Civil Engineering January-February 2022

South African Institution of Civil Engineering Civil Engineering January/February 2022 SiviliEnjiniereng January/February2022 Vol30No1 ON THE COVER Prof. Marianne Vanderschuren is only the third female president in SAICE’s history, following in the footsteps of the renowned Dr Allyson Lawless and Prof. Elsabe Kearsley, and members can look forward to ongoing transformation under her leadership. SiviliEnjiniereng January/February2022 Vol30No1 MeetSAICe 2022PreSIdent MArIAnne VAnderSChuren ethICAlConduCt: doyouhAVe AMISSIon StAteMent? FundIng SouthAFrICA’S InFrAStruCture SPendInggAP SAICeFellowS, honorAryFellow, AndPreSIdent’S AwArd Sivili Enjiniereng = Sepedi Published by SAICE Block 19, Thornhill Office Park, Bekker Street, Vorna Valley, Midrand Private Bag X200, Halfway House, 1685 Tel +27 11 805 5947/8 | Fax +27 11 805 5971 http://www.saice.org.za | civilinfo@saice.org.za CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Vishaal Lutchman PrEng PMP vishaal@saice.org.za | Tel: +27 11 805 5947/8 Editor Danielle Petterson danielle@saice.org.za Tel +27 11 805 5947 | Cell +27 83 226 5614 Editorial Panel MarcovanDijk (chairman), IrvinLuker (vice- chairman),MarianneVanderschuren (president), VishaalLutchman (CEO),AndileGqaji, JeffreyMahachi, Avi Menon,PriscaMhlongo, JonesMoloisane, BeateScharfetter,DaniellePetterson (editor), VerelenedeKoker (journaleditor), BarbaraSpence (advertising) Annual subscription rate R730.00 (VAT included) Advertising Barbara Spence, Avenue Advertising barbara@avenue.co.za Tel +27 11 463 7940 | Cell +27 82 881 3454 Design and reproduction Marketing Support Services, Ashlea Gardens, Pretoria The South African Institution of Civil Engineering accepts no responsibility for any statements made or opinions expressed in this publication, and all information is provided without prejudice. Consequently nobody connected with the publication of the magazine, in particular the proprietors, the publishers and the editors, will be liable for any loss or damage sustained by any reader as a result of his or her action upon any statement or opinion published in this magazine. ISSN 1021-2000 CREDO Credo of the African Engineer �� 1 QUIZ SAICE Know Your Sector Competition �� 4 CEO’S CORNER Quality education: a key opportunity in mitigating structural unemployment in civil engineering �� 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Theft of copper cables from Transnet �� 6 De-electrifying rail infrastructure �� 6 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Prioritising green infrastructure �� 7 PROFILE OF SAICE 2022 PRESIDENT Marianne Vanderschuren: a president who dares to care �� 8 SAICE 2022 Presidential Team �� 11 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Care, reboot and rebuild �� 12 ETHICS Do you have a mission statement? �� 16 INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE Funding South Africa’s infrastructure spending gap: why it is crucial to crowd in the private sector �� 20 INTERNATIONAL UAE launches mammoth rail programme �� 22 oN THE cOVER P12 2022 SAICE President Marianne Vanderschuren has challenged all SAICE members to dedicate 67 minutes of their time every month in service to others in need – imagine the difference those collective 200 000 hours a year could make

Civil Engineering January-February 2022 | Vol 30 No 1