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NEW CESA PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ENGINEER-GENERAL TO OVERSEE PROJECT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on February 4, 2020April 24, 2020 by Gambeta News

South Africans advocating for a new chapter 9 institution to protect engineering and service delivery Delivering his presidential message as newly elected president for 2020, Sugen Pillay announced that Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) supports the Young Professional’s (YPs) advocacy for the establishment of an office of the Engineer-General. The Engineer-General is expected to be an office established as a Chapter 9-institution, such as the Auditor-General, that would have the mandate to regulate the engineering…

ENGINEER GENERAL OPINION PIECE

Posted on January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 by Gambeta News

A better life for all is not a surprise – advocating for change in regulatory framework to protect engineering and human rights Engineering IS the face of service delivery! ONLY engineers can make appropriate service delivery happen at the required standards! The National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 states, “It is a plan for a better future; a future in which no person lives in poverty, where no one goes hungry, where there is work for…

SOUTH AFRICA ACCEPTS PRIVATE POWER GENERATION

Posted on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 by Gambeta News

South Africa settled to allow businesses to generate their own electricity. South Africa made the decision due to the growing disappointment business faced as a result of the constant power outages in the country. The outages has affected economic output and weakened investor confidence in one of Africa’s most industrialized economy. Power dependent companies such as mines built their own renewable energy plants to reduce their dependence on Eskom even without the necessary regulatory approvals….

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER / TECHNOLOGIST VACANCY AT BOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 by Gambeta News

Bosch Projects (Pty) Ltd, a member of the multi-disciplinary Bosch Holdings group of companies, founded in 1961, has an opportunity for an Electrical Engineer / Technologist. This position will be based in Durban and will report directly to the Divisional Manager: Electrical and Instrumentation. Key responsibilities will include: Development and management of electrical project specific documentation such as enquiries, tenders and contracts; Ensuring technical requirements defined in the contract are properly incorporated into the engineering…

CUSTOMER ENGINEER AT GOOGLE CLOUD, SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on January 8, 2020January 10, 2020 by Gambeta News

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and evolve their business through the use of Google’s global network, web-scale data centers and software infrastructure. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners. As a Customer Engineer for Google Cloud, you’ll help make our customers work work more productive, mobile, and collaborative….

BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SOUTH AFRICA KILLS CONTRACTOR AND INJURES THREE OTHERS

Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 by Gambeta News

Contractor killed as building collapse in Benoni, South Africa It was a sad day yesterday as resident end the day with a terrible news of a building collapses. The most painful aspect of this terrible incident was the death of the contractor and three workers has injuries. The project which was located in Benoni was under construction when the building came crumbing down. According to eye witness, the individuals had help the injured personnels before…

DISTRICT MANAGER AT SHELL, SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on January 7, 2020January 10, 2020 by Gambeta News

At Shell, we believe in human solutions to global challenges. Discover what you can achieve in a creative and collaborative culture of innovation. Shell is looking for District Manager to manage team of Country Territory Managers. Location: Cape Town JOB DESCRIPTION District Managers must deliver volumetric and financial targets for his region, own at full its growth, drive it through data analysis, findings translated into actions as well as strong Non-Fuel Retailing (NFR) agenda. The…

SOUTH AFRICA WATER MASTER PLAN LAUNCHED

Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 by Gambeta News

Water master plan launched in South Africa to help avoid 17% water deficit by 2030. South Africa Ministry of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation has launch the nation water master plan. The plan which was launched in Gauteng was developed in conjunction with water sector stakeholders. Speaking during the launch, Minister of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu said it is now important for her department to focus on supplying water for all. Join…

CLEAN AUDITS – ENGINEERING PROWESS

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Gambeta News

The Auditor-General, Thembikile Kimi Makwetu’s report for 2018/19 was once again a great disappointment. As far as the provinces are concerned, the Western Cape was the best, whereas no clean audits for the Free State and a regression for Gauteng were reported. The role that engineering and engineers play in obtaining clean audits should never be underestimated. One thing about the Western Cape government is that the SCM, legal, finance and politicians allow engineers and…

TECHNICAL OPERATION ENGINEER AT MSD, SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Gambeta News

MSD or Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. MSD is looking for Technical Operations Engineer to handle various technical projects in South Africa. JOB DESCRIPTION The Technical Operations Engineer will primarily focus on taking over responsibility for various technical systems and components in the Pharmaceutical packaging environment the company. This is a fantastic opportunity to…

CIVIL ENGINEERING III AT AECOM, SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Gambeta News

