Electricity + Control December 2017

COMMENT

ON THE COVER

A Good Year Gone ... Another to Come

FEATURES: • Control systems+ automation • Transformers+ substations • Flowmeasurement • Hazardous areas+ safety

I have not checked, but I have the sense that for the past few years I have ended the year with a December comment, in which I have cheerfully suggested that the year has been an interesting one, and that the future is likely to be even more so… This way of predicting the future has been quite easy, really. I can safely assure you, as before, that the next year will be more interesting still! As I write this, of course, much hangs in the balance as to how the year ends off, how we deal with what seems to be (yet another) a tipping point in the history of the country; and indeed we look to the re- gion with some concern. Let me assure you that we have been down this road before. But the time is coming when we really need to tar the thing, and have a faster, smoother ride, don’t you think? I am aware that the year has been chal- lenging for many. This is not to say that we are not up for those challenges – as a country and as an industry – but the issue to me is the potential we simply seem to be stifling. That must be addressed. I am of the view that, with the right sig- nals and stability, this country and this re- gion will really begin to fly – finally fixing the aborted take-off.

We continue to work and contribute – even during the difficult times; although it is frustrating to see delayed progress, I know. This is also a time of reflection, and a time to spend with family and friends. To plan and strategise – and to record the enor- mous efforts made by so many to ensure that as an industry we continue to grow through the tough times – presumably making you all more than ready for the good times! It is therefore incumbent on me to thank the staff of Electricity+Control: the editor Wendy Izgorsek, the advertising manag- ers, Helen Couvaras and Heidi Jandrell; the design and layout artist, Adel JvR Bothma; the Crown videographer, Ano Shumba; the Crown Publisher and Deputy Publisher, Karen Grant and Wilhelm Du Plessis. I wish you all well for this end of year peri- od – and sincerely hope that we all return to a less exciting new year!

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