September 11, 2018//-We read everywhere and have been reading for years: “Ghana needs 100,000 plus affordable houses annually for the next ten years to close the housing deficit gap”.
Category: Industry
Ghana-Norway Relations on a Steady Growth
Takoradi, WR, Ghana, September 9, 2018//-Oyvind Udland Johansen, the Deputy Counselor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, has said Ghana is a key partner for Norway in both political and commercial endeavours.
Steering the World Toward More Cooperation, Not Less
September 6, 2018//-Countries cooperate if they perceive it to be in their best interests, both economically and politically.
How Africa’s Largest City is Failing its Older People
Heavy traffic in Lagos, Nigeria. EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo Ojo Melvin Agunbiade, African Population and Health Research Center August 29, 2018//-Urbanisation is spreading across Africa at great speed. Projections suggest that more than half of the total population will live in urban areas by 2050.
SA: The power of Tech, Fashion Combined in a Thought-provoking Project
Gauteng, South Africa, August 27, 2018/ — The power of technology and fashion have combined in a thought-provoking project that demonstrates how data can transform African cities.
Is Vietnam Headed for Another Economic Crisis?
The country has endured a crisis every 10 years over the past 4 decades August 27, 2018//- Vietnam Economist Vietnam has enjoyed an enviable growth trajectory in the two decades since the 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis, consistently ranking among the world’s fastest-growing economies.
Ghana: Experts Meet to Improve Road Safety and Urban Mobility
Accra, Ghana, August 23, 2018/ — Every year, road crashes are estimated to claim over 300,000 lives in Africa. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), the African region has 2 per cent of the world’s registered vehicles but a disproportionate 16 per cent of the world’s road traffic deaths.
Unleashing the Great Potential of Africa’s Youth to Achieve Sustainable Dev’t
Kigali, Rwanda, August 22, 2018/ –Africa’s young people are key to achieving the continent’s sustainable development, but realizing this great potential requires creating more jobs for them, including in the increasingly digitalized agriculture sectors, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, said today.
Bill and Melinda Gates to Host 2nd Annual Goalkeepers Event
Seattle, United State of America, August 21, 2018//-Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will gather emerging and established leaders in government and business, as well as activists and performers, at Goalkeepers 2018 in New York City, September 25-26.
Aurecon’s Wojtowitz Receives Grant to Attend 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations
August 14, 2018//-Aurecon Geotechnical Engineer, Dr. Gabi Wojtowitz, received one of five grants from the DFI (Deep Foundations Institute) Educational Trust and the DFI Women in Deep Foundations Committee.