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Cape Town, South Africa - Building materials retailer Cashbuild called on the government to use more expensive imported cement to build stadiums for the 2010 soccer World Cup and roads, arguing that this would make cheaper, domestically produced cement available to local builders.

Cashbuild chief executive Pat Goldrick said that if the government did not do this, contractors working on its big projects would get the best bulk deals on cheaper local cement, leaving ordinary South Africans to pay more for the pricier imported products.

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