29 September 2022 The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), in collaboration with Peikko South Africa, will host three seminars in November. The seminars will be held in person and online and feature a mixture of in-person and virtual speakers. ...
29 September 2022. It was a night of celebration and networking at the 50th CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards held in Johannesburg on 28th September. This year, the event hosted by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) in partnership with Aon South Africa returned to an in-person awards ceremony for the first time since August 2019. The awards celebrated innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism which was evident in the entries for the different categories....
29 September 2022 FFS Tank Terminals, a wholly owned subsidiary of FFS Refiners, hosted a sod-turning event at the Maydon Wharf precinct in the Port of Durban on Wednesday, 28 September 2022. The event marked phase 1 of a R350million investment into the expansion of the existing storage and handling facility of FFS Tank Terminals, formerly OTGC Terminals before the acquisition by FFS Refiners in May 2022. This expansion will enable the bulk import of bitumen into the Port of Durban, an essential product in critical road construction projects. It will also provide much-needed jobs....
29 September 2022 The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) would like to congratulate and welcome Dr Bridget Ssamula as the newly appointed CEO of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). The ECSA council has appointed the highly accomplished Dr Ssamula, who’ll begin her tenure as ECSA CEO on the 1st of November 2022....
26 September 2022 Modena AEC, the preferred IT consulting and technology partner for the building industry, is now the 1st ISO 19650 Lead Assessor in South Africa. As a result, Modena AEC will be able to plan, report, and conduct compliance audits to ISO 19650 for customers throughout South Africa, ensuring building planning, design, and construction follow and meets the highest standards....
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) is saddened by the collapse of an embankment at the Jagersfontein mine’s Tailing Storage Facility (TSF), in the Free State on Sunday morning, 11 September 2022 that to date has claimed the life of one person. SAICE calls for all stakeholders in the civil, mining and geotechnical engineering environments, across various sectors, to mobilise their resources, knowledge and engineering capacity to prevent such disasters in the future....
20 September 2022. As we move further into the academic year, five students at the University of Johannesburg are enjoying the benefits of furthering their education without a hefty price tag. Amongst the recipients are Nompumelelo Simani and Amanda Mtshali, who are underway with their Advanced Diploma in Real Estate, having each received a bursary from the South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV)....
September 2022: The solar debate is hot, but its information is a mashup of facts and hearsay. Homeowners share concerns about South Africa's regular week-long rainy, no-sun weather stints, while businesses are concerned about the installation and maintenance costs associated with going off-the-grid in favour of solar solutions. ...
September 2022: The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) recently held its yearly SAICE International Bridge Building competition at the Midrand Conference Centre in Gauteng. Twelve schools participated in the grand finale, which saw great, young minds from South Africa and Eswatini showcase talent, team work, innovation and design....
September 2022: Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, is pleased to announce that registration is now open for Automation Fair 2022, hosted by Rockwell and members of its global PartnerNetwork™ program. The annual event will be held at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 14-17, and expects to bring over 10,000 manufacturing and technology leaders from around the globe to experience the newest solutions, hear innovative case studies, participate in technical training, and collaborate at networking events. ...