Nearly over the past two decades, AKM and Associates has become the go to specialist company for electrical and mechanical engineering services in Eastern Cape. Spearheaded by an electrical engineer and businesswoman Fezeka Mvulana, AKM and Associates has a proven track record in delivering great results and some of their projects have received special recognition from industry institutions. Originally Albrecht Knight Mvulana & Associates, the enterprise was established by four partners in 2003. Three of the partners in the business resigned in 2017 leaving Mvulana to be the sole managing member of the corporation. She kept the acronym AKM and Associates and forged ahead. The company is a highly experienced and well respected electrical and mechanical consulting engineering practice with over 90 years of engineering experience in the management team. AKM and Associates was part of the East London based professional services consortium Ciba Consortium which was appointed by the Department of Arts and Culture to design the National Literary Museum in Grahamstown. Ciba comprised of Intsika Architects (Architectural), Bisiwe van Niekerk (Quantity Surveying), Camdekon Engineers (Civil and Structural Engineering) and AKM and Associates (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering). The consortium received recognition from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for their Green Star 5-Star Rating: South African Excellence: Design: Public and Education Buildings. And the project received a further Leadership Award by the GBCSA, Runner up Highest Points scoring building in South Africa 2013/2014. “We were filled with joy after hearing the news. The museum was a flagship as it was the first government project in the country aiming to achieve above 3-Star recognition with the GBCSA. The team’s mandate was to get 4 stars, the 5-Star rating was an over achievement” said Fezeka Mvulana, Managing Member of AKM and Associates. Like most businesses in the …
Kellogg’s alleviates school hunger one school day at a time
On the 02nd of June 2022, Kellogg is joined by the Department of Basic Education as well as Coega Dairy Group to visit Emsengeni Primary School in the Eastern Cape to provide breakfast to learners and staff while educating them about hunger for young bodies and minds and how breakfast programmes have a positive effect on a learner’s day. In South Africa, food security and hunger remain a concern, with one in five children going to school hungry. As part of its efforts to end hunger and ensure that children get access to nutrition and a constant meal in the morning, Kellogg is helping by donating food to serve approximately 46 700 school children’s breakfast every school day in partnership with the Department of Basic Education. In the Eastern Cape, over 11 000 learners from 15 schools receive breakfast daily. According to a review of recent research from Kellogg Company Fund, school breakfast programs provide students with benefits beyond nourishment. Around the world, breakfast programs improve children’s health and nutrition outcomes. The research confirms previously identified health, nutrition, and cognitive effects of breakfast programs in South Africa. The importance of these programs in the broader community has also been explored, yielding positive early results - school attendance, friendships, and improved behaviour as children display fewer ‘bad behaviours and benefit from the positive role modelling of ‘good behaviours. Where breakfast is eaten in the classroom, there is a great opportunity to role model positive behaviors. By eating breakfast together regularly, studies found increased connectedness among students and staff. The Kellogg Better Days Campaign provides learners with an opportunity every day to have a place at the table. “Since 2014 in SA, Kellogg has supported breakfast school feeding programs that provide students with a nutritious breakfast, time to play with friends, and the academic support that helps ensure they begin school …