UJ Student Chapter Roadshow 2022
The SAIMechE UJ APK Student Chapter Roadshow was hosted at the University of Johannesburg on 11 March 2022. The event was intended to educate new members about the benefits of joining SAIMechE, and to introduce the professional development programmes( PdP) as well as the importance of registering with the Engineering Council of South Africa ( […]
SABS – Testing versus Certification
“The SABS is aware that there are numerous manufacturers in possession of SABS test reports which they use as evidence that their products are ‘SABS Approved’ and it is important for consumers to understand that ‘SABS Approved’ can only be claimed by a manufacturer if the products are actually certified by the SABS,” says Jodi […]
‘Think and Act Globally’
As one of the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, Aecom is proud of its involvement with the Tema Port expansion project in Ghana.
An Engineer’s View: Working from Work
A quasi-consensus has emerged among many of us that ‘working from home can work’, however is this better than working from work?
Drastic Rise in Infrastructure Costs
Bhavna Soni, President of the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA), responds to a comment made by National Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane (interview on Morning Live, SABC2, 12 November 2021) that engineers need to explain why services cost so much and keep escalating.
Rising to the challenge
According to various reports, South Africa had fewer than 6 000 ventilators when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. Of the total number of ventilators, two-thirds were reported to be in private hospitals thus leaving public hospitals to share the remaining one-third. Businesses, public entities and Institutions of Higher Learning responded to the challenge and […]
Prestigious Leadership Role
The Dean of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Information Technology (EBIT), Professor Sunil Maharaj, has been appointed the new Chair-Elect of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), making him the first Dean in Africa to occupy this position. Prof Maharaj will work as Chair-Elect during 2021 alongside the current […]
Manufacturers Cannot Afford Tariff Increases
Commenting after Seifsa’s (Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa) presentation to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on Eskom’s Multi-Year Price Determination Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) for 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, Seifsa’s Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango said any tariff increase coming out of this process would scupper any hope of a […]
