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‘M&A red tape impeding investment and growth in SA’: Afrimat CEO

Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden says competition authorities threatening success of R1bn Lafarge acquisition

31 March 2024 - 00:00 By CHRIS BARRON

Andries van Heerden, CEO of R10bn construction, industrial minerals and mining company Afrimat, says the slow pace of regulatory approval for mergers and acquisitions is a huge impediment to investment and economic growth in South Africa...

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