By Jimmy Swira For years, Eskom’s generation fleet had become closely associated with low availability and long periods of outages. This was at a huge cost to heavy industry in…
"To the client, anything short of expectations is unacceptable. The excuse that a project was delayed because inexperienced graduates with first-class qualifications were being mentored simply will not wash." One…
In mega projects, unnecessary political and commercial pressure on contractors to deliver, while overlooking realities, often leads to rushed commissioning. South Africa’s Medupi, Kusile, and Ingula projects show how this…
In workshops, plants and pits across Southern Africa, the craft of machinery maintenance is changing faster than many teams can keep up with. Ever-tightening production targets, increasingly complex asset fleets,…
It is worth reiterating Pragma Tim Beavon’s message on the importance of interdepartmental coordination in heavy industry - particularly mining - during commodity booms, such as the current surge in…
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