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Understanding and Reducing the Carbon Footprint in Civil Engineering
The urgency of addressing carbon emissions has never been greater. With climate change impacting every corner of the globe, understanding and managing our carbon footprint is essential. This urgency is particularly pronounced in industries like civil engineering,...
CESA Aon Engineering Excellence WINNER
CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards (Projects Under R50 Million Award) - WINNER The Tongaat Water Treatment Works (TWTW) is situated in Tongaat on the North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal. At present, the Works provides potable water to the greater Tongaat area through...
CESA Aon Mentoring company of the Year 2023
Naidu Consulting has been honoured with the prestigious CESA Aon Mentoring company of the Year 2023 Naidu Consulting strives to ensure we contribute to young people’s lives by motivating, preparing and mobilising them as future leaders in our industry. With 229 staff...
Unity in Diversity
Heritage Day is celebrated annually to embrace our cultural diversity as a Rainbow Nation. This day was declared a holiday in 1996 by the late former President, Nelson Mandela. I believe that it exposes us to different customs, food, artwork, clothes, and our unique...
Preserving our culture is our identity
Heritage Day is an important South African public holiday that is celebrated on the 24th of September each year. It is a day on which all South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context...
Kempton’s new fire station
The Albertina Sisulu Fire Station was recently officially opened by the Mayor of Ekurhuleni Mr Mzwandile Masina at a ribbon cutting ceremony. This R60 million fire station is located in the Kempton Park Precinct, in close proximity to the OR Tambo International...
Ezimbokodweni River Bridge
We are pleased to announce that the Ezimbokodweni River Bridge won the Technical Excellence Award at the 2021 National SAICE Awards Ceremony held in Gauteng on 28 October 2021. Sponsored by SANRAL, the event recognises the leading contributors to civil engineering...
My Custom, My Culture, My Heritage
The Heritage day that we know today, precedes our democracy. Originally Shaka's Day, South Africans honoured King Shaka by gathering at his grave. Whilst originally rejected by parliament as an official holiday, post the birth of our democracy in 1995, resistance by...
Transformation of Women in the Workplace
South Africa has seen many transformations throughout the years and has implemented many a change in addressing the imbalances of the past, namely gender inequality and transformation. While women are at the forefront in many industries, it must be noted that we have...
Women in Construction
As women we are often put in positions in which we have to assert and prove ourselves to society, especially in the workplace. Similarly, the same is expected within the engineering industry that is stereotypically perceived as a male I dominated industry. Although...
ATTITUDE DETERMINES ALTITUDE
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude”; words from the wise motivational speaker (Zig Ziglar) In the civil engineering industry, our ongoing communication with various stakeholders including the client, contractor and communities requires the...