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15 Feb

15 February 2018 The Mobility Centre for Africa NPC (MCA) hosted it’s 3rd Future Mobility Roundtable in Cape Town on the 13th February 2018. The discussion, held at the Westin Hotel was the 3rd in a series of events bringing together government, industry and academia to collaborate in a drive to prepare South Africa and the continent at large for the rapidly changing world of transportation. Victor Radebe, Executive Director and MCA Co-founder stated that, “As a tech-savvy nation, the only way we can proactively manage the mobility disruptive forces is to first develop a conducive legislative and policy...

06 Feb

Johannesburg 6th February 2018 MEC for Infrastructure Development in Gauteng Jacob Mamabolo, Keynote Speaker at the 7th Annual CESA Infrastructure Indaba, taking place at Southern Sun, OR Tambo International, told the conference that it gives him pleasure to spend time with fellow industry players especially consulting engineers and built environment professionals “as we seek ways to improve our work in the delivery of infrastructure projects that are a key anchor and an enabler to a growing a thriving economy”....

01 Dec

01 Dec 2017 Royal HaskoningDHV South Africa took part in a number of high-level events across South Africa from the 23rd to the 29th of November 2017 with the aim of contributing towards the development of smart cities across the continent. Discussion forums were held with critical stakeholders including government, the private sector and the Netherlands Embassy in South Africa. Issues around innovation were discussed at these events and included smart water, flood resilience, mobility and smart solutions to urban challenges....

16 Oct

Over the past month Royal HaskoningDHV has held celebrations across the country to mark 10 years of Investing in Education through their Saturday Schools programme. It is said a nation that fails to invest in its youth fails to invest in its future. This was the motivating factor for Royal HaskoningDHV’s Saturday Schools programme in South Africa that was launched in 2007 when the dearth of engineering students became apparent. To date the programme has benefitted more than 1 400 learners....

08 Feb

22 March 2017 Royal HaskoningDHV with its integrated, innovative approach and strong track record in transport planning and mobility in South Africa, was invited to partner with the Dutch Cycling Embassy, supported by the Netherlands Embassy in Gauteng and the Dutch Consulate in Cape Town, to conduct an investigation into cycling for improved mobility, upliftment of communities and enhanced economic growth....

03 Nov

The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) closed this year’s Government Technology Conference (GovTech) with a firm commitment to streamline its processes to facilitate small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) involvement in the public sector information and communications technology (ICT) requirements....

03 Nov

This year’s prestigious Government Technology Conference (GovTech) 2016 drew to a close with three Conversation Cafes geared at stimulating important discussions around government’s digital “e-strategy”. Conversation Cafes were a unique feature to this year’s conference....

02 Nov

In line with the State Information Technology Agency (SITA’s) own objectives of developing a vibrant local information and communications technology (ICT) industry, comprising many small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), competition enforcement is essential...

02 Nov

The Government Technology Conference (GovTech) 2016 highlighted the extent of state’s “e-government” strategy with significant projects already under way, or in the advanced conceptualisation phases. Pertinently the Integrated Justice System (IJS) is just one project that epitomises the weight government has given digital transformation....

02 Nov

In support of the state’s “e-government” drive, South Africa needs to grow an “indigenous” information and communications technology (ICT) industry characterized by local content including manufacturing, issues of content and large scale accessibility to the internet to grow small and emerging enterprises including those in the rural and township areas. This was just one of the main messages that was reiterated at an Executive Leadership Engagement session that was hosted by the Honourable Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Dr. Siyabonga Cwele, on 30 October at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng....