Uganda: Fake building parts threatening construction growth
The mushrooming building materials large scale hardware shops that import substandard products is threatening Uganda’s construction industry, according to Prof Jackson Mwakali, the chairman of the Engineers Regulatory Commission. Mr Mwakali told Daily Monitor in an interview on Friday that the construction industry has been bombarded with substandard More...
Uganda: Proposed Building Control Bill to rid industry of quacks
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. While luanching the Alps Group offices More...
Kenya’s construction industry adopts new European Union standards
The construction industry is shifting from the British standards to newly harmonised codes developed by the European Union. The Kshs 7million bridge that was launched by the PS in the ministry of public works John More...
Arusha shelves plans for satellite town
Arusha City An ambitious project of constructing a satellite town in the remote location of Ilakilak Ward in Arusha Rural District Council has officially been shelved. The proposed new city was to be known as “Arusha More...
Tanzania: High prices on materials cripple construction sector
Construction industry is significantly contributing to the economic development of the country, with construction works providing necessary public infrastructure and private physical structures for many productive More...
New technology could cut road repair costs
Newly introduced road maintenance technology could help cut the overall costs of road repair and boost efficiency. The new technology – Instant Road Repair, according to Mr Moses Byarugaba, the chief executive More...
Tanzania: Hiked power tariffs force up prices of building materials
The agents now sale the 50-kilograme bag of cement at 14,000/- irrespective of retailers’ vicinity in the city. The price of building materials have started to go up following a recent increment of power tariffs More...
Tanzanian engineers and contractors warned about shoddy development projects
The government said yesterday legal action would be taken against engineers and contractors submitting poor quality development works in the country. Same East MP Anne Kilango (CCM) The warning was given in parliament More...
Azerbaijan takes on Burj with plan for world’s tallest tower
The planned tower would surpass the Burj Khalifa by 27 percent A developer in Azerbaijan has unveiled plans to build the world’s tallest building, eclipsing Dubai’s 828m-tall Burj Khalifa by a full 27 percent. Property More...
Uganda: Guarantee fund to benefit road contractors
Roads authorities are doing their best to have roads that are corresponding with the value of money allocated. Small and medium sized local roads construction companies will be able to easily access big bank loans More...
