It is essential for engineers to be involved in advocacy and play an integral role in advising government and policy makers on critical issues, including infrastructure development, said US-based Matt Reiffer, Director of Transportation Programs at...
The Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) says the sector has reached a three-year settlement agreement with respect to wages and conditions of employment. According to the BCCEI all parties agreed to a 7.5% wage increase...
For every engineer in South Africa there are 3 000 people, says SAICE CEO Manglin Pillay. Pillay highlighted South Africa’s shortage of civil engineers while addressing engineering students at the University of the Witwatersrand. He pointed out the...
The South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE) has qualified AfriSam’s course on good concrete practices and cement manufacturing as part of its CPD (Continuous Personal Development) initiative. The course is aimed at architects, quantity...
Growth, strategic partnerships and SADC expansion The Institute of Municipal Engineers Southern Africa (IMESA) is hosting its 2013 conference in Port Elizabeth at the re-vitalised and hugely expanded Boardwalk Hotel and Casino. The venue is...
Photo: Various government commissions and agencies that have been established to solve problems in local government can research and examine the problems being experienced in infrastructure delivery but the delivery of service infrastructure can...
The worst may finally be over for South Africa’s civil engineering industry‚ says the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC). The local civil engineering industry has endured a period of severe contraction due to a...
The civil engineering industry is reporting a 28% increase in turnover for the first quarter of this year and a healthy order book for the next quarter — signalling that the decline may finally be over for the sector. Over the past three years...
