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Creamer Media’s Engineering News presents Business Thought Leadership. This is a platform for unsolicited opinion articles written by various thought leaders on topical issues affecting the South African economy and the business environment. Creamer Media retains the right not to publish unsolicited opinion articles, as well as to remove articles from the platform. The opinions expressed are not those of Creamer Media.

Msizi Khoza
The promise and perils of carbon offset markets for Africa
24th October 2023

By Msizi Khoza, Managing Executive for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking A prominent undercurrent of the recent Climate Week in New York was the... 


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Constructing the future of engineering insurance
20th October 2023

Mirabilis’s long-term strategy to be the preferred provider of specialist engineering insurance in South Africa, the rest of Africa and selected international markets has made it a trustworthy... 


Nato Oosthuizen
Why aren’t we harnessing the power of hydro as part of a comprehensive energy mix?
13th October 2023

By Nato Oosthuizen, Partner and Renewable Energy Expert at BDO After trudging through almost two decades of the country’s long term decline in power production, 2023 has seen some of the worst... 


Steve Bartels
Navigating water as the new frontier in industry
10th October 2023

By Steve Bartels, SRK Consulting, partner and principal technologist and Jennifer Meneghelli, senior engineer, SRK Consulting and chairman of SAICE’s Environmental Engineering Division As South... 


How to navigate the disruption eruption
10th October 2023

It’s simultaneously a threat and an opportunity, but it doesn’t have to be costly or intimidating. Incremental change is often the key. By Arnold van Graan, Head of Market Research at Nedbank... 


Garyn Rapson
South Africa's Just Transition Energy Framework: Transforming Agribusiness Sustainably
3rd October 2023

By Garyn Rapson, Partner & Lerato Molefi, Associate at Webber Wentzel South Africa’s Just Transition Framework recognises the agricultural sector as a-risk in the green transition and sets out... 


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Railways should be under the stewardship of experienced rail community
3rd October 2023

In this opinion article, Bongani Mankewu highlights the role that South Africa’s deep railways expertise should play in resolve the economic morass at Transnet 


Fresh from farm to table: how Cooling-as-a-Service can solve Africa’s cold chain challenges
29th September 2023

By Samuel Jacobs, Energy Partners 27 September 2023 In the developed world, the average consumer may not be aware that the domestic refrigerator is only the final link in a long continuum that... 


Africa lays the groundwork for a future of electric vehicles
26th September 2023

By Yael Shafrir, Associate Director at Webber Wentzel The fast-evolving emobility sector presents a significant opportunity for sustainable growth and job creation in Africa, but some constraints... 


Africa lays the groundwork for a future of electric vehicles
21st September 2023

By Yael Shafrir, Associate Director at Webber Wentzel The fast-evolving emobility sector presents a significant opportunity for sustainable growth and job creation in Africa, but some constraints... 


African foreign currency liquidity shortages are driving financial innovation
19th September 2023

By Bohani Hlungwane, Managing Principal & Head: Trade and Working Capital (Pan Africa) at Absa CIB The 15th Summit of BRICS Nations was recently held in South Africa during which many discussions... 


A rock solid case for circuit breaker diagnostics
A rock solid case for circuit breaker diagnostics
19th September 2023

By Casper Du Plessis, Power Systems Operational Manager: Services at Schneider Electric Circuit breakers are undoubtedly one of the unsung heroes of the electrical world.  It performs vitally... 


Yesh Surjoodeen
Artificial Intelligence: Catalysing Growth and Innovation for African Businesses
14th September 2023

By Yesh Surjoodeen, Managing Director for HP Southern Africa  In a continent as diverse and dynamic as Africa, businesses are at the forefront of embracing transformative technologies, and... 


The Energy Loom: Crafting Africa's Green Transition with Precision
11th September 2023

By Louis Strydom, Director of Project and Market Development, Europe and Africa, Wärtsilä The global discourse's broad-brush strokes must make room for the local reality's fine detail. 


Gert Nel
ESTER-GAZERS: Testing guidelines for ester oils in transformers - part 2
11th September 2023

By Gert Nel, WearCheck divisional manager: transformers, and Corné Dames, WearCheck transformer consultant ABSTRACT 


Mamiki Matlawa
Localisation of the renewable energy industry can position African manufacturers to effectively compete with foreign companies
7th September 2023

By Mamiki Matlawa, Group Business Development Executive at ACTOM Despite the urgency to transition from traditional power production to sustainable alternatives – not only as it reduces... 


Neglecting infrastructure maintenance puts lives at risk, undermining economic growth
7th September 2023

By Nyiko Chabalala, Building Services/Research & Development Engineer at Citadel 05 September 2023 Infrastructure is an asset that is at the core of a functioning society; it shapes economic... 


Agriculture needs impactful collaboration to flourish
6th September 2023

By Daneel Rossouw, Head of Sales for Agriculture at Nedbank Commercial Banking Agriculture is a complex business that’s affected by an array of challenges, many of which are outside of producers’... 


Critical role for DFIs as 4IR takes centre stage at GovTech 2023
6th September 2023

By Mathapelo Malao - Head of Energy, Environment, and ICT at DBSA The role of digitisation and digital transformation in commerce has become more pivotal than ever as many businesses have now... 


Clarifying the role of breathalyser results in employee dismissals: Dispelling misconceptions to ensure workplace safety 
6th September 2023

By Rhys Evans, MD at ALCO-Safe Recent media coverage on the Samancor Chrome Ltd v Willemse dispute may have created a false impression that breathalyser results alone cannot be used to dismiss an... 


