By Liesl Frankson Executive Mayor of Polokwane, Councillor Thembi Nkadimeng, has laid out plans for major improvements to some of the municipality’s infrastructure. Speaking at a media briefing on her 100 days in office, Nkadimeng addressed issues...
Cabinet has moved to reassure South Africans that everything is being done to address the current electricity challenges which have resulted in load shedding this week. “Cabinet has noted the current challenges with electricity caused by technical...
South Africa will set aside funding to support science and technology initiatives with Ethiopia, to ensure the success of collaboration between the two countries. Speaking in Addis Ababa on Thursday, 6 November, the Minister of Science and...
GIBB Engineering outdid the competition at the recent South African Professional Services Awards (SAPSA) when the firm was named, Engineering Firm of the Year. GIBB was judged on business pedigree, transformation, empowerment among other rigorous...
By Liesl Frankson The theme for World Toilet Day 2014 is Equality and Dignity, and this year the organisers aim to highlight the link between gender-based violence and sanitation. The United Nations General Assembly, in 2013, designated 19 November...
By Liesl Frankson Water supply within the Polokwane municipality is currently under strain and cannot cope with the demand. The municipality is currently receiving 18 Mega litres per day of normal flow and 67 Mega litres per day of peak flow....
BMW South Africa has signed a power purchasing agreement with energy company Bio2Watt, to supply the car manufacturer with renewable energy sources for operations at its Rosslyn production facility, north of Pretoria. In what is thought to be the...
Every year, IMESA reviews the papers published in IMIESA Magazine, the Institute’s official publication , and select the best paper written by an IMESA member and the best paper by a non-member. The aim of the award is to bring attention to the...
With the rapid developments in internet-based technology, the value of using the internet as a platform for data access and display is being recognised throughout the world. Remote logging through GSM and GPRS devices in particular are commonplace...
The development process of renewable energy (RE) resources in South Africa was spearheaded by the White Paper on Renewable Energy in November 2003. This document established a generation target of 10 000 GWh per annum from available non-coal energy...
