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This year, to celebrate what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, we want to make a difference at 10 schools on the African continent with initiatives ranging from insulating ceilings to improving ablution facilities. Our employees will dedicate time to do maintenance work, as well as collect stationery, educational books and magazines.

Kennedy Sithole, projects and export manager for Saint-Gobain PAM, Southern Africa region, takes you through a recently completed project in the Northern Cape province.

Saint-Gobain has been recently featured in Sustainable Business Magazine, a unique magazine which presents articles on associations, universities, and companies from various industries. 

For the third year in a row, Saint-Gobain has been certified Top Employer Global. It is one of 13 companies worldwide to have received this certification label. This year, 31 countries in which Saint-Gobain operates were considered – South Africa being one of them.  

Strengthening our business on a cricket field in Tanzania. 

Saint-Gobain held a one-day workshop in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 14, presenting innovative solutions to install and finish plasterboard partitions.

Saint-Gobain's commitment to providing sustainable buiding materials for comfortable spaces was recently featured in Premium Homes Magazine, Ghana.

On Africa Day (25 May), which marks the day when the Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU) was formed in 1963, Saint-Gobain in sub-Saharan Africa is engaging with an initiative geared at celebrating architecture in Africa. The inaugural Africa Architecture Awards is the first dedicated Pan-African awards programme of its kind. Launched by Saint-Gobain, the awards aim to recognise and reward worthy projects from across the African continent, with one overall winner garnering a $10 000 grand prize.

More than 33 000 tons of Saint-Gobain PAM pipes and fittings, representing 93 km of pipes are being delivered in Mozambique to connect the dam of Corumana with the city of Maputo. The building works should be completed by February 2018.

Saint-Gobain, through the Mortars Activity (Saint-Gobain Weber), acquired 100% of Buildezee Adhesives Botswana (PTY) Ltd on March 27 (2017), a leading manufacturer of tile adhesives and grouts in Botswana.