Strassing-Limes GmbH, based at Bad Soden-Salmünster in Germany, has used a Bobcat T250 compact tracked loader equipped with a new laser-controlled precision grader attachment from Bobcat to replace the road surface on the high street of the village of Eppertshausen, close to Darmstadt.

Shamika2Gold Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Shamika Resources to acquire 5 gold exploration permits in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a total consideration consisting of 15 mn shares of Aultra Gold, a $500,000 promissory note and a 2.5 per cent net smelter return (NSR) on exploration licenses PR-10190, PR- 10192, PR- 10185, PR- 8708 and PR- 3619 covering a total of 830 km².

The Ugandan government unveiled a new programme to repair the badly damaged roads in Kampala city within a period of three months. Many roads in the city are full of potholes, and have blocked drains that need desilting.

The Ugandan government has announced that a mission team from UNESCO, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) and International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) will assess progress made, to prepare for the reconstruction of the Kasubi Tombs World Heritage Site.

Non-Ferrous Corporation Africa (NFCA) of China has commissioned its West Ore Body facility in Chambishi on the Zambian Copperbelt.