May 18

• DDF Repairs Roads in Preparation for Polls

  The Herald

  The District Development Fund has started repairing access and feeder roads across the country in preparation for harmonised elections expected next month. This followed... Read more »

• One Dies, Three Trapped As Four-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

  Vanguard

  ONE person died while three workers were trapped as four-storey building under construction at Liverpool Estate in Ijegun, Lagos collapsed. Read more »

May 17

• Sata to Launch Construction of Palabana University

  Times of Zambia

  PRESIDENT Michael Sata has said the Government is determined to establish a university in each of the 10 provinces of the country to improve access to tertiary education. Read more »

• Counties to Maintain Class D and E Roads

  The Star

  The Kenya Roads Board has said it will restructure its operations and devolve part of its mandate to county governments in line with the new dispensation. Read more »

• Construction Company Sues State Over Sh341 Million Contract

  The Star

  KIRINYAGA Construction Company is seeking Sh341 million from the government for breaching the terms of a contract for the rehabilitation of a road in Central province. Read more »

• MP Backs Plans to Replan Kisii

  The Star

  NYARIBARI Chache MP Chris Bichage has warned that buildings put on road reserves and grabbed public land in Kisii town will be demolished. Read more »

• We Need to Learn From the Tragedy of Nyagatare

  New Times

  On Wednesday, the Rwanda Housing Authority announced that it would institute a team to investigate the building collapse in Nyagatare, Eastern Province that killed six people and... Read more »

• Cattle Farmers to Construct 1 Billion Modern Abattoir

  New Vision

  Cattle farmers have finalised preparations for the establishment of a sh1.75 b ($7m) modern abattoir to enable them export meat products abroad. Read more »

• FG to Build Transit Park in Kogi

  Daily Trust

  The Federal Government is set to build a modern truck transit park in Kogi State to ease congestion on roads as well ensure safety of drivers. Read more »

May 16

• Public Works Suspends Issuance of Building Permits for Time Indefinite

  Heritage

  The Minister of Public Works, Attorney Samuel Kofi Woods, has with immediate effect announced the suspension of all building permits for time indefinite. Minister Woods has also... Read more »

• Liberia Suspends Building Permits, Works Minister Clamps Down On Zoning Violations

  FrontPageAfrica

  Liberia's Minister of Public Works Atty. Samuel Kofi Woods has with immediate effect suspended all building permits indefinitely to adhere to the zonal laws of Liberia. Read more »

• Construction Permit Suspended

  NEWS

  The Ministry of Public Works has suspended with immediate effective all construction permits in Monrovia and its environs and called on individuals and institutions concerned to... Read more »

• Cons Hamper Slum Upgrading

  The Star

  Stakeholders in house planning in Embu have lamented over frustration of upgrading of slums. Speakers at a stakeholders forum held at the School of Government yesterday said it is... Read more »

• Team Formed to Investigate Nyagatare Building Collapse

  New Times

  The Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) yesterday announced that it had set up a technical team to investigate the cause of the building which collapsed in Nyagatare District, Eastern... Read more »

• NHC to Develop 10,000 Housing Units

  Capital FM

  The National Housing Corporation has announced a roll-out of a 10,000 housing units throughout the country. Read more »

• Baynes Dam Worth AKZ 130 Billion

  ANGOP

  The construction of "Baynes" dam in 2015 in south-west Namibe province over Cunene River is estimated at 130 billion kwanza, said Wednesday the member of joint permanent technical... Read more »

• Imo Resumes Abandoned Road Project, to Confiscate Contractor's Equipment

  Daily Trust

  The Imo State government has resumed work on the Sam Mbakwe road project that was abandoned by J-PROS, a Lebanese construction company, following its problems with the former... Read more »

• Borno - NEMA to Build 250 Houses for Flood Victims

  This Day

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had said it had delivered building materials to support Borno State Government in the construction of 250 houses for communities... Read more »

• Customs to Build School At Seme Border

  Daily Trust

  The Custom Officers Wives Association (COWA) has laid the foundation for a secondary school at Seme border, Badagry, Lagos State. Read more »

May 15

• Nyagatare Tragedy - Govt Extends Condolences, Pledges Action

  New Times

  TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, including Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, yesterday vowed to get to the bottom of the reasons behind the fatal collapse of a four-storey... Read more »

• Six Dead in Nyagatare Building Collapse

  Focus

  On Tuesday afternoon between 2 and 3pm, a four-storey building under-construction in Nyagatare district collapsed, leaving an unknown number of individuals who were working on the... Read more »

• Park to Construct Sh75 Million Dam for Tarime Village's Livestock

  Daily News

  SOME 75m/- has been put aside by the Serengeti National Park Authority (SENAPA) to build a water dam in Gibaso village to support livestock and stop interaction between wild and... Read more »

• Kojo Bonsu Strikes

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Kojo Bonsu, has directed the Engineering Department of the Assembly to stop the ongoing... Read more »

• Buokrom-Airport Road in Bad Condition

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  Unless the Urban Roads Department works swiftly to fix the Airport Roundabout-Buokrom road in Kumasi, part of which caved from flooding, about 20 communities in the Manhyia... Read more »

• Cenored Constructs N$9 Million Office in Tsumeb

  New Era

  Construction has started on the N$9 million Tsumeb office complex of the Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored). Read more »