Eskom: NUM, Numsa deal with divisions, allege 'fake news' as members reject...
After a week of protests at Eskom operations that no one has claimed responsibility for plunged the country into Stage 6 load-shedding, two unions are now dealing with members who are pushing for an...
View ArticleMEIBC parties vote to extend 2021 wage deal to non-parties
Parties to the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) have voted to extend the three-year agreement reached in the metals and engineering sector in October 2021 to non-parties....
View ArticleCesa challenges Sanral’s decision to cancel tender
Industry body Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) is challenging the decision by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) board to cancel critical infrastructure tenders worth...
View ArticleBest practices for small businesses
Experienced engineers are crucial in such a critical and technically-minded sector as engineering, and it is consequently not surprising that the industry players place a premium on the employment of...
View ArticlePolice have opened two cases of intimidation related to Eskom protests
Police say they have opened two cases of intimidation related to the unlawful strikes at Eskom, which the power utility has blamed for Stage 6 load-shedding. "One was registered at Belfast Police...
View ArticleEskom attributes three stages of load-shedding to wildcat strike
Embattled power utility Eskom has attributed three stages of the current load-shedding, which is being implemented daily at between Stage 4 and Stage 6, directly to the illegal strike under way at...
View ArticleSAS renews Global Academic Programme partnership with NWU
Data science and analytics multinational SAS has renewed its Global Academic Programme (GAP) partnership with the North-West University (NWU) Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) for...
View ArticleUnions sign 7% Eskom wage offer
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have accepted Eskom's one-year 7% wage deal have signed an agreement to this effect. This comes...
View ArticleJust Transition Framework means South Africa can ‘proceed apace’ with $8.5bn...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the publication of the Just Transition Framework will enable South Africa to “proceed apace with harnessing the benefits” of the Just Energy Transition Partnership...
View ArticleTraining authority, Forge sign MoU to bridge ICT skills gap
The Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT Seta) and digital and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills development company Forge Academy and...
View ArticleProgress in pipeline project witnessed
In May, Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu, and Deputy Ministers David Mahlobo and Dikeledi Magadzi were on hand to witness the progress of the construction of the raw water bulk water pipeline...
View ArticleMore resilient infrastructure needed to protect water quality
Consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting partner and principal environmental scientist Manda Hinsch says the quality of drinking water declines when infrastructure is vulnerable to natural...
View ArticlePumps project under way
Industrial valves and pumps specialists Brimis Engineering has been subcontracted by customised water treatment solutions provider Aqua Pro Solutions to size, recommend and supply new pumps for the...
View ArticleProgramme aims to improve water value chain
With the Blue Drop regulation programme assessment focusing on the improvement of the entire value chain of South Africa’s potable water infrastructure, University of Pretoria project management...
View ArticleMeters supplied for water project
Steel and tube supplier Stewarts & Lloyds Pipes & Fittings is supplying water meters, manufactured by international manufacturing group Honeywell Kent, to a residential area in Vryburg, in the...
View Article800 students enter water tech challenge
Last month more than 800 high school and university students from around the globe accepted the challenge from water technology leader Xylem to take on water and climate issues through the second...
View ArticleNew standards for municipalities
The South African Bureau of Standards’ (SABS’) technical committee has added new standards that municipality procurement teams need to adhere to when awarding tenders.
View ArticleNumsa suspends deputy president Ntlokotse, finalises national congress plans
The National Union Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has decided, after holding a special central committee (SCC) meeting on July 11 and 12, to suspend its second deputy president Ruth Ntlokotse,...
View ArticleNew facility opened in the US
Global vacuum technology and leak detection solutions provider Pfeiffer Vacuum opened its new 3 700 m2 facility in Indianapolis, in Indiana in the US, on May 13. This state-of-the-art facility is...
View ArticleCompressor range well received by market
Compressed-air equipment manufacturer Artic Driers’ newly released Sahara range, comprising low dewpoint compressed-air dryers, has been well received by clients in various sectors, Artic Driers CEO...
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