Lake Mutirikwi , originally known as Lake Kyle or Kyle Dam , lies in south eastern Zimbabwe , south east of Masvingo . It is thought to have been named after Kyle Farm which occupied most of the land required for the lake, which in turn was named after the Kyle district in Scotland from which the pioneer of the Lowveld, Tom Murray MacDougall came originally.
7-511: The lake covers about 90 km (35 sq mi) and was created in 1960 with the construction of the Kyle Dam on the Mutirikwi River . The dam was built by Concor to provide water to the farming estates on the lowveld to the southwest, around the town of Triangle , where the main crop has been sugar cane. Lake Kyle Recreational Park lies on the reservoir 's northern shore, while there
14-483: Is a small recreational park on the southern shore. Great Zimbabwe national monument lies close by. Rivers which feed the lake include the Mbebvi River , Matare River , Pokoteke River , Umpopinyani River , Makurumidze River and Mushagashe River . In the 1980s, drought drastically lowered the water level in the lake, but during the 1990s it recovered. The level fluctuates widely due to irrigation demands and
21-465: The company in Johannesburg on 28 April 1948. The other four founding members were M. Barnabo, B. Chiozzi, U. Mantelli and V. Cini. The original name Construction Corporation was finally shortened to CONCOR. Eng. Piccinini was originally a chairman of Ferrocemento , an Italian construction giant and the emerging Concor received its technical support initially from there. The company's first major project
28-402: The seasonal rainfall. Concor Concor Holdings (Proprietary) Limited. is a South African construction and mining services company. It is active throughout Southern Africa, involved in civil engineering, buildings, roads and mining projects. Concor returned as an independent brand in late 2016. Engineer Fernando Piccinini, the original founder of Construction Corporation, registered
35-544: Was listed on the JSE Securities Exchange and, for the year ended June 2005, Concor's last year as a listed company, had an annual turnover of 1.6 billion Rand . By the early 2000s, the German international construction group Hochtief owned just under 50% of Concors shares providing the company with the benefits of technology transfer. Concor Holdings was delisted on 30 June 2006 when 100% of its share capital
42-431: Was purchased by Murray & Roberts . It changed its name when it merged with Murray and Roberts Construction (Pty) Ltd. Whilst under the control of Murray & Roberts, Concor Facility Management and Concor Property Development was closed whilst Concor Roads was merged with Concor Civils. Concor Technicrete was sold as a going concern. The Concor and Murray and Roberts construction surface mining divisions were sold to
49-631: Was the construction of the Rand Sports Stadium in Johannesburg followed by contracts for the Pretoria and Johannesburg power stations. Another initial project was the Storms River bridge which was designed by Dr. Riccardo Morandi of Rome, this bridge was for many years the highest and longest single span bridge in South Africa. By the early 2000s, Concor consisted of the following divisions: Concor
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