BVi Consulting Engineers has been re-certified as B-BBEE Level 1 against the new amended Construction Sector Codes of Good Practice. As a 55% black-owned company, BVi is one of South Africa’s largest black-owned consulting engineering firms. Its...
Last night Randeer Kasserchun was sworn in as the new president of the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA). Kasserchun takes over from Gavin Clunnie who served as head of the organisation for the past two year. “It is...
The 36th International No-Dig 2018 Conference and Exhibition Opens in Cape Town on 8 October and the Southern Africa Society for Trenchless Technology (SASTT) is inviting all interested parties to attend. The conference will be opened by the...
Odour control has moved from an afterthought to a primary design consideration for most collection and treatment facilities. By Annejan Visser, process engineer at QFS Intensive urbanisation, incremental population growth, and seasonal...
A spectacular vision is gradually becoming reality in Cadarache in the south of France. Modelled on the sun, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) fusion system uses nuclear fusion to generate energy in order to secure...
In the midst of fast-paced developing economies, energy markets are forced to make necessary adjustments in order to thrive. More sustainable and efficient technologies are being produced, opening the door to new alternative ways of producing...
The growing issues of freshwater scarcity in many parts of the world are encouraging more wastewater reuse ideas, which all depend on effective filtration. The process of reusing water involves screening it to remove suspended solids,...
Water is perhaps one of the most precious natural resources. With rapid urbanisation, the resource is becoming scarce quickly. By Kelly Potter* For organisations and systems that operate in the water industry, there has been the dependency on...
Africa poses unique challenges for the provision and preservation of roads and road transport. To address some of these challenges, the South African Road Federation (SARF) in association with the International Road Federation (IRF) and the World...
