Progress made in the Hydrogen South Africa research, development and...
Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Senior Deputy Editor Keith Campbell about the latest developments with the Hydrogen South Africa research, development and innovation programme.
View ArticleIncreasing demand in industry for operational excellence
Growing demand for operational excellence in the country, in increasingly outward-facing industrial enterprises in a global economy, is accompanied by the requirement that more women be employed, owing...
View ArticleDevelopment projects a core part of business
Owing to the role of groundwater resource development projects in communities’ wider socioeconomic wellbeing, consulting engineering company JG Afrika’s geohydrology technical director Mark Schapers...
View ArticleConsulting engineer develops process for projects
Project work for global engineering company Hatch’s Environmental and Social Services Group (Hatch ESSG) is picking up significantly, owing to its continual evolution of the Hatch project life-cycle...
View ArticleCesa backs Treasury in much-anticipated procurement standards overhaul
In its quest to mitigate the challenges that consulting engineers face, Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell says Cesa has developed a healthy working relationship with the...
View ArticleSolar industry registers quality and safety training programme
Fifteen representatives from tertiary learning institutions in South Africa attended the first workshop – Inform the Trainer – at the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (SARETEC) last...
View ArticleTVET students benefit from Euphoria, Saben partnership
Local telecoms provider Euphoria Telecom announced that it had partnered with South African Broadband Education Networks (Saben) to offer affordable Voice over Internet Protocol to South African...
View ArticleR&D capitalises on global growth
The National Laser Centre (NLC), part of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is undertaking a Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF) programme and is exploring advance...
View ArticleInnovative projects making strides in laser industry
The Laser Research Institute (LRI), part of the Physics Department at Stellenbosch University, has achieved notable research outputs during the past three years, which has resulted in several...
View ArticleIndustry body develops training for flooring industry
The Flooring Industry Training Association (FITA) currently facilitates a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 1 National Certificate: Installation of Floor Coverings training and, further to...
View ArticleCompany seizes opportunities in power sector
Many utility power plants are approaching the end of their design life, with engineers conducting life extension studies for boilers and related auxiliary equipment. To accommodate a changing operating...
View ArticleEskom pumps R4m into renewable-energy research at Stellenbosch
To further fund research in the renewable-energy space, Eskom will, through its Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI), donate a further R4-million to the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy...
View ArticleLimpopo to use open-source software to boost enterprise and industry development
The Limpopo government has adopted a free and open-source software (Foss) strategy and aims to leverage the low-barriers to entry to these systems to boost its enterprise development and services...
View ArticleFabrication facility to expand to accommodate heavy lifting fleet
Manufacturing company Sky Hill Heavy Engineering - a part of project services corporation Hydra-Arc in Secunda, Mpumalanga - has already commenced with the 100 m expansion of three of its four...
View ArticleEducation technology must empower educators, learners
The focus of any education technology must be on the skills that students and learners need and how technology can be used as an enabler to develop skills, says technology multinational Microsoft South...
View ArticleAlternative power supply approach to benefit low-income areas
Alternative energy supply company Specialized Solar Systems (SSS) is making significant headway in driving the large-scale implementation of its solar-powered distributed direct current microgrids,...
View ArticleMore than 2 million tertiary students get NSFAS funding – Nzimande
More than two million students studying at South Africa’s public Universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges have been funded by the National Student Financial Aid...
View ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills to launch legal learnership programme in Johannesburg
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is set to extend its innovative Alternative Legal Services (ALT) business to Johannesburg. The business will combine a mix of legal expertise, process...
View ArticleWastewater management short course presented
Owing to ageing water infrastructure as well as the increasing drought crisis that has affected various regions in the country, Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) notes that its short...
View ArticleMachines produce components for isotope facility
Machine component manufacturer Precision Separators bought six computer numerical control (CNC) machines from machine industry company Hurco to manufacture and produce components for private company...
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