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Tribunal confirms settlement agreement between PPC, commission
The Competition Tribunal has confirmed a settlement agreement between Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) and the Competition Commission which, in effect, grants PPC final immunity from prosecution in...
Another wind farm success for Concor
Concor has put its stamp of experience and quality on another renewable energy project – this time the Roggeveld Wind Farm in the Karoo, 40 km north of Matjiesfontein. This project won the Civil...
Emphasis placed on supplying products to address industry issues
South Africa’s civil structures are in dire need of improved performance and longevity, hence building materials company AfriSam’s emphasis on supplying quality products that “go beyond current...
Afrisam is WBHO’S concrete partner on BRT station
Construction leader AfriSam has conducted two large continuous pours as part of its readymix supply to WBHO Roads and Earthworks’ contract at Watt Street Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) station in...
Built environment practitioners are key drivers of public health
“Practitioners of the built environment should consider themselves as public health practitioners as well. This is because the work that they do has both an immediate and long-lasting impact on the...
Pandemic provides opportunity for women-owned business
As the country battles the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating effect on lives and livelihoods, a women-owned small business in the west of Johannesburg was afforded an opportunity for...
The afrisam way leads to another success story
As a leading supplier of construction materials and technical solutions, AfriSam was instrumental in the successful execution of a project in Spartan, Kempton Park. Working closely with contractor,...
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...
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Municipalities spend 22% of budget in the first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year
The National Treasury, on December 20, published the local government revenue and expenditure report for the first quarter period from July 1 to September 30, which showed that aggregate spending...
SME business-building MoMo chatbot reaches 1m entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda
About one-million small businesses in Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda have digitised their operations, increased the use of digital financial services and accessed digital marketplaces through the MoMo...
Prosus chair’s trust sells €156m of shares for hotel growth
A family trust linked to Koos Bekker — one of South Africa’s richest people — sold about €156-million of shares in Internet investing giant Prosus to fund building operations at hotels in South...