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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Travels with Civils is a unique tribute to the South
African Civil Engineering profession and its support
team. No single publication can easily cover or give
Title credit to the achievements of South Africans since the
Travels with Civils dawn of humankind and as such this book provides
a mere glimpse of the living monuments that were
Administration and Production created.
Jeannie Campbell (Director)
Beverley J Lawrence (Director) Civil engineering knows no boundaries and makes
Aaron Makanga Jere modern day living possible for all citizens of South
Thembeni Nsingo Africa. But the stars of this show, including the civil
engineering professionals and their support teams
Layout and Design usually operate behind the curtains of everyday life. It
Sanet du Plessis Art & Design cc, Pretoria is only when something goes wrong that the services
and infrastructure that is taken for granted becomes
Printer & Bookbinder an issue.
Camera Press cc, Johannesburg
Some years ago the code name Civil Thread was chosen
© Copyright reserved to develop a tourist guide to feature civil engineering and
th
All rights reserved at last in 2013, the year of the 110 SAICE Anniversary
the project was initiated.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any I was invited to author the book but realised that much
means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording would be required in terms of input from the SAICE
or otherwise, without the prior written permission of team who was identified to assist.
the copyright owner.
My sincere appreciation goes to the following people
Although the greatest care has been taken in the in particular, but also to the broader SAICE family who
compilation of the entire contents, the publishers do have facilitated. I also recognise our colleagues who
not accept responsibility for errors or omissions. have passed on - leaders and members of SAICE whose
work is still serving us so well.
Standard Edition – English The Civil Engineering Profession and Industry, past, and
ISBN 0 86846 117 2 present:

First Edition copyright© August 2014 Peter Kleynhans – SAICE President 2013
Manglin Pillay - SAICE Chief Executive Officer
Publishers SAICE National Office staff in general, past and
present
CVR LOGO Verelene de Koker – SAICE Magazine Editor, Marie
Ashpole – Outreach Officer and Steven Kaplan – Chief
Operating Officer
Chris van Rensburg Publications (Pty) Limited Rebekka Wellmans – who was in charge of research,
Cor Main Road and 11th Avenue, Melville 2092 information and resources
P O Box 29159, Melville 2109 Beverley Lawrence and partners – Chris van Rensburg
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa Publications (Pty) Limited
Telephone: +27 (0) 11 726-4350/1/2
Facsimile: +27 (0) 11 482-1279 My personal word of thanks also to my wife of 42 years
E-Mail: bjlawrence@mweb.co.za Ria, family and friends who cheered me on and provided
moral support.
We acknowledge with sincere thanks the contribution
of the sponsoring organisations without whose support And last, but most important, Soli Deo Gloria for the
this publication would not have been published. talents, abilities, resources that we have been endowed
with to contribute to our beloved South Africa and our
August 2014 peoples - the best place in the world – the best people
in the world. Our South African Coat of arms says it so
well.
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Diverse people unite

Eng. David B Botha Pr Eng

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