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Support, mentoring key in driving transformation
Women will need to support and mentor other women in the construction industry as part of reshaping the mindset that the industry is male-dominated, says building materials company AfriSam mineral...
Afrisam provides concrete opportunities to uplift women in business
As the country battles the Coronavirus pandemic and its devastating effect on lives and livelihoods, for a company in the west of Johannesburg, there was a silver lining during this health crisis....
Afrisam makes a concrete contribution to the leap school in Diepsloot
In a partnership that started in 2014, AfriSam has donated construction materials for the construction of the new LEAP Maths and Science School in Diepsloot, Gauteng. AfriSam was approached by one...
Afrisam and the environment – an ongoing partnership
AfriSam is synonymous with environmentally conscious manufacturing processes, honouring their values of ‘People, Planet and Performance’. As a leading supplier of construction materials, AfriSam...
Miner works at lower capacity owing to demand, not legislation
Demand for premium-grade aggregate material is dwindling and so is production from quarrying operations, says building material company AfriSam.
As cement, aggregate and readymix concrete producer AfriSam marks ten years since the inaugural AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Design + Innovation, the 2019/20 edition is likely to set new...
Ready-mix concrete reinforces durable construction of Brakpan reservoir
The City of Ekurhuleni, as part of a commitment to address water capacity constraints within its region, has embarked on building 29 reservoirs during the period 2018 to 2021. This will see a...
AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Awards recognise sustainability in all its forms
With AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Awards extending its submission deadline to 3 July 2020, we look at one of the previous award winners, Gauteng City Region Observatory, and its vision for a...
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Graham-Maré assures govt is evaluating independent transmission infrastructure provider model
While South Africa has seen the installation of more than 590 MW of rooftop solar power in the year-to-date, which adds to other renewable-energy installations, the question remains whether...
A new South Africa-wide survey shows that, while 62% of respondents support the shift from coal to renewable energy, a striking 65% have never heard of the term ‘Just Transition’. In addition, the...
Terrorist-controlled drones in Africa pose real and present threat
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly becoming a key part of insurgent arsenals across the African continent, Stellenbosch University faculty of arts and social science vice dean of research...
