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You think load shedding is bad – water shedding is far worse
Dr Mias van der Walt, Managing Director of Bigen’s Water and Agriculture Directorate and widely recognised thought leader in his field, explores why he believes water shedding is even worse than load shedding. Someone once said: “One of our greatest freedoms is how we...
Season’s Greetings
Wishing you and your loved ones the gift of good health, the blessings of joy and the peace of prosperity this festive season.
Private Sector Participation and Lead Logistics Partner Services – The key to unlocking the logistics deadlock in Southern Africa
In marking International United Nations Day, it seems appropriate to emphasise to all role players that by working together, the world can see the realisation of the ideals of lowering extreme poverty, shared prosperity and achieving lasting peace and security.
The importance of private sector partnership in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
In marking International United Nations Day, it seems appropriate to emphasise to all role players that by working together, the world can see the realisation of the ideals of lowering extreme poverty, shared prosperity and achieving lasting peace and security.
Bigen Board announces leadership transition
The CEO of Bigen, Dr. Snowy Khoza, will be going on a well-deserved and planned retirement on 31 December 2021.
The right call – Bigen appoints Luthando Vutula as new CEO
Leading infrastructure development Group, Bigen, is pleased to announce the appointment of Luthando Vutula, previously the CEO of Ubank, as the incoming CEO set to succeed Dr. Snowy Khoza on 1 October 2021. Dr. Khoza will be retiring from the Group in December of...
A message to the Youth, doors will only open if you move
To be honest, starting this article was tough. In a time where things seem pretty dark (no pun intended), we find ourselves faced with profound inequalities in our modern age. High rates of unemployment, crime on our doorstep, gender-based violence and the list goes...
The benefits of being a young professional in the consulting engineering sector
Imagine a world without engineers, a world where everyone still use pit latrine toilets, a world with no access to potable running water. Picture a world where individuals still used animals to commute, a world with no cars, no bridges, no technology, and no...
They fought a battle that needed to be fought, but the war for a good standard of living persists
Apart from the popular notion that the rats from there are extremely huge, there are two facts that every South African need to know about Alexandra township: one, it is amongst the most impoverished urban areas in the country and two, its neighbour is the wealthiest...
When facing adversity, young South Africans will emerge to become the servant leaders that our country needs
“The youth of today and the youth of tomorrow will be accorded an almost unequalled opportunity for great accomplishment and human service”. These words are truer today than in 1931, when author, Nicholas Murray Butler, went up on stage to receive his Nobel Peace...
