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By 2020, at least 183 infrastructure projects worth more than R63bn had been disrupted by armed gangs demanding 30% of the value of the project. Picture: 123RF/SONDEM/STOCK IMAGE
By 2020, at least 183 infrastructure projects worth more than R63bn had been disrupted by armed gangs demanding 30% of the value of the project. Picture: 123RF/SONDEM/STOCK IMAGE

Activity in the construction sector is recovering. The Afrimat Construction Index rose by 2.4% in the second quarter, shrugging off the impact of the KwaZulu-Natal floods, Eskom’s power cuts and high fuel prices. Business Day TV caught up with independent economist Roelof Botha, who compiles the index, for more detail.​

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