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MUSINARING ROAD WELCOMES VISITORS TO SA Raubex Construction is currently busy with the Musina Ring Road project that diverts the N1 around the town of Musina in Limpopo for client South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL). Wilhelm du Plessis spoke to Chris Dijkstra, the Contracts Manager about the complexity of taking over an existing contract, the impact of the lockdown and working on a project that requires the construction of 30 new houses.

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