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PROFILE
SANRAL’s
Skhumbuzo
Macozoma:
directed focus
Those fortunate enough
to find their passion or
know what they want at
a young age, are at an
advantage. Skhumbuzo
Macozoma, CEO of the
South African National
Roads Agency Limited
(SANRAL), explains to Civil
Engineering Contractor
(CEC) senior writer Ntsako
Khosa how he used
directed focus to carve out
his career.
C
EC: Describe your career
journey and how you
ended up at SANRAL?
Skhumbuzo Macozoma: I spent
10 years at the Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR) in
the Building and Construction
division where I honed my research
skills. I did a lot of work in a whole
array of civil engineering starting
www.civilsonline.co.za
SANRAL’s goal is to avoid these.
SANRAL CEO, Skhumbuzo Macozoma.
with water and sanitation, moving
into waste management, sustainable
construction, demolition waste
management and transportation. I
also worked on energy and water
infrastructure. In hindsight, I
preferred transport and decided to
focus on that.
I moved to the Department of
Transport, spending eight years there
working closely with counterparts
developing roads policy, roads strategy,
co-ordinating and overseeing the
work of provinces and municipalities.
I was part of the SANRAL board
for two terms, then moved to the
organising committee of the 2010
FIFA Soccer World Cup. My mandate
was to assist the country to implement
a transport plan, successfully deliver
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