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AfriSam - She makes a difference
With people being at the centre of our value system, we take great pride in sharing some of our remarkable women with you. Boldly making a difference in our business with commitment, passion and...
Construction sector needs players for the long haul
Even as South Africa’s construction sector struggles through difficult cycles of low profitability and declining capacity, it needs responsible and sustainable companies to maintain momentum. After...
AfriSam's composite cements lead in sustainability drive
Leading the market in reducing clinker content in its composite cements, AfriSam has been a trailblazer in cutting carbon emissions in one of the economy’s most energy-intensive sectors. Hannes...
Quarrying under pressure, owing to lack of road builds
A lack of genuine infrastructure development over the past ten years has reduced demand for aggregates, placing significant pressure on local quarries, says construction materials supplier AfriSam....
Sustainability roadmap drives AfriSam’s leading role
Having made an early start to its sustainability journey, AfriSam’s roadmap to the future makes it an environmental leader in the cement sector today. It has been almost 30 years since AfriSam...
Raubex in N3 collaboration with AfriSam
Keeping the goods flowing between the port of Durban and the powerhouse of Johannesburg has always been a basic pillar of South Africa’s economic life; current roadwork on this vital corridor is...
Dudfield cement factory solar photovoltaic plant, South Africa
It is proposed that a photovoltaic solar plant be built on the eastern side of Dudfield, an existing factory.
National budget "highly satisfactory" – top economist
Speaking at AfriSam’s recent National Budget Breakdown function, an annual event now in its fifth year, Dr Azar Jammine, director and chief economist of Econometrix, gave a thumbs up to the 2022...
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UJ launches pioneer advanced Rescue Simulation Centre
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) on October 17 launched its new Rescue Simulation Centre at its Doornfontein Campus, in Johannesburg. The four-storey, 3 000 m² facility was developed under UJ’s...
Africa needs to exploit all its energy resources to generate electricity
Africa needs to exploit all the energy resources that it possesses, including coal, to generate electricity. So affirmed Nigerian enterprise Heirs Energy’s head of commercial operations, Joseph...
CSIR launches CO₂ Supercritical Encapsulation Facility
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched a pioneering CO₂ Supercritical Encapsulation Facility (SCEF), the first of its kind on the African continent, on October 17. This...