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Public works launches action plan to end construction failures
South Africa's Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has unveiled the South African Construction Action Plan to address chronic issues in public construction projects. Minister Dean Macpherson announced the initiative in Cape Town, aiming to restore accountability and halt the cycle of incomplete schools, hospitals, and escalating costs. The plan targets mismanagement, disappearing contractors, and criminal interference in the sector.
Rivening av Vita husets östra flygel väcker etiska farhågor
En grävmaskin har börjat riva fasaden på Vita husets östra flygel, vilket markerar starten på ett 250 miljoner dollar stort balsalsprojekt som stöds av president Trump. Åtgärden har överraskat observatörer och dragit kritik från historiska bevarandegrupper för dess effekter. Vakthundar lyfter fram potentiella etiska problem kopplade till finansiering från företag med statliga affärer.
Sinoma opens Tafo concrete plant in Ethiopia
Sinoma International Engineering Corporation Limited has inaugurated its first ready-mix concrete plant in Tafo, Ethiopia, as part of a plan to establish ten production sites nationwide. The facility aims to bolster the country's construction sector with high-quality materials. Officials from China and Ethiopia hailed the opening as a key step in bilateral economic cooperation.
Construction begins on Madrid's City of Justice in Valdebebas after two decades of attempts
Madrid's regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso and mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida attended the start of construction for the City of Justice in Valdebebas. The project, unifying 378 judicial bodies in 470,000 square meters, is set to finish in the first quarter of 2029. It involves a 653 million euro investment with estimated annual savings of 80 million.