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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...
Company welcomes relaxed lockdown regulations
Construction materials company AfriSam has welcomed the first steps in relaxing South Africa’s national Covid-19 lockdown, and looks forward to Level 3, which was earmarked to start at the...
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South Africa producer inflation rises to 2.9% y/y in October
South Africa's producer inflation was at 2.9% year on year in October, up from 2.3% in September, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. The Producer Price Index decreased 0.1% month on month...
Elephant dung DNA reveals hidden forest populations, study shows
There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from their dung, a study showed on Thursday. The...
Empowered Exxaro takes yet another renewables leap with major wind, solar deal
The commitment of one of the largest black-empowered businesses listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to transition towards a low-carbon future while continuing to meet current energy...