Bongani Mankewu
BRICS Countries Must Engage Extensively and Honestly About the Debt-Driven Development Approach for Infrastructure
25th August 2023

By Bongani Mankewu  – Director of the Infrastructure Finance Advisory Institute. Blurb: Brics is in favor of sustainable development, thus it promotes diversity, solidarity, growth, and a more just... 


Accelerating the adoption of tech in people
25th August 2023

By Arjen De Bruin, MD at OIM Consulting Did you know what the biggest challenge organisations face when designing their digital or mechanisation transformation strategies?  No, it isn’t deciding... 


Garyn Rapson
National Biodiversity Offset Guideline finally published
21st August 2023

By Garyn Rapson, Partner, Paula-Ann Novotny, Senior Associate & Nonhlanhla Mnengi, Associate from Webber Wentzel The National Biodiversity Offset Guideline has been published. It specifically... 


John Hudson
Sustaining existing trade partnerships and finding new markets is imperative for South African agriculture
21st August 2023

By John Hudson, Head of Agriculture at Nedbank Commercial Banking South Africa (SA) is in the enviable position of being a net exporter of agricultural products. Aside from the obvious contribution... 


Roland Innes
Moving forward with the QCTO framework - achieving synergy, simplification, and effectiveness
21st August 2023

By Roland Innes, Group Chief Executive Officer at DYNA Training South Africa’s Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) is a major driving force behind addressing South Africa’s skills... 


Paul Calvey
African open skies: How South Africa’s aviation market could help boost intra-continental travel
14th August 2023

By Paul Calvey, Partner and Market Lead at Oliver Wyman The South Africa domestic airline market looks very different now than it did before the COVID-19 pandemic. Some long-established players are... 


Anton Visser
Unlock a competitive business advantage for your business and people with employed learnerships
8th August 2023

By Anton Visser, Chief Operations Officer of Alefbet Learning Many South African corporate organisations spend millions of Rands on learnerships as a tick-box, compliance exercise to gain BBBEE... 


How to Build a Resilient Economy: South Africa's Path to Prosperity through Localisation
3rd August 2023

By Mamiki Matlawa, Group Business Development Executive at ACTOM (Pty) Ltd South Africa is at a critical juncture, facing stagnant growth, rising unemployment, and persistent inequality. To address... 


Sian Thurtell
Safety Management for Sustainable Behavioural Change: Gamification of Operational Risk Management Processes
1st August 2023

By Sian Thurtell, Chief Operating Officer at KBC Health & Safety In the South African mining industry, few SHEQ training service providers use gamification to facilitate effective and measurable... 


Engineering design and its all-important role in MMM
31st July 2023

By Johan Potgieter, Cluster Software Lead at Schneider Electric  Engineering design has become a vital component in multiple segments including MMM (Mining Minerals & Metals) as industry moves into... 


Challenges of Change: Leading in Extraordinary Times by Adelle Wapnick, Executive Coach and Director at FutureNow Consulting
26th July 2023

By executive coach, Adelle Wapnick Hardly a year goes by when something doesn’t fundamentally shift. It just keeps coming. Whether it’s global or local politics, a worldwide pandemic and change in... 


Paul Matthew
Import tax on chicken threatens the health of most South Africans
24th July 2023

By Paul Matthew, CEO, Association of Meat Importers and Exporters Access to affordable and high-quality protein is important in South Africa. For all except the affluent households, that protein is... 


Empowering South Africa's Youth: Temporary Employment Services as a Key to Tackling the Unemployment Crisis
24th July 2023

By Lucinda Alfonica, Regional Legal Manager at Workforce Staffing Youth unemployment poses a significant challenge in South Africa, but Temporary Employment Services (TES) providers can make a... 


Important advice for businesses affected by Joburg explosion 
21st July 2023

By Ryan Woolley, CEO of Insurance Claims Africa (ICA) – Business Interruption Claims – Prevention of Access Following the explosion on Lilian Ngoyi (Bree) Street on Wednesday night, specialist... 


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Truck driver wellness hinges on preventative measures
21st July 2023 By: Yolande Botes

Santam Heavy Haulage recognises the critical link between driver wellness and road safety. The challenge is: How can the trucking industry respond to the need for faster deliveries without... 


AI: safety, efficiency and and protection of data in the mining industry
20th July 2023

By Ahmore Burger-Smidt - Head of Regulatory, Werksmans Attorneys  The mining industry in South Africa has embraced digital transformation. Machine Learning, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence... 


Msizi Khoza
Abandoning Komati re-purposing would be an historic mistake
20th July 2023

By Msizi Khoza – Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Absa Corporate and Investment Banking Eskom’s efforts to repurpose the Komati coal-fired power plant, which was recently... 


Truck arson attacks on the rise again: What this means for the insurance industry
Truck arson attacks on the rise again: What this means for the insurance industry
19th July 2023

By Mtho Maphumulo, Senior Associate at Adams & Adams The past few weeks have been engulfed with flames of truck arson attacks in South Africa. Over 20 trucks have been torched in various provinces... 


Kagiso Mahlangu
Reinvigorating property development in SA through the right legislation and approach
18th July 2023

By Kagiso Mahlangu, Partner: Director, Head of Real Estate and Conveyancing at CMS South Africa. In recent times, the South African property market has experienced significant changes in property... 


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