Engineering in Africa

Engineering in Africa


Latest Episodes

EP6 - Engineering in South Africa, Standing out during a Pandemic with Ayanda Mbatha
April 06, 2021

EP6 - Engineering in South Africa, Standing out during a Pandemic with Ayanda Mbatha --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-in-africa/message

EP5 - Engineering in Zambia, what you need to know to succeed with Kunda Tembo
March 15, 2021

In Episode 5 of the Engineering in Africa Podcast, I spoke to Kunda Tembo about his Mining and Services Industry experience in Zambia.    The purpose of the podcast was to help get insights into the engineering scene in Zambia. The context of th

EP4 - Becoming a socially aware and responsible engineer with Ziningi Malinga
March 03, 2021

The great thing about being an engineering student is that the path to succeeding is predetermined: You know the engineering qualification's subjects and syllabus upfront. You know the number of assignments you must complete and the pass mark. You kn

EP3 - How vague goals can lead to a disastrous engineering careers with Itumeleng Mmutloane
February 23, 2021

The dawn of the South African democracy in 1993 meant more opportunities for many South Africans. Access to higher education was one of the opportunities that many black South Africans did not have. According to Stats SA Education Series Volume V, there w

EP2 - The business case for renewable energy in South Africa with Thabo Moyo
February 15, 2021

Electricity supply remains one of South Africa's biggest hurdles that impact its potential to address some of its socio-economic challenges and inequality. In his 2021 State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa announced that rapidly expanding energ

EP1 Part 2 - An electrical engineer's journey from South Africa to the Czech Republic with Eric Ilunga
February 08, 2021

In 2016, I had the privilege of being appointed project manager on a project that will see me recruiting over 70 employees. I had to swift through hundreds of Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) for interview shortlisting and eventually appoint the right type of pers

EP1 Part 1 - Dealing with the challenges of moving from the DRC to SA to study and work-in engineering with Eric Ilunga
February 01, 2021

EP001 - Dealing with the challenges of moving from the DRC to South Africa to study and work-in engineering In this episode, I speak to Eric Ilunga about his engineering journey. We talk about his experience from struggling to get a job in the Democratic