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South Africa: Muyexe Community Demands Answers After Child Drowns in Construction Pit
[Health-e] An eight-year-old boy from Muyexe village near Giyani, Limpopo, drowned in an abandoned borrow pit filled with rainwater, prompting calls for authorities to be held responsible. A borrow pit is an excavated area where material has been dug f…
South Africa: Macpherson Expresses Condolences Following Collapse of Ormonde Building
[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and to those injured, following the partial collapse of a building in Ormonde, south of Johan…
Gambia: BSC Inks D2m Contract With Mannasi for Construction of 2nd Pavilion At Bakau Mini Stadium
[The Point] Bakau Sports Committee (BSC) on Friday 27th February 2026 signed a contract with Mannasi Architect and Construction Limited worth Two million Six hundred and fifty thousand Dalasis D2,000,650 for the construction of the second pavilion at t…
Namibia: Construction of New Sport Facilities Begins in Oshana, Kunene and Kavango East
[Namibian] The construction of new sport infrastructure in the Oshana, Kunene and Kavango East regions has officially commenced, marking the government’s first phase of building 28 basic sport facilities across 28 constituencies in all 14 regions.
South Africa: Nine Dead in Joburg Building Collapse As City Says Construction Was Illegal
[Daily Maverick] Rescue teams retrieved the last body from the building collapse in Ormonde, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning.
South Africa: Building Collapse Kills Six Workers At Omonder Construction Site
[Scrolla] Six workers were confirmed dead after a concrete slab collapsed between floors at a two storey building under construction in Omonder on Monday afternoon. Rescue teams are still searching for three missing workers, while two others remain t…
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Announces Traffic Diversion for Ogunnusi Road Reconstruction
[Premium Times] Lagos State Government said the plan would enable the Federal Ministry of Works to begin work on the project from 6 March.
Uganda: EACOP Hands Over Nyamasoga-Katooke Road
[Independent (Kampala)] Hoima, Uganda — The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in partnership with Hoima City, has handed over the newly constructed Nyamasoga – KatookeRoad under its Socio-Economic Investment (SEI) programme.
Nigeria: Zamfara Splashes N125 Billion On 28 Road Construction Projects
[Vanguard] Zamfara State is spending N125.4 billion on the construction and rehabilitation of urban and rural roads and bridges across the state this year.
Southern Africa: Namibia Awaits CAF for Construction of Independence Stadium
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture says it is awaiting a technical review from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) before finalising preparations for the construction of the Independence Stadium.