South Africa's construction sector urgently needs support and an enabling regulatory environment to help it survive the COVID-19 lockdown crisis, on top of the challenges it was already facing.
Information gathered from countries that staged successful early lockdowns is showing the way for surface mines in South Africa and elsewhere to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace and mitigate its effects during and after the pandemic.
Ciments du Maroc has completed the acquisition of Morrocan building materials providers Atlantic Cement and Cimsud from the Anouar Invest Group following an agreement signed in July 2019.
South African surface mining and quarrying association ASPASA says industry operators should take measures to ensure they can effectively deal with the surge in demand for their products once markets reopen.
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has abandoned its plan to acquire a majority stake in cement maker Holcim Philippines after failing to gain regulatory clearance.
