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A South African construction company whose aim is to advance its massive contribution to the Southern African civil engineering and infrastructure development,is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager with national roads construction experience and related heavy concrete experience. PURPOSE To coordinate and study specifications for construction procedures and exercises functional authority for all scope of works and related construction activities of a national road and bridges projects Experience required Minimum 10 years experience working as a Contracts Manager on SANRAL roads including heavy concrete works. Qualifications Required Minimum National Diploma / B. Sc. in Civil Engineering Professional Registration with either SACPCMP or ECSA is a requirement. Competencies required Knowledge of civil and structural codes and other associated codes used in the project Ability to understand and and deliver contracts within the agreed contract conditions Ability to provide leadership and dir
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NEWS: Deteriorating road infrastructure stifling agriculture's potential

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Agri - SA outlined the findings of a survey that assessed the impact that the decline in transportation infrastructure has had on the sector.


Deteriorating road infrastructure is stifling the agriculture sector's potential of being an even bigger contributor to the country's economy, says Agri SA.

The industry body outlined the findings of a survey that assessed the impact that the decline in transportation infrastructure has had on the sector.

Agri SA said that the sector already contributed R128 billion to gross domestic product (GDP), but this could be even higher.

Three hundred and eleven people from the five most affected provinces in the country participated in the study.

Agricultural economist, Kulani Siweya, said that the respondents, on average, incurred repair and other related costs of more than R200,000 per participant.

"All but two respondents experienced operational challenges because of the state of our roads, with an estimated average of 16% in turnover losses during the last financial year," Siweya said.


The organisation's head of labour and development, Lebogang Sethusha, stressed the importance of being able to link producers to markets.

"We cannot afford the state of our roads being an Achilles heel to income opportunities and job generation. Direct impact of improved roads on employment can be created during the construction and maintenance of these roads," Sethusha said.

Source: EWN

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