Civil Engineering = Siviele Ingenieurswese - Volume 2017 Number 11, December 2017

Overview

The Hillside Aluminium smelter in Richards Bay, owned and operated by South32, is one of the world’s most advanced and efficient smelters, and a major industrial player and key employer in KwaZulu-Natal.

Overview

Due to recent weather changes, the lowlying areas of the 55 ha Bluff catchment in Durban have been experiencing severe flooding to the industrial area and factories, including the Transnet Freight Rail reserve located at the corner of Solomon Mahlangu Drive and Bluff Road.

Overview

Due to water restrictions within the eThekwini Municipality, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) required an eighthour backup water supply. The implementation of the backup project was awarded to Nathoo Mbenyane Engineers (NME).

Overview

The mighty Tugela – KwaZulu-Natal’s largest river – cuts through the pristine bushland of the North Coast, 30 km upstream from where it flows into the Indian Ocean, where members of the Mankenganeni community are faced with having to cross the treacherous river, which is prone to flash flooding, by boat on a daily basis to access basic services.

Summary

The Dalbridge Pedestrian Bridge is located in Umbilo, Durban, and forms part of the Dalbridge Railway Station, while also linking Khuzumphi Shezi Road and Maydon Road.

Project description

The ePhatheni community, located south of Richmond, a small town in the rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal, had endured many years of dilapidated infrastructure and poor water resources.

Introduction

How can one project impact and enhance the lives of hundreds? Through the Hilton Water Reticulation Replacement (HWRR) project, KwaZulu-Natal’s uMgungundlovu District Municipality (UMDM) achieved more than just eradicating water losses experienced by the ageing pipes in the town.

Background

P107 starts at KwaDukuza in KwaZulu- Natal, heading north and passing alongside a heavily built-up informal settlement before giving way to rolling terrain and cane fields, and serving other large settlements further along the road.

Introduction

The Interim Services Project (ISP) aims to provide infrastructure (low-volume roads and concrete footpaths) to informal settlements which are earmarked for development in ten 10 years’ time, or longer. The project incorporates the economic development of the community through job creation and local contractor development.

Overview

Dating back to 2007, the eThekwini Health Department originally commenced with the roll-out of basic ablution facilities to address the adverse sanitation conditions within informal settlements in eThekwini, in line with the National Millennium Developmental Goals.

Background

In 2003–2004 the Government of Lesotho undertook a multidisciplinary feasibility study to examine the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of constructing a dam in the middle reaches of the South Phuthiatsana River to meet the future water needs of Maseru and the neighbouring towns of Mazenod, Morija, Roma and Teyateyaneng up to the year 2020.

Overview

The Sartorius Von Bach Dam (Von Bach Dam), situated in the Otjozondjupa region in central Namibia, is the main bulk water supply dam for the City of Windhoek. The dam, which can hold 48 million m3 of water at full supply level, required a new bituminous seal layer to replace the asphalt seal that had become brittle due to age and lack of maintenance.

Gateway to Chobe

The Kasane International Airport, in the northeastern corner of Botswana close to the country’s borders with Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia, is a gateway not only to one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in the world, the Chobe National Park, but also to the Victoria Falls which are within driving distance.

Overview

The Mizingani Sea Wall project in Zanzibar entailed the rehabilitation of 340 m of the remaining sea wall adjacent to Stone Town along Mizingani Road. The project forms part of the Zanzibar Urban Services Project, which is directed at the development and upgrade of selected items of urban infrastructure.

A number of awards were made for Project of the Year (per Division) in the SAICE Technical Division sub‑category. SAICE’s 2017 President, Sundran Naicker, presented the winners and/or their representatives with these awards.

In the SAICE Individual Awards sub-category a number of awards were made by the Institution under the headings listed below, and presented to the winners by SAICE President Sundran Naicker.

We thank the panel of judges for making time in their busy schedules to sift through and choose the winning photos in the popular annual Lafarge photo competition. Judging criteria included:

■ the creative portrayal of civil engineering activities or projects

■ originality

■ photographic expertise

■ visual impact

■ balance and artistic composition

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