Point of view
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...
Our present-day struggles might differ from the youth of 1976, but they require similar qualities (bravery, resolve, and sacrifice)
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the June 16 Soweto Uprising of 1976. A day which is said to have changed the face of South Africa’s history forever. Through the uprising, the brave youngsters of 1976 set-off a series of events that eventually contributed to...
A Celebration of Africa’s Renaissance – The Africa of Kwame Nkrumah
The African continent is unique in many respects, be it the diversity in people and languages of the 55 countries that make her up, a history of colonisation largely by the British, Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Belgians, having huge endowments of the world’s...
Do we truly know what it means to be free; food for thought on Freedom day
The livelihoods and social fabrics of communities living in villages, growth points, districts, towns and cities dotted across Africa have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic impact caused by lock downs, reduction of trade in goods and...
Bigen celebrates 50 years of “doing good while doing business”
Our beginnings were humble as it started with the establishment of a small engineering consultancy in Polokwane, South Africa, in 1971. During the past 50 years, we have grown and transformed from a traditional engineering consultancy operating from one office in...
Bigen values the importance of water for all
Bigen, a socio-economic development company driving socio-economic change through innovative infrastructure development solutions, observes World Water Day with passionate support for its 2021 theme – “Valuing water”. Every year, World Water Day spurs people and...
Scramble for Covid-19 vaccines
Scramble for Covid-19 Vaccine Exposes Pitfalls of Africa’s Pittance Investment in Research and Development By Dr McLean Sibanda, Ph.D., Managing Director Bigen Global Limited and author of the book Nuts & Bolts – Strengthening Africa’s Innovation and...
