by Kathy Gibson | Oct 23, 2018 | Sustainability
The recently-released Internet Inclusive Index: Bridging Digital Divides report – commissioned by Facebook and compiled by The Economist – gives South Africa the number one ranking on the African continent, and 71st globally, for Internet inclusivity and access to...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2018 | Sustainability
The next generation of healthcare buildings will be very different from the hospitals, clinics and general practitioner (GP) surgeries we are familiar with today. By Laura Swanepoel, head of healthcare, building services at WSP in Africa A revolution in building...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2018 | Sustainability
Reducing energy consumption in South Africa is a national imperative. Hyperscalers currently investing in South Africa, and those planning on doing so in the future will have to take this into consideration when designing their facilities. By Sameer Cassim, R&D...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2018 | Sustainability
If African businesses do not adapt to the fourth industrial revolution (4th IR), they will become obsolete. At the very least, they will become isolated and unable to compete globally. This is according to Dr Gustav Rohde, chief operating officer of Aurecon, speaking...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 30, 2018 | Sustainability
The National Development Plan (NDP) notes that to “achieve sustainable and inclusive growth by 2030, South Africa needs to invest in a strong network of economic infrastructure”. By Mathieu du Plooy, MD of WSP, Africa As we are a little more than a decade away from...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 14, 2018 | Sustainability
A new study into the future of African power utilities and the challenges they face has highlighted four possible scenarios of what the continent’s energy sector will look like by the year 2030. In the whitepaper, titled: “The Future of Energy and Power Utilities in...
