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Embattled sector necessitates cost containment measures – AfriSam
With the South African construction industry remaining under pressure and in a state of accelerated decline, the need to contain costs continues and correct specification of construction materials...
Making Roads And Bridges Last Longer With Afrisam
Construction materials leader AfriSam leverages the power of applied research to make roads, bridges and other concrete structures more resistant to corrosive environments. Among its long term...
Cement Industry To Appeal For Protection Against Imports
The Concrete Institute (TCI) will be lodging an appeal to the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of SA to impose import tariffs on cement imports to protect producers from the...
Precast Concrete Slabs Speed Up Housing Delivery
South Africa’s massive backlog in affordable housing is likely to see continued demand for precast hollow core concrete slabs from Elematic SA, given the high quality finish and the time that this...
AfriSam expects ‘tough 2019’ amid continuing political, policy uncertainty
Construction materials company AfriSam CEO Rob Wessels expects “a tough 2019”, especially amid ongoing political and policy uncertainty. Wessels was, on Thursday, joined by political analyst Aubrey...
Hearings into alleged cement industry cartel continues, judgment expected by June
The Competition Tribunal turned its focus back to the case of alleged cartel conduct in the cement industry on Thursday, with a judgment in the case against KwaZulu-Natal-based Natal Portland...
Concor Boosts Safety And Targeted Enterprises In Eastern Cape Road Project
Safety of both pedestrians and motorists has been boosted by Concor Infrastructure’s rehabilitation of the R75 double-carriageway between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage, while the project has had...
Afrisam Takes Leading Role In Safa’s Youth Soccer Development Programme – Ima Nathi
Leading construction materials group, AfriSam, today kicked-off the AfriSam Ima Nathi Soccer Development Programme in association with the South African Football Association (SAFA) and Ditsobotla...
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Panel highlights the urgency of climate change governance
A panel of experts recently underscored the critical importance of climate change governance for businesses and governments worldwide in a webinar hosted on April 17, 2024, by Creamer Media...
Yearly Air Force show promises 'mini-war', aircraft displays
The South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum Annual Airshow will be held on May 4 at the Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing (AF MDW) alongside Old Johannesburg Road in Valhalla, Pretoria. With the theme...
Decarbonisation investment while paying carbon tax is impossible, says AMSA's Verster
Paying billions of rands in carbon tax while simultaneously investing in decarbonisation efforts is impossible, steel maker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) CEO Kobus Verster has said. In South...