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Engineering graduates can help Africa to meet its SDGs
[Saurabh Sinha] Engineers will play a vital role in meeting the challenges laid out by the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)... read


Building Materials & Equipment
HAW appointed OMT master distributor
Hydraulic and Automation Warehouse (HAW), part of the Hytec Group of Companies, was recently appointed as the master distributor of OMT's complete product range to South and sub-Saharan Africa. OMT is an Italian-based hydraulic equipment and systems supplier... read
IWC builds GRP fan stacks for Kusile
Eskom's new Kusile Power Station in Witbank, Mpumalanga, will soon be fitted with IWC's energy-efficient, patented glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) fan stacks, four of which have been manufactured for one of the station's mechanical induced-draft cooling towers... read
Construction & Engineering
Mnisi appointed as new executive director of MBSA
The Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) has appointed Roy Mnisi as the organisation's new executive director... read
Durban's old Lion Match Factory refurbished
Property development and construction group, JT Ross, bought the 90 year old Lion Match Factory in Durban more than ten years ago when Lion Match moved its manufacturing operations to Gauteng... read
Alternative dispute resolution can stimulate construction industry
The development of alternative dispute resolution for the construction industry has important potential to help the industry to grow, but the proposed regulations should not allow many exemptions, particularly from state-owned companies (SOCs)... read
Sustainable Development
Cape Town prepares for GBCSA's annual convention
The Green Building Council of South Africa's (GBCSA) Annual Convention, to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 2 to 6 November, will provide a programme of top-notch speakers and thought-provoking topics... read
Seeking local innovations that promote clean technology
If you transform businesses, you change the world. This is the premise of The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)... read
Utilities
R153 million water project for Colesberg
Water shortages will soon be a distant memory for the community of Colesberg in the Northern Cape thanks to the R153m Colesberg Bulk Water Supply Scheme... read
Business
Three vital truths about running a business

Steven Cohen

Management textbooks and the business press are full of advice about creating entrepreneurial business models, shaking up markets, and offering game-changing customer experiences... read
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