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27 Sep

27 September 2023: Celebrating and growing engineering excellence continued to be the theme of discussions and insights at the third day of the 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week (AEW) and the 7th Africa Engineering Conference, taking place at the CSIR International Convention Centre, in Pretoria, South Africa. Delegates including Ministers, government officials, academia and the private sector, from across the African continent attending the conference, agreed that engineers need to be at the policy-making table as the role of the engineer is to ensure the betterment of society through the development of infrastructure across the region....

27 Sep

Iritron’s Gerhard Greeff and Neels Van Der Walt, reflect on the trend in the mining sector of Smart Mining and Digitizing the entire mining value chain against a backdrop of new technologies and the availability of an often-overwhelming plethora of real-time data made available by networking and the ever-growing number of online systems as a result of connectivity....

26 Sep

26 September 2023: Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, delivered the keynote address at the second day of the 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week (AEW) and the 7th Africa Engineering Conference, where he called for a more Pan-African view around energy infrastructure on the continent stating: “Engineers in developing infrastructure, are central to the resolution of issues of perineal under-funding and policy missteps over time, resulting in South Africa being plunged into darkness and that other African countries learn from our mistakes.”...

25 Sep

25 September 2023: In his keynote address at the opening of the 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week (AEW) and the 7th Africa Engineering Conference on 25 September 2023, Deputy President of South Africa, the Honourable Paul Mashatile stated, “Investing in world class infrastructure contributes significantly to improving the quality of lives of citizens, as well as the competitiveness and attractiveness of countries, regions and cities.”...

22 Sep

22 September 2023: In anticipation of the 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 7th Africa Engineering Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Mustafa B. Shehu, the President-elect of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), shares his insights on how Africa can leverage its engineering expertise to foster continental growth....

20 Sep

Africa's engineering capacity for economic development varies across nations, with countries like South Africa and Nigeria making notable progress. However, challenges such as the skills gaps, inadequate infrastructure, and political instability persist. The sufficiency of engineering capacity in Africa to drive economic development demands targeted investments, skills development, and regional collaboration....

15 Sep

15 September 2023: The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) suggests an alternative solution that will assist National Treasury as it grapples with the country’s constrained fiscus. In a letter sent to the Director General of National Treasury, the institution has proposed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) solution, where the advisory fees for transaction advisors can be funded through a bridging loan from a bank, where the loan is repaid on financial close of the project taken from project funding....

12 Sep

12 September 2023 – The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) congratulates all of the finalists and winners of the SANRAL SAICE National Awards 2023, a prestigious event that took place on the 7th of September, in Fourways, Gauteng. The awards ceremony celebrated excellence in the field of civil engineering and infrastructure development, recognising individuals and projects that have made outstanding contributions to the industry....