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STEM EDUCATION

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…

1 min read
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

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

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