A shortage of skilled personnel and a lack of infrastructure maintenance are still major issues plaguing the development of infrastructure across sectors in the country. This is according to the latest data from The South African Institution of...
In 2014 government released its National Scarce Skills List, with engineers topping the list. But two years down the track, engineers are still in short supply. The Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande gazetted the National...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in partnership with the Izakhiwo Imfundo Bursary Trust will invest in the youth of South Africa through scholarships, bursaries and loans for tertiary study research, teaching and post qualification...
The “Municipal Benchmarking Initiative” report from 2015 – compiled by the SA Local Government Association and the Water Research Commission – found the country didn’t even have 10% of the required number of engineers needed to...
Itumeleng Dlamini, Executive Director of Master Builders South Africa, says that the collapse of a building at the Meyersdal Eco Estate on Monday highlights the lack of skills in building industry Approximately 75% of the sector’s workforce is...
The Select Committee on Social Services has put pressure on the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to solve challenges in the provision of quality water to citizens. Chairperson of the Select Committee Catherine Dlamini pointed out that most...
South Africa is severely under-engineered. According to the latest Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) results, South Africa only has a total of 15 000 engineers and has one engineer that services approximately 2666 people whereas...
The water sector is experiencing a critical scarce skills shortage, owing to an insufficient skills base and fierce competition in the labour market for skilled personnel, said the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) acting director- general Trevor...
Infrastructure development is an important part of raising South Africa’s potential growth rate while at the same time, it should not be seen as an easy way to make money out of government, Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says....
