A man pushes a wheelbarrow at a construction site in Soweto. PHOTO/Reuters
The construction industry is notorious for its susceptibility to boom-and-bust cycles; when capital is in ready supply and the appetite for new infrastructural projects is strong, the industry flourishes. However, in leaner economic periods, abandoned cranes and half-finished buildings graze the skylines. It is a story that Africa is all too familiar with: vaulting dreams and spending splurges have often been
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