Tag: south Africa
SOUTH AFRICA EYES NIGERIA’S LITHIUM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION, BACKS NIGERIA’S BID TO JOIN G20
President Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa's interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness critical minerals, particularly lithium, to drive the green energy transition and...
Viewpoint: South Africa needs engineer-general for planning, monitoring of projects
South Africa needs an office of the engineer-general for skilled engineering practitioners to execute their jobs writes, Yankho Banda and Karin Jansen van Rensburg...
Jobs of the future: South Africa has major gaps in skills needed to shape the green economy
By Sean Kruger, University of Pretoria
Globally, there’s a shortage of people with the expertise and skills needed to drive the transition towards a green...
Calls grow to protect engineers from intimidation in the construction sector
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) is calling for decisive action to protect workers from escalating intimidation and violence.This comes after increasing...
South Africa’s 36.1% electricity price hike for 2025: why the power utility Eskom’s request is unrealistic
By Steven Matome Mathetsa, University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to...
South Africa needs more nautical scientists and maritime engineers – if you love the sea these may be the careers for you
By Ekaterina Rzyankina,
When most people are asked to picture an engineer at work, they probably imagine a civil engineer in a hard hat at...