Please RSVP and indicate below whether or not you will be attending EE Publishers’ 25th Birthday Celebration, Executive Briefing and Luncheon with VIP Guest Speaker Judge Albie Sachs, former judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. EE Publishers’ 25th Birthday Celebration, Executive Briefing and Luncheon will be held at Avianto, Muldersdrift, on Friday […]
Ghana gets sponsored data service MTN Ghana has announced it will be launching the first sponsored data service in Ghana in partnership with Datami and Viotech. This will allow customers to use data services at the expense of a third party company. The service will enable companies to pay for data usage of customers […]
This article examines the causes of electrical machine vibration, the effects of vibration, and means taken to mitigate it. All rotating machines, no matter how well designed and manufactured, exhibit vibration of some form when operating. Excessive vibration can cause damage to the machine or reduce its lifetime, as well as cause damage to […]
The Eskom Expo for Young Scientists was held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Johannesburg recently. This event, the culmination of 35 exciting and competitive regional science fairs held across the country, saw a growth in school participation of 43% with 60% female participation among learners from Grades 5 to 12. This […]
The South African geospatial industry’s annual gathering, Geomatics Indaba 2016, saw over 700 delegates attending the two day conference at Emperors Palace, and 400 delegates participating in the Technology and Field Training Day at the Transnet School of Rail in Ekurhuleni. The theme for the indaba, “Geomatics skills and technologies: Growing professionals to secure […]
Nat-Lee van Rooyen recently joined EE Publishers as a sales executive. She works alongside Irene Blythe and Vinia Phogole on the PositionIT sales team. Nat-Lee looks forward to getting to know the GIS, mapping, remote sensing and surveying industry and to meeting the various role players at Geomatics Indaba 2016. Contact Nat-Lee van Rooyen, […]
A new study by EE Publishers looks at the initial capital cost as well as the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) generated by the proposed 9,6 GW new-nuclear build in South Africa. Note: Figures shown in RED were updated / corrected on 11 August 2016 at 21h30. The EE Publishers study estimates an initial […]
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, often speaks about the importance of building a knowledge economy for South Africa and that public-private partnerships are required to achieve this. There are many opportunities for companies to direct a small percentage of their social responsibility or marketing budgets to help build the foundation of […]
Rail transport is coming back into favour for the transportation of goods over long distances. GE recently announced its intention to commence building of one of its diesel locomotives in South Africa. Alternators, electric motors and control systems are at the core of all large locomotives. This article takes a look at the role […]
The causes of electrical machine vibration, the effects of vibration and means taken to mitigate it. All rotating machines, no matter how well designed and manufactured, exhibit vibration of some form when operating. Excessive vibration can cause damage to the machine or reduce its lifetime, as well as cause damage to other items. The […]
