Lakeside Estate has been named ‘Residential Builder of the Year – Lower Income’ at the 2012 Ghana Property Awards
Construction
AWF supports construction of multi-purpose dams in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an African Water Facility (AWF) grant of US$1.2mn to help the Zambian government develop, test and adopt updated guidelines
Chinese road project to link Bissau with other West African capitals
The Trans-West African Highway will be 2000 km long and will pass through nine countries. (Image source: tom/Flickr)
China will collaborate with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to fund a highway project linking the capital of Guinea Bissau to other West African capitals
Zambian government seals deal for Kazungula bridge construction
The Japanese minister of foreign affairs, Koichiro Genba, hopes to boost trade and investment in Southern Africa through the construction of the Kazungula bridge. (Image source: Philip Milne)
Zambias government has entered a deal with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the construction of a bridge in Kazungula which is set to cost US$200mn
Oprah’s school in South Africa wins green award
The building now includes a rainwater-harvesting installation, solar energy and green roofs with plants. (Image source: Vele Secondary School)
American television personality Oprah Winfreys partly funded school in the South African province of Limpopo has won the Afrisam SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture