Civil Engineering

Anele Nkabinde

At just 21, Anele Nkabinde is already helping inspire the next generation of engineers. As secretary and South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) STAR…

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The market requires entrepreneurialism, innovation, critical thinking, decisiveness and problem-solving abilities, but most schools and tertiary institutions don’t support this. Photo: AFP

ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING

12 MAY 2025

New world of work requires new minds

Activity-based and experiential learning should be encouraged at school and tertiary institutions so that the academic curricula must align with new realities.

Riedwaan Kimmie

6 min read

Using public satellite and aerial imagery, Wits civil engineers find the dam’s construction history deviated from best engineering practice

CATASTROPHE

10 APR 2023

Why Jagersfontein tailings dam failed

Using public satellite and aerial imagery, Wits civil engineers find the dam’s construction history deviated from best engineering practice

Sheree Bega

5 min read