The Civil Engineering Contractor February 2018 | Page 5

30 Profile 1 Comment The Bakwena N1N4 toll is the central link of a vast highway system that connects southern Africa’s east and west coasts, while Graeme Blewitt makes sure it is fully operational. 4 On policymakers’ desks 6 On contractors’ sites 7 On project owners’ desks 7 On consultants’ desks 8 Infrastructure Africa 9 World news 10 This is civil engineering Change – through the ballot and not the bullet 12 On site 18 Technology Officially junk status, South Africa sits on the precipice of an economic abys, while Webster Mfebe optimistically points out our advantages. 22 Insight 30 Profile 32 Project alerts 34 Thought leadership 36 Business intelligence 40 Supply chain news Taking its toll 36 Business intelligence “If the leadership does not listen to the electorate, then that is a dictatorship. Dictatorship may be sweet to those in power, but as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, it will always have a bitter end.” CEC February 2018 - 3