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Engineers called to master soft skills

For engineers in South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sector to remain competitive and achieve growth, they need to recognise the role that emotional intelligence plays in business growth and career development. This is the view of leading...
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Sinkhole closes R55 Quagga road

A section of the R55 Quagga road in Laudium, south of Pretoria, has been closed off as a result of deteriorating road conditions caused by a sinkhole. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has advised motorists to use alternative routes and...

Kimberley residents still without water

Kimberley residents have now been left without water for four days. That despite promises from the Sol Plaatje Municipality that they will meet their deadline to restore water by midnight last night. The city has been without water since Friday due...

Gauteng to set up water war room to avert crisis

In a bid to avert a water crisis in Gauteng, the province’s Premier, David Makhura says provincial government will set up a water war room. According to Makhura the decision stems from issues of water security raised at the Premier’s Coordinating...
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Innovative app helps users save water

Global engineering firm SRK Consulting has released a new web app to help clients help clients manage their water in a fun and competitive way. The WaterWar App, which is the brainchild of two young SRK colleagues – environmental and civil engineer...