Housing in Southern Africa July 2016

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July 2016
Back row from left to right: Ian Venter (MD of Royal Bafokeng Enterprise
Development), Moss Ramatja (New Business Consulting), Itu Diala (Women
Group of New Business Consulting) Damaria Masilo (Women Group of New
Business Consulting). Front row from left to right: Gerhard Maree (AfriSam),
Roshni Lawrence (Strategic Growth Executive, AfriSam), Ernest Mogopodi
(Chairman of New Business Consulting) and Kgosana Phillimon Rabyae (Tau
Bashiga Community Development Trust).
Industry Buzz
Chairman of the SA Paint Manu-
facturing Association (SAPMA)
Terry Ashmore says the dump-
ing of questionable paint imports into
South Africa could have a negative
effect on the local paint
manufacturing sector.
Questionable paint imports
Addressing SAPMA’s annual general
meeting recently, Ashmore said that
in view of the challenging local
conditions for paint manufactur-
ers, the threat of increased imports
of ‘variable quality paint from less
regulated countries’ could have a
negative impact on profitability and
lead to job losses.
This will continue to make things
difficult for the local industry until
intra-African custom tariffs are bal-
anced. “If not, there will be increased
foreign interest and investment into
South Africa’s northern neighbours,
which could easily divide sub-Saha-
ran into three trading zones: eastern,
western and southern.
This would not be in our best
A s the leading black-controlled
construction materials group
in southern Africa, AfriSam is
committed to enabling economic de-
velopment on the African continent. It
believes in contributing in a sustain-
able andmeaningful manner to com-
munities surrounding its operations.
New Business Consulting, com-
prising a number of entities including
local entrepreneurs, awomen-owned
company as well as the B-BBEE
Makgotla Trust representing 2 000
members, strives to empower mining
communities through its economic
development model in the North
West Province.
As part of the MoU, a number of
enterprise development opportuni-
ties within the Bafokeng area have
been identified and are currently
being investigated. Amongst these
is the establishment of containers
as cement sales outlets as well as a
premix bagged product manufactur-
ing facility. The goal is to establish
sustainable local enterprise devel-
opment businesses that will directly
benefit the Bafokeng people.
“All the projects we have identified
strongly align with, and support, the
strategic objectives and enterprise
development goals of the Royal
Bafokeng Group and should create
shared value for all parties involved,
including the local community”, says
Roshni Lawrence, Strategic Growth
Executive at AfriSam.
Cement and construction related
AfriSam partners with Royal Bafokeng
AfriSam and New Business Consulting, a 100% Broad-Based Black
Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Bafokeng-owned company,
recently signed aMemorandumof Understanding (MoU), cementing a
partnership to create job opportunities and enterprise development.
products are a fundamental require-
ment for infrastructure development
and broader economic growth. It is
for this reason that AfriSam is proud
of the positive contribution it can
make to society through the products
it manufactures.
In addition to its products, Afri-
Sam’s geographical footprint also
enables the company to create value
for local communities through its
community upliftment initiatives
and by providing employment op-
portunities.
AfriSamhas an extensive network
of cement, aggregate and readymix
operations, which enables the com-
pany to play an active role in the
growth and development of most
regions in southern Africa. ■
interest and SAPMA intends ap-
proaching government to improve
the local coatings industry.”
SAPMA Vice-Chairman, Sanjeev
Bhatt, said that the sector increasingly
had to resort toconsolidations inorder
to survive and cited the problems of
the rand’s fluctuating exchange rate.
He urged companies to invest in data
quality and analyses to help control,
predict and mitigate risks.
SAPMA Administrator, Mandy
Linossi reports that the association
has 110 paint manufacturers over
1 200 hardware and paint retail mem-
bers, and associate membership is
also continuing to grow. However,
the number of paint contractors has
dropped as some companies are no
longer in business.
Further information contact 011
615 1195 or go to Terry Ashmore