Category: Blog

Infrastructure investment is critical for Africa’s growth and development

Delegates at the two-day Infrastructure Africa Business Forum held in Sandton, South Africa, last week, heard that African governments need to create the environment for business to invest in infrastructure, as infrastructure investment is critical for Africa’s growth and development. The Minister of Finance in Zambia, Felix Mutati, said African governments should create a conducive […]

Property developers in Kenya experience warehouse construction boom

roperty developers in Kenya are currently experiencing a warehouse construction boom. This is due to the increase of demand for prime logistics and storage space. The demand for industrial space in East Africa will from 2018 increase faster as compared to other countries in Africa; this is according to a study by JLL– a global […]

8 Paint Colors That Will Make You Rethink White

The power of a white room is stunning—clean and crisp, the neutral palette adds a dose of instant chic to any home. With a never-ending array of undertones and finishes, finding the perfect white paint for your space can be a daunting task. So what’s the perfect formulation for your molding? Your bathroom? How about […]

What to consider before dating an engineer

Seeing as though I have dated not one, but two engineers, and I am constantly surrounded by (male) engineers, I seem to have become the authority on this topic. My site stats agree that this content – strange as it may be – attracts substantial traffic. So here it is: why not to date an […]

Female Engineers – Winning with the Velvet Glove

So this blog and others like it have exhausted the facts and figured about women in engineering and how wonderful it all is for us to be there. I want to talk about something I’ve experienced that gave a new spin on why companies should hire and promote female engineers. Not all female engineers will […]

What makes engineering consulting different

Its been a while since I posted – readers will realise that my lull in posts has coincided with my move to Johannesburg and my starting a new job in engineering consulting. The past 2.5 months at my new company have been a whirlwind of excitement. Being thrown into two projects in the midst of […]