At AECOM, you become part of a company that is pioneering the future. AECOM’s Middle East and Africa Environment team is looking to recruit a Civil Engineering III to join our South Africa team. JOB DESCRIPTION AT AECOM Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures. Works on engineering assignments with minimal supervision Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments. Identifies discrepancies in…

PICTURES: SOD OF LESOTHO HIGHLAND WATER PROJECT

Posted on November 14, 2019April 24, 2020 by Gambeta News

Lesotho Highlands Water Project to help South Africa in addressing their water challenges Water is one of South Africa major problem. This is why the nation Minister of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu visit Lesotho in a bid to tackle such challenges. During her visit, Sisulu said the construction of the new dam will assist in addressing the water challenges faced in our country. Minister @LindiweSisuluSA on the occassion of sod turning and…

TIME ENGINEERS GET INVITED TO THE TABLE; TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Posted on November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 by Gambeta News

According to Master Builders SA, 506 construction companies went into liquidation between 2014 and 2018. Furthermore, based on STATS SA data, it is estimated that in 2019 98 construction companies will go under. On top of this, construction companies battle to get paid for completed work – which does not help the situation. Shocking for a developing country, is the loss of many major civil engineering and construction companies, which could have had a marked…

SOUTH AFRICA KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF KARUSA AND SOETWATER WIND FARM

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Gambeta News

Enel has commenced the construction of the USD 446 million Karusa and Soetwater wind farm. According to Enel Green Power, the construction of the wind farm is expected to run for 2 years and will be located at South Africa’s Karoo Hoogland District, Northern Cape province. In addition, the tools to be used for the construction of these wind farms will be of the highest standard. Among these state-of-the-art tools will be some digital platforms…

SOUTH AFRICA IS LIKELY TO SUFFER DROUGHT AGAIN

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Gambeta News

South Africa rations water to maintain diminishing water supplies after a dry summer. South Africa is likely to suffer drought again due to low rainfall and dry summer as a result of this, emergency plans are currently in place to prevent diminishing water supply in the country. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation the water level at the Dam has dropped to 60% compared to 2018. Meanwhile, the Minister of Human Settlement,Water and…

SOUTH AFRICA’s POWER CUT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ESKOM TACKLES THE CHALLENGES AT HAND

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Gambeta News

Eskom will cut 2,000 megawatt power from 9 a.m-11 p.m local time across the country. Eskom instituted load-shedding after losing some of it’s generating station broken down at the same time. South Africa will face future power cuts if these issues are not well handled now. Eskom generates 90% of South Africa’s power of which most of the stations are coal-fired. The reason for the breakdown is as a result of low supply of water…

FUEL CONTROLLER AT TOTAL, SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Gambeta News

At Total South Africa, the safety of people and operations, environmental protection, customer satisfaction and listening to stakeholders are core concerns. Total is looking for Fuel Controller to supervise operation at their South African office. JOB DESCRIPTION To supervise the operation of the depot within the framework of relevant legislation and regulations governing the Industry. Thus ensuring high customer service levels with the aim of contributing to the effective management and efficient operation of the terminal….

SOLVING SERVICE DELIVERY PROBLEMS — ENGINEER-GENERAL

Posted on October 10, 2019November 23, 2019 by Gambeta News

Opinion piece: Solving service delivery problems — re-engineering infrastructure leadership The governments of the African Union need to embrace engineering, so that they can build the Africa everybody wants. By Yankho Banda, Marie Ashpole and Godfrey Ramalisa Introduction Engineering IS the face of service delivery! It is at the heart of infrastructure development, such as energy, water (including wastewater and sanitation), transportation (including roads and traffic), housing, healthcare (hospitals, clinics), and education (schools, libraries). To…

ANGRY CYFERSKUIL RESIDENTS STOPS THE NORTH WEST HOUSING PROJECT

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Gambeta News

The residents of Cyferskuil in the North West of South Africa has interrupted the construction of the 100 homes. The protest was held because of the way the houses were allocated. The residents stipulated that the buildings were shared excluding the poor in the community. The residents stopped the construction just after the foundation preventing the workers to access the site. The protest resulted to a meeting between the residents and the Mayor Andries Monageng…

PROJECT MANAGER AT ABB, SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Gambeta News

ABB is a pioneering technology leader in power grids, electrification products, industrial automation and robotics and motion. They also serve customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. ABB is looking for Project Manager to be a part of the Electrification Business and Distribution Solutions Business line based in Modderfontein, South Africa. JOB DESCRIPTION Project Manager will be responsible to lead the execution of medium-size projects and ensure that all related activities are performed…

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