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In this issue, we look at digital disruption as a design principle. Our cover story with Africa Data Centres’ Adil El Youssefi explores how South Africa can embed redundancy into its digital backbone — ensuring resilience where failure could bring catastrophic consequences.
From factory floors to national grids, the same theme repeats: smarter systems, stronger safeguards, and a shift towards sustainability. Beckhoff’s automation tech points to a leaner, greener industrial future, while ARTsolar demonstrates the power of local manufacturing to deliver world-class renewable technology. Interlynx-SA also celebrates a milestone in industry.
Energy features strongly this month. From refinancing solar projects to unlock real returns, to Professor Vally Padayachee’s vision for an “SA Inc” built on affordable electricity access, the message is clear: South Africa’s future depends on how we generate, finance, and govern our energy. This one is close to my heart, and I’m very excited to share Professor Padayachee’s thoughts with you in this edition.
We also track global currents — China’s dominance in manufacturing, the rise of hybrid work, and the hidden risks behind digital illiteracy. It’s a bumper edition at 40+ pages, and each story carries implications for how we design, secure, and sustain the systems that steer our modern life in seen and unseen ways.
Thank you to all our contributors for helping us pull together an exciting issue, and to our valued advertisers for your ongoing support.
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Justin Render — Editor, EngineerIT
