Two Rivers development to contain East Africa’s biggest mall
Centum is funding construction of Two Rivers, a development that will span 100 acres near Nairobi. Construction is already under […]
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If women built cities, how would the urban landscape look?
The number of women in UK architecture firms is falling, and many urbanists are worried by the ‘very, very male-dominated’ […]
Egypt to increase construction spend in 2015
Egypt is expecting to increase the amount spend on construction sectors to US$ 77.3 billion at the end of this […]
TailorCrete seeks to revolutionise concrete fabrication
Superpool’s Full Scale Demonstrator is a sculptural form built from concrete plates folded via robotics before fully setting. Concrete construction […]
Smog-eating buildings battle air pollution
Architects and environmental scientists have joined forces to design and construct buildings that are able to passively clean smoggy urban […]
R1.8bn committed for water infrastructure upgrades
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to spend R1.6-billion in the 2014/15 fiscal period on the upgrade of […]
Critical factors affecting concrete quality for housing
The role that the various mix constituents play to produce quality concrete for housing is often not fully understood, Bryan […]
Compliance issues for foreign contractors in Tanzania
The construction industry is growing in Tanzania, with both local and foreign contractors involved in new construction projects across the […]
China responsible for 31% of infrastructure projects in East Africa – report
A Deloitte East Africa report shows that China is responsible for building 31% of all infrastructure projects in East Africa […]
Lafarge Africa 2014 pretax profit down 36%
Lafarge Africa, the Nigerian arm of world biggest cement firm, Lafarge, said on Friday that 2014 pretax profit fell 35.9% […]
Transport, energy projects contribute to 46% rise in Africa construction investment
Investment in African megaprojects increased by 46% to $326-billion in 2014, mainly as a result of higher investment in transport, […]
Bamburi Cement reports 6% rise in turnover in 2014
Bamburi Cement Ltd, Lafarge’s East African subsidiary, achieved an increase in profits and turnover in 2014. Operating profit grew from […]
Egypt’s ASEC to help run Ethiopian cement plant
ASEC Engineering, part of Egypt’s Qalaa Holdings empire, has won a deal to provide technical assistance and for the operation […]
KZN to spend R12bn on infrastructure
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has allocated R12.060 billion to spend on various infrastructure projects during the 2015/16 financial year and […]
Five quotes from Dangote on why he is successful
To become a successful entrepreneur is not a day’s job. Successful businessmen all have a driving force and this motivation […]
PPC Zimbabwe improves mills, eyes exports
Cement manufacturer, PPC Zimbabwe Limited, will spend about $75 million this year on its Harare mill as the company sets […]
Inaugural PPC Imaginarium Awards winner announced
The overall winner of the inaugural PPC Imaginarium Awards was announced on 5 March in Cape Town.In its inaugural year, the […]
Africa ‘needs US$90bn annually for infrastructure’
Road infrastructure development in Africa will require US$90 billion annually in the next decade to sustain economic growth and development. […]
Senegal to construct US$500m railway line
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has announced that the country would construct a railway line to link Casamance region to the […]
HeidelbergCement plans to invest in South Africa, Mozambique
HeidelbergCement AG, the world’s third-biggest cement maker, is considering adding South African and Mozambique production capacity as the German company […]
