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- New Chief Executive Officer at Bigen Africa
31 Aug 2010 - Dr Snowy Joyce Khoza, Group Executive: Business Technologies and Facilities at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer Designate of the Bigen Africa Group. Dr Khoza will join Bigen Africa as CEO Designate on 1 October 2010. Mr Francois Swart, co-founder and current CEO, will retire with effect from 30 April 2011. Snowy and Francois will work together for seven months to ensure a smooth transition.
- Bigen Africa set to expand market share
23 Aug 2010 - Bigen Africa, a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy with a significant presence in the Southern African engineering landscape, is expanding its service offering to the mining and industrial sectors.
- Using public partnerships to stimulate local economic development
06 Aug 2010 - and support the protection and expansion of existing economic nodes.
- Infrastructure construction spend post-2010 – where to now?
June 2010 - ... is there a commitment to infrastructure development in South Africa after the Soccer World
Cup?
- Effective asset management can mitigate the need for capital outlay
05 May 2010 - Access to sufficient sources of energy is critical to our future growth and economic well-being. The South African Government has prioritised performance in service delivery. This includes clear national energy efficiency targets for the electricity sector, to provide the entire country with electricity. The National Electricity Regulator is supervising the progress of all electricity providers towards meeting their targets.
- Local authorities can improve services with smarter contracting
16 April 2010 - Many local authorities in South Africa face significant service backlogs in townships and in newly acquired rural areas where vast stretches of unsurfaced roads continuously create problems with access, erosion and stormwater drainage.
- Effective asset management can mitigate the need for capital outlay
30 March 2010 - when there is an understanding that the delivery of infrastructure goes beyond construction.
- BIGEN AFRICA GOES BEE-GEN!
16 March 2010 - Bigen Africa’s black economic empowerment (BEE) rating has been upgraded to that of a Level 3 Contributor. The company’s BEE status is measured annually by an independent firm, in terms of the B-BBEE Act Codes of Good Conduct.
- Asset register for Mogale City receives clean audit report
15 March 2010 - It is increasingly clear that proficiency in asset management is a core competence that, while sadly lacking in many municipalities, is integral to improving service delivery. Not only is there a dire need for skills related to asset registers and asset accounting, there is also an urgent need for strategic insight into the essential nature of assets, such as infrastructure and buildings, to improve service delivery.
- The Global Economic Meltdown & Influence on Construction and Building Industry in South Africa
11 November 2008 - 'mixed blessings' for the industry - read Dr Iraj Abedian's presentation 'hot of the press' following the launch event of the BIGEN AFRICA and the De Villiers Partnership incorporation in Cape Town.
- BIGEN AFRICA incorporates the De Villiers Partnership
October 2008 - The De Villiers Partnership Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers incorporation into BIGEN AFRICA with effect from 1 October 2008, provides us with the capacity to be a formidable force that will continue to leave an indelible 'footprint' in the industry.
- Launch of BIGEN AFRICA's Power of Purpose
September 2008 - On Monday 1 September 2008 BIGEN AFRICA launched its Power of Purpose - an initiative aimed at BIGENites generating and implementing practical ideas that will positively influence our internal and external environment, beyond 2010.
- Farewell to two members of our management team
August 2008 - As the South African built environment becomes more and more part of the global stage, it is inevitable that capable, competent and experienced South African engineers attract the attention of world players. It is therefore with both pride and sadness that we at BIGEN AFRICA announce that two of our long serving members of the management team have been lured away from our shores to exciting projects and opportunities overseas.
- Prof. Wiseman Nkuhlu ... another footprint in the international community
June 2008 - Once again Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu positions South Africa in a positive light. His recent appointment as President to the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) for the next two years follows his representing our country and continent in a range of initiatives including the NePAD Secretariat.
- BIGEN welcomes Solomon Lehobo to MCS
May 2008 - Solomon Lehobo joins BIGEN AFRICA as a Projects Director and Shareholder from May 2008.
- BIGEN hosts Developers' Cocktail
24 April 2008 - BIGEN AFRICA hosted a Developers' Cocktail aimed at establishing a constructive dialogue with players in the property development market in light of the challenging economic landscape in the country.
- New Director appointed to head up LES Commercial Structures
April 2008 - Johann Human joins BIGEN AFRICA as a Director and will head up the Land Engineering Services Commercial Structures division.
- The local government skills challenge
16 April 2008 - The desperate need for experienced engineers in South Africa is
emphasised by recent research of the South African Institution
of Civil Engineers with related comments from its former
president, Allyson Lawless, about civil engineering being at the
heart of government service delivery.
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