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WATCH: How building activity slumped in the first quarter

Independent economist Roelof Botha talks to Business Day TV about the construction industry

06 July 2020 - 08:00 Business Day TV
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Picture: 123RF/APICHART THODRAT

SA’s construction industry is under pressure. Afrimat’s index for the sector shows that activity registered a year-on-year decline of 12% for the first quarter.

Business Day TV spoke to independent economist Roelof Botha about the data.

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