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Calgro M3 Accelerates Megaproject Build

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Calgro M3 pushes ahead with its strategic transition — shifting out of non-core projects, ramping up Bankenveld District City, and expanding its fast-growing Memorial Parks business. CEO Ben Pierre Malherbe explains the earnings dip, infrastructure investment, and how lay-by demand is reshaping burial affordability.
19 May 5PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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