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31 May

Johannesburg, 31st  May 2018. Speaking at the launch of The 2018 SleepOut™ Movement, recently held at Chancellor House, Dr. Makaziwe Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter and Patron of The 2018 SleepOut™ Movement stated, “I am very proud but very humble as we launch the campaign for The 2018 SleepOut™ Movement honouring my dad’s 100 years. I want to thank you very much for honouring his legacy”....

14 May

Johannesburg, 14 May 2018 The results of Consulting Engineers South Africa's (CESA) Bi-annual Economic and Capacity Survey for the period June to December 2017 recently released indicate that expectations relating to industry confidence levels for the first six months of 2018 are still very positive increasing in the last six months of this year. This despite the slowdown in investment by Government and general economic conditions not facilitating growth in the sector with investment by government showing the biggest decline in 2017 since the financial crisis of 2009/2010....

Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 13 March 2018 – Royal HaskoningDHV reports a return to organic growth and an improved operational performance which delivered a net result of €12.8 million in 2017. The company’s strategic focus on its core strengths and developing new innovative services is resulting in a strong order book and a pipeline of transformational innovations....

08 Mar

Johannesburg 8th March Day 2 of the 7th Annual CESA Infrastructure Indaba, taking place at Southern Sun, OR Tambo International, focused on Leadership and the Politics of Infrastructure. In his closing remarks, Neresh Pather, CESA’s President, summed up the outcomes of the conference stating, “A strong theme of Collaboration for Infrastructure Delivery emerged from the conference with Government calling on the private sector to assist in providing both leadership, knowledge and capacity to Local, Provincial and National Government levels. There is a definite need for CESA and our over 540-member firms to provide support to ensure that as a country...

06 Mar

Johannesburg 6th March 2018, Neresh Pather, President of Consulting Engineers South Africa and Keynote Speaker at the 8th Annual CESA Infrastructure Indaba, taking place at the Durban International Convention Centre, told the conference that during the course of 2019 his theme for the year is ‘Reshaping our Future Together’ that includes industry awareness supporting clients with procurement, planning, capacity and technical competence while focusing on ‘Value for Money’ Infrastructure Development. Pather applauded President Cyril Ramaphosa commitment to dialogue and working together with the private sector as we all need to take ownership and accountability for the future focusing on ‘Doing...

26 Feb

26 February 2018 Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) welcomes the recently announced changes to the cabinet and executive of President Cyril Ramaphosa. In particular, CESA welcomes the return of highly respected and competent ministers to the critical portfolios of Public Enterprises and Finance. Both Minister Gordhan and Nene have a challenging task ahead of them to get both South Africa’s SOE’s as well our economy on an upward curve again. CESA is confident however that under the stewardship of both these ministers, positive international sentiment and hence investment will begin to flow once again....

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....