Civil Engineering January-February 2022 | Vol 30 No 1

Civil Engineering January/February 2022 1 I am an engineering practitioner and in my profession I take deep pride. To it I owe solemn obligation. Since the origins of humanity, human progress has been spurred by engineering genius. The engineering profession has made nature’s vast resources of material and energy usable for humanity’s benefit. Engineering practitioners have vitalised, and turned to practical use, the principles of science and the means of technology. Were it not for this heritage of accumulated experience, my efforts would be feeble. I pledge to practise integrity and fair dealing, tolerance and respect, and to uphold devotion to the standards and the dignity of my profession, conscious always that my skill carries with it the obligation to serve humanity by making the most sustainable use of Earth’s precious resources. I shall participate in none but honest enterprises. When needed, my skill and knowledge shall be given without reservation. In the performance of duty and in fidelity to my profession, I shall give the utmost. (Introduced to SAICE members by our 2011 president, Seetella Makhetha) Credo of the African Engineer