CEMENT producers have been caught off-guard by rapid growth in demand over the past year and SA may face a shortage of cement by 2007.
Gauteng government plans to establish a government precinct in the central business district of Johannesburg, details of which are expected to be released next month.
A proposal by the Gauteng Superhighways Consortium to extend the Ben Schoeman Highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria has been put on hold by the National Roads Agency while more studies are undertaken to determine the feasibility of some of the routes.
Gauteng must reduce traffic congestion on its roads urgently if it wants to maintain its competitive edge as the economic powerhouse of Africa, transport MEC Khabisi Mosunkutu warned yesterday.

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