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Extracted from text ... 58 - IMIESA MAY 2005 Paving success in Botswana Professor Alex Visser, professor of Transportation Engineering at the University of Pretoria, addressed some 70 delegates at a well-attended seminar on concrete block paving (CBP), held recently in Gaborone, Botswana. Organised by the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) and sponsored by local CBP manufacturer and CMA member, Panda, the seminar covered various aspects of paving including: the importance of SANS accreditation or similar standards; CBP construction from earthworks to completion and a demonstration of the computer-based paving design programme, Lockpave. In addition to Professor Visser, presentations were made by CMA director, John ..