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04 Industry Going for Gold Going for Gold is an award-winning ‘education-to- employment’ initiative. 06 Unearthing future leaders Various CESA initiatives aim to get the youth interested in engineering. 10 Driving Agenda 2063 to connect communities Rapid urbanisation will see city populations increase to a billion by 2063. 14 Message of confidence in challenging market Real estate consulting firm, JLL recently released a positive market report. 18 One million m 2 of certified Green Space in Africa WSP in Africa has reached a milestone in the journey of green building in South Africa.

24 Honouring an 80 year promise Various companies are working together to renew a mission in KwaZulu-Natal. 26 Whittlesea Road gets upgrade A section of the R67 between Whittlesea and Queenstown is being upgraded. 27 Making PPPs work for you A PPP is still a workable method to deliver infrastructure projects. 30 Upgrading Namibian road VKE Namibia Consulting Engineering is upgrading the Main Road 118. 36 Rethinking the value of infrastructure in South Africa We have 12 years left to achieve targets set for 2030. 44 New life for CRB market MVA Brick has done various impressive contracts for major brands. 48 Top-drawer standards innovation of Cameroon Mall Raubex Renovo is currently building a major mall in Douala, Cameroon.

52 Strengthening ties FAW and Portland have shared a trusting relationship. The latter owns 27 FAW trucks.

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On 26 July 2018 Barloworld Equipment officially launched the Next Generation of Cat 20-ton excavators that do exactly what customers want. They perform better at lower cost, assisted by tried and tested technologies that used to be ‘on the wish list’ but are now standard equipment. Read the story on pages 22 and 23.

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