A concerned group of specialist magazine publishers has indicated its intention to lodge a formal complaint next week with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) against the South African Post Office (SAPO), which has been in breach of its licence conditions for several years. Chris Yelland of EE Publishers, spokesman for the […]
Because of the ever-increasing density of traffic on our roads and the resultant rise in traffic hazards, street lighting plays a vital role in road safety. It promotes better traffic flow, improves the appearance of city centres and residential areas, and is a major deterrent to crime and vandalism. The recently-published revision of the […]
Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Rob Davies has proposed a compulsory specification, VC9012 for electrical luminaires, under the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, act 5 of 2008. The closing date for comment is 31 December 2014. The proposed compulsory specification covers general requirements for electrical luminaires intended to be used by “ordinary […]
Training to meet skills shortages is important for the Zest WEG Group. Besides driving skills transfer and education through its 200 m2 training centre, the company is also involved in assisting a number of educational facilities with pressing needs. The company’s training centre is accredited by the relevant Sector Education Training Authority (SETA), the South African Institute of Electrical […]
Electrical and instrumentation contractor B&W Instrumentation and Electrical (B&W) has reported a phenomenal turnaround since it was acquired by engineered solutions provider ELB Engineering Services in April 2014. The company’s CEO Brian Harley says B&W received orders to the value of R154-million and and is expecting further orders to the value of about R24-million […]
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) annually celebrates innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism in engineering through the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards. This year, engineering firm Aurecon entered three projects, the Malmesbury wastewater treatment works; the Grundfos offices and warehouse and the KwaMashu interchange upgrade. The Malmesbury water treatment works and the KwaMashu interchange […]
Every year, automation and electrical solution provider Afrilek gives back to its local community and this year, one of the projects Afrilek took on was to assist the organisation, Rays of Hope, a local charity organisation based in the east of Johannesburg. Rays of Hope is involved with many different projects, from homing destitute […]
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) reported positive results and maintained its track record of an unqualified audit for the 2013/14 financial year. Some of the projects that the company reported on included a technology to determine whether a fetus that is small for gestational age is healthy or potentially sick; a […]
The Academic Mentorship Programme for Engineering Students, launched recently at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), has enabled 25 young South Africans to pursue a future in engineering. The programme is a partnership between the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development (GDID), the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and UJ. GDID committed R495 500 to […]
