East London reigns supreme in national water competition

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Regional finalists from all over the country again converged on the Sci Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg to participate in the Aqualibrium Schools Water Competition. The competition, hosted every year by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, was sponsored this year by TCTA. Khudu Mbeba, Senior Manager: Transformation and Sustainability at TCTA expressed the organisation’s delight to be involved in such an event. He said it gave learners a platform to experience real-life issues regarding water supply and the challenges water engineers had to grapple with every day. In addition to sponsoring the competition, TCTA also offers bursaries to prospective engineering students. The competition was originally devised by Prof Kobus van Zyl (currently at the University of Cape Town) and his engineering students at the University of Johannesburg. This year’s regional winners came from as far afield as Cape Town, East London, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Middelburg (Mpumalanga) and Port Elizabeth to battle for top honours.

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