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March 22, 2016

Threat to SA cement producers confirmed

A looming competitive threat to South African-based cement producers from exports from China has been confirmed. Thato Chabeli, the interim […]

March 11, 2016

Kenya signs $408m loan with Japan for 140 MW geothermal plant

Kenya and Japan on Wednesday signed a 46-billion yen ($408-million) loan agreement to build a 140 MW geothermal power plant […]

March 11, 2016

Major Power Plant in Botswana to be constructed in expansion plan

Japanese’s Marubeni Corporation and South Korea’s Posco Energy have jointly won an $800 million tender to expand Morupile B power plant in Botswana to

February 19, 2016

Cabinet approves development zones for future renewables projects

Cabinet this week approved the Gazetting of the Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs), which it claimed would help streamline regulatory […]

February 18, 2016

Singapore aims to print public housing “like Lego”

Singapore is to test if public housing can be manufactured using 3D printing techniques, and the government-funded Singapore Centre for […]

February 15, 2016

R487m N1 upgrade kicks off in Cape Town

The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works has started work on Phase 1 of a R487-million upgrade to the N1 freeway around Cape Town.

February 3, 2016

DEA to roll out second phase of NMT programme

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has secured a €5-million grant from the German development bank KfW to finance a […]

January 28, 2016

Largest mall in East Africa to get own electricity

Two Rivers mall, the Largest mall in East Africa currently under construction in Kenya, will have its own electricity as […]

January 7, 2016

Construction of Ruzizi III Hydropower plant gets AfDB funding

The construction of Ruzizi III hydropower plant, a 147-MW plant on the Ruzizi River, has received US$ 138m funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

January 6, 2016

China to build major new African railway from Mali to the coast

Chinese state-owned rail giant China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has signed agreements together worth approximately $2.7bn

December 21, 2015

AshakaCem commits to new developmental projects

AshakaCem Plc has committed over N150 million to developmental projects in thirteen communities around its operations in Gombe State-Ashaka cement […]

December 18, 2015

Probase Kenya to tarmac roads in Embu at a cost of US$ 38.5 Million

The County government of Embu has signed contract with Probase Kenya, a Malaysian-based construction firm, to construct and tarmac roads […]

December 7, 2015

Aveng Grinaker-LTA makes progress on the Kusile Power Station Project

Aveng Grinaker-LTA is making good progress on the construction of the Balance of Plant (BOP) mechanical works

November 18, 2015

Construction begins on Ghana’s giant gas plant project

Construction of what is set to become the largest gas-fired power plant in sub-Saharan Africa is set to commence in […]

September 2, 2015

Megaprojects require crucial planning to ensure success

Megaprojects are often over budget and delayed and project planning is a crucial element in ensuring the successful delivery of […]

September 1, 2015

Latest ports infrastructure opportunities unveiled

Nico Walters, General Manager for strategy at Transnet Ports Authority, spoke to Concrete.TV about the Ports infrastructure plans and opportunities over the next […]