BusinessDayLive tells MHProNews twelve million people in South Africa do not have adequate housing, so the government is putting together a private-public collaboration for modular housing. Duro, founded in 1955, has experience in developing building materials and built a 1,200 unit housing project in Angola. The state already buys shack replacement housing and other products from Duro. CEO Greg Morris says, “The state could refine whatever product we offered. My point is that the private sector is keen on helping the government bring quality housing to the masses”. Morris says he has made his pitch for modular units to the government and is now awaiting a response.

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