capacity expansion project at its Athi River cement grinding plant is moving forward and is poised to begin […]
R16bn Swazilink rail project being prepared for release as a PPP
Southern African railways utilities Transnet and Swaziland Railways have agreed to package the 146-km ‘Swazilink’ greenfield line between Lothair, in South Africa, and Sidvokodvo, […]
Motheo rehabilitates Blockhouse 1-Stop access ramps on R59
The Motheo Construction Group has completed a project to rehabilitate the access ramps to the Blockhouse 1-Stop (North and South) […]
