Joblessness and low economic growth are chief among South Africa’s most pressing issues. In the former, overall – according to the latest QLFS – the country has an unemployment rate of 34,5%, while among young people aged between 25 – 34 it...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has officially launched the advanced infrastructure for the Mzimvubu Water Project in the Eastern Cape. The project aims to accelerate the social and economic upliftment of communities through the creation of...
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...
Schneider Electric South Africa has signed a statement of intent with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to expand their Access to Education training collaboration. The Access to Education initiative seeks to address the large...
The R90 million Road D670 rehabilitation project between Bronkhorstspruit and Ekangala, east of Tshwane was unveiled by Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, this week. The 19km road project, which was wholly funded by the department,...
South Africa’s air transport sector reportedly supports around 490,000 jobs, including tourism-related employment, and contributes 3.5% (US$12 million) to the country’s gross domestic product. These were some of the findings highlighted in a...
Eric Vemer, CEO of Group Five, has announced that he will be leaving the construction group after the company recorded its first six-month loss in 11 years. Reports suggest this was due to a R255 million settlement with the South African...
IMIESA talks to Candice Moodley, executive: Corporate Services, the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA), in a Q&A interview about the strategic role that this organisation plays in transforming South Africa’s...
The final day of the Community Plumbing Challenge 2016 in Diepsloot coincides with World Youth Skills Day on 15 July 2016. The Community Plumbing Challenge offers a platform for further training and advancement in a sector that desperately needs...
