A huge thank you is extended to the sponsors and exhibitors who are supporting our conference this year. We would not be able to host such a big event without your contributions and we are very grateful for the relationships that we have forged with all of you. We sincerely hope that the content and opportunities here will be beneficial to your companies and the industry as a whole.

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On the heels of the success of our previous conference in Gauteng in 2011, last year’s amazing conference in East London (Buffalo City), and the present economic climate and financial constraints being imposed on business, we will strive to deliver a conference in
true IMESA style.

As the President of the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern
Africa, and the chairman of the local organising committee, I am extremely proud and humbled…READ MORE…

Despite the present economic circumstances and cutbacks that companies are experiencing in the marketing field, we certainly hope that, in true IMESA fashion, our conference has not been too adversely affected and will be a success yet again. We are sadly missing some of our long-standing regular exhibitors and sponsors but we are sure that we will see them in the near future. A huge thank you is extended to the sponsors and exhibitors who are supporting our conference this year. We would not be able to host such a big event without your contributions and we are very grateful for the relationships that we have forged with all of you. We sincerely hope that the content and opportunities here will be beneficial to your companies and the industry as a whole. READ MORE…

It gives me great pleasure in welcoming you to our 83^rd IMESA Conference held at Durban’s award winning International Convention Centre. I have no doubt that this year’s conference will live up to the standards and expectations of all our delegates, exhibitors and sponsors. The theme for our 2019 IMESA Conference is “Conquering Municipal Challenges” and I think that this is very relevant given the challenges that the public sector is currently facing in delivering speedy and cost effective services. . READ MORE…

As IMESA President one of my key mandates is to motivate that ethics be made a compulsory part of the CPD cycle for registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) by requiring registered practitioners to attend an ethics presentation annually during their five-year registration cycle. My husband and two children are qualified medical doctors, and their professional lives are governed by their Hippocratic Oath. In my view, civil engineers should take a similar oath that determines the moral principles for ethical practice since their actions have a direct bearing on civilized society.

With the economy looking grim and infrastructure development being disrupted in an unprecedented manner, the unbearable truth is that Covid-19 has changed – and will forever change – the world as we know it. It’s impossible to quantify the extent of the impact it will have on the South African economy and the development of future infrastructure. However, what remains clear is that we, as engineers, need to support
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As my term as IMESA President rapidly comes to an end, I am reminded that one of my key mandates was to motivate for ethics to be made a compulsory part of the CPD cycle for registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), by requiring registered practitioners to attend an ethics presentation annually during their five-year registration cycle. I have presented the concept to ECSA and will continue to work for this as I firmly believe that engineers’ adherence to ethics is crucial to move forward with any success, especially in our municipal environment. READ MORE…

At this halfway mark for my term as IMESA President, it is encouraging to see that progress has been made in the objectives I set out to achieve, although there is still a lot of work to be done. One objective was to encourage all engineering personnel working at South Africa’s 257 municipalities to join IMESA, whether registered with ECSA as Professionals or not. READ MORE…