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JANUARY 2018 | VOL 52 NO 1

The making of a jewel

Located in the old Village Walk in Johannesburg , when completed , 129 Rivonia Road is due to set a benchmark for design and civils innovation .

SA skills ’ – slippery slope

Skills development remains front-of-mind in South Africa , as our youth look further afield for job opportunities and work satisfaction .

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With unemployment at a 13-year high and Stats SA citing that there are now 6.2 million South Africans without work – a 75 000 increase from the Q217 – we are importing engineers – again .