9 February 2022: “Social housing has the power to change the landscape of our country, to bring people together and to overcome past injustices. We are not just a social housing regulator, we help create homes for our people,” says Ms Busisiwe Nzo – the newly appointed chairperson of the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA). Nzo is heading up the new council recently appointed by Cabinet....
3 February 2022. “We have the ability to rewrite the gloomy narrative which has dominated our lives in recent years – the pandemic and its challenges. We can overcome, we can recover. But we have a lot of work to do – as an industry we need to ask ourselves, where do we even begin?” This was the question posed by Olu Soluade, newly appointed president of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), at the Presidential Media Address hosted this morning in Sandton, Johannesburg....
2 February 2022. South Africa’s construction industry is of strategic importance for the country’s economic growth and – more recently – recovery from two years of a pandemic-centred business environment. The sector has been sluggish in recent years; however, Shawn Gama, CEO of Zimile Consulting Engineers, believes that a shift in focus is necessary for businesses in the industry to survive, and thrive....
December 2021. Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) Council. The new council members will be looking to foster a more transformed, inclusive and sustainable housing sector, under the direction of the newly appointed chairperson, Ms Busisiwe Nzo....
07 December 2021: “It is hard to consider that in the course of next year, we will be moving into our third year of the pandemic. Looking ahead into what the future might hold for South Africa, we also look back at developments since the first coronavirus case reached our shores.” These are the thoughts of Vishal Krishandutt, 2021 President of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), as he considers the trajectory of the local civil engineering and construction industry....
As South Africa’s energy sector continues to navigate a myriad of challenges, there is renewed interest in small-scale embedded generation for homes and businesses – with a prominent focus on solar photovoltaic power. However, Svilen Voychev – Managing Director of Valsa Trading, cautions consumers from making snap decisions when investing in their solar power system....
02 December 2021. Johannesburg is a city shrouded in history, with many buildings being constructed as far back as 1860. Various of these historical sites still stand today in the Johannesburg central business district (CBD), reminding passers-by of the rich history of the city while more modern structures develop on the periphery....
29 November 2021. The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) welcomed their 119th president, Prof. Marianne Vanderschuren, into office at a special inauguration event. The auspicious occasion, held on Friday, 26 November 2021, was attended both virtually and in-person at The Westin Cape Town, in the presence of SAICE members, stakeholders and members of the press. ...
November 2021. The Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) has released its annual report, which shows improvement in its performance in this financial year, compared to the previous financial year. However, the Authority has set its sights on further improvements as it boosts its efforts towards growing and transforming the social housing sector....
29 November 2021. Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) 68th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 24th November saw Olu Soluade, CEO of AOS Consulting Engineers inaugurated as President of the organisation for the next two years, succeeding Sugen Pillay. David Leukes from BVi Group has been elected as Deputy President of the organisation....