Author Archives: Mabuse Hlalele

Delivering on Government’s Housing Promises

Government housing project built with Hydraform interlocking blocks

Project Details Delivering on Government’s Housing Promises Building A Socially Responsible Business From The Ground Up. ZOMA Blockyard & Construction Business was established in January 2013 to address the funding needs of Aumazo Inc, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organisation whose mission is to empower girls in rural Cameroon with educational opportunities to attend high school […]

Giba Business Park

Giba Business Park commercial development built with Hydraform interlocking blocks in Durban

Giba Business Park, a unique development set in the Giba Valley just outside Westmead in KwaZulu-Natal, has developed its facilities for a variety of its successful businesses using innovative Hydraformblock making technology. The Hydraform technology has since proved to be the ideal solution for Giba, not only from a cost perspective, but more importantly in […]

Constructing A Community

Mining community infrastructure built with Hydraform interlocking block technology

All businesses, but mining operations in particular, are under pressure to contribute to building up the community around their operations… Tendele Coal Mining operates an anthracite mine about 85km north-east of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Back in 2007 the company decided, without being coerced into doing so, to make a meaningful contribution to […]

Commercial Housing Markets

Commercial housing development using Hydraform interlocking blocks in Africa

A local construction company is taking full advantage of the highly cost-effective Hydraform Building System to build commercial housing projects in Nairobi… Kenya has a housing crisis: Only 35 000 new units are developed each year against an estimated demand of 150 000 units. One of the key factors impeding adequate, affordable and decent housing […]

Resettling A Community

Resettlement housing built with Hydraform interlocking blocks for mining-displaced community

Opencast mining can be hazardous to people living in the vicinity and since the minerals can’t be moved before extraction, the people must be resettled… This is exactly what happened in rural Ghana when the Endeavour Mining Company sought to extract the gold ore located at Nzema. Given the geology of the region, the most […]

Delivering En Masse Green Housing

Large-scale green housing in Tanzania built with Hydraform interlocking blocks

National Housing Corporation (NHC) Tanzania is responsible for affordable quality housing delivery in that country. Since its formation, NHC has embarked on more than 5 000 units of affordable housing projects all over the country. The reference project in Dar es Salaam involved the construction of 201 houses using the Hydraform Building System. Analysis after […]

Young and Aspiring Entrepreneur

What is an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Aobakwe Batsietseng an ambitious individual from North West province in South Africa, took the plunge to enter the world of entrepreneurship at the youthful age of 24. Batsietseng identified a […]

Financing Your Brickyard : Where to go?

At Hydraform, we know your business is your passion. One of the most daunting challenges facing potential business owners is a lack of funding with which to launch their dream. Whether your business requires funding at the launch stage or expansion phase, the biggest challenge is finding money. There is no single perfect-fit approach for […]

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