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Publication: wattnow Page: 18 Title: SAIEE Women in Engineering Showcase Publish Date: 01 August 2021 AVE: 116608 Author: MINX AVRABOS

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FEATURE . CELEBRATING SAIEE WOMEN

SAIEE Women in

Engineering ShowcaseThree things to know about women in Science, Technology, Engineering and

Math (STEM) is that female students and employees are under—represented in

STEM—related fields. On average, around 30% of the world’s researchers are

women. Less than a third of female students choose to study higher education

courses in subjects like math and engineering. Women working in STEM fields

publish less and often receive less pay. Science and gender equality are vital toreaching sustainable development goals. In recent years much has been done to

help inspire women and girls to study and work in technical fields. But womencontinue to be excluded from participating fully, according to the United Nations.

We are proud to showcase some of our female member's profiles in this article.

BY | MlNX AVRABDS

AYANDA NOAH, the Chairman of Central As a result of her activities and

Energy Fund Group, is a Director of her contribution, she was recognised and

consulting firm, AN Duke Solutions received various awards, including

(Pty) Ltd. She is also the CEO of Utility Eskom's Executive of the Year runner-

Coach (Pty) Ltd and a Director at up (2005); Eskom's Special Award 2010

Enerdigm Energy Development. MW Project (2010); BWA's Business

Woman of the Year Award Finalist

Before venturing into business, (Government Category - 2014) and

she served at Eskom as the Group CEO Global's Africa’s Most Influential

Executive for Distribution and later, Women in Public Enterprises (Country,

Customer Services Division. Regional and Continental Winner -

2017).

Since joining Eskom in 1992 as an

engineer»in-training, she worked her Ayanda is a registered professional

way up the organisation, occupying engineer with the Engineering Councilvarious positions from middle and of South Africa (ECSA) and a member

senior management to EXCO level of the South African Institute of

before her retirement at the end of Electrical Engineers (SAlEE) and the

2018. Institute of Directors.

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CHRISTINAH MOHLUKI is a Senior (SABS) with extensive experience in

Project Engineer in the Transmission electrical equipment testing before

Division at Eskom. She holds a National moving to Eskomt

Diploma in Electrical Engineering (HC),

BTech Power Engineering and Project She joined SAIEE in 2008, and in

Management (both from TUT), BSc 2015, became a member of the

(Hons) in Technology Management Power & Energy Section, In 2017 she

(UP) and Masters in Technology was nominated and elected to be a

Management (UP). committee member of Central Gauteng

Centre, where she is still serving.

She has extensive experience in

secondary plant system protection She is currently mentoring and

and Engineering solutions within coaching Electrical Technicians and

Transmission Division. Technologists towards Professional

registration with ECSA and Christinah

She also has Power Station experience is an active member of SAIEE,

in the Operation Support Department contributing positively toward realisingat Matimba Power Station in Lephalale. the institutional goals and objectivesHer career in Energy Sector began at with peers in the Electrical industry.

the South African Bureau of Standards

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FAITH SIBELO is a final year EE student

atthe University of Johannesburg, born

and raised in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

She serves in the SAIEE UJ Students KRYSTLE ANNAMALAI holds a BSc. MAlTE SAKO started her career as

Chapter as a Vice Secretary. Electronic Engineering degree with the an Engineer in Training at Eskom

University of KwaZqu-Natal (UKZN) and Distribution in 2010. She was thenShe loves celebrating women’s month. graduated with a Master of Business appointed network operations engineerIt’s truly a time when she feels like Administration (MBA) degree from specialising in real-time power system

there is a communal celebration and, the University of Pretoria's Gordon analysis in 2011. She was appointedat the very least, an acknowledgement Institute of Business Science (GIBS). senior engineer in Eskom, Systemof women and their agenda. Operator specialising in integrating

She is a registered Professional generators on the South African grid.

Engineer with the Engineering Councilof South Africa (ECSA). She serves as Currently, she is a Chief Engineer at

a committee member of the South Eskom, System Operator specialisingAfrican Institute of Electrical Engineers in asset integration. She is a

(SAIEE) since 2019, and she is a professional engineer registered with

member of Cigret the Engineering Council of South

Africa (ECSA). She holds qualifications

EThekwini Electricity has employed including a BEng Electrical Engineering,her as an MV/LV Operations Engineer Certificate in Business Managementfor the past ten years, and a Masters degree in Engineering

Management.

She has been a member of the South

African Institute of Electrical Engineers

(SAIEE) since 2016 and has been

participating in SAIEE Central GautengJASDDA NAIDOO has a BSc and MSc Centre (CGC) activities. She served

in Electrical Engineering. She is a as vice-treasurer for CGC in 2019 and

registered Professional Engineer with treasurer in 2020. She was elected

ECSA. Currently, she is a Field Services vice-chairperson for the SAIEE WomenEngineer at Eskom. She loves to travel in Engineering (WIE) chapter in 2020.

in her spare time.

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MAKGOLA MAKDLOLO graduated with SEDA that assists small scale miners

a Bachelor of Science, Electrical in developing mining technologies and

Engineering from the University of building sustainable businesses.KwaZulu-Natal. She obtained her MBA

from GIBS, University of Pretoria. She She was elected as one of the top

is the current acting Deputy Director- 80 emerging leaders in science and

General for energy in the Department technology in Africa and the Middle

of Public Enterprises (DPE) of the South East. She participated in TechWomenAfrican government with shareholder in 2013, an exchange program for

oversight on Eskom (energy), Safcol women in STEM fields. In 2017 she

(forestry) and Alexkor (mining). was listed in the Mail & Guardian Top

200 Young South Africans. Makgola is

Miss Makololo has exceptional passionate about people and leadership

leadership capability and capacity and development and is committed to

has served in various capacities in excellence and good service. She

society. She served as a non-executive currently serves as a chairperson for

director on the board of Zenzele the SAIEE Women in Engineering

Technology centre, an incubator of Chapter.

MANTSIE HLAKUDI is a professionally and technical support. She holds a BSc

registered and certificated (GCC) (Honours) from UCT and is currentlyElectrical Engineer with over 11 busy with MSc Electrical Engineering.

years of experience in Distribution

and Transmission, specialising in She is an additional regular member

Specialised Plant Equipment Failure for Cigre A3 Study Committee, Cigre

Investigations, Renewable Energy, Utility Advisory Board Member and

Transformers and reactors. expert member on International

Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

She is currently a Chief Engineer for C SEC 10 Ethics in Autonomous and

Transformers and Reactors, focusing Artificial Intelligence Applications. Sheon transformer specifications, design is the Secretariat for SAIEE Women

reviews, factory capability assessment, in Engineering (WiE) Chapter and the

factory acceptance testing, failure Events and Communications Portfolio

investigations, asset health appraisal, lead for SAIEE Gauteng Centre.

MARIAM PAUL is a registeredprofessional Electrical engineer

working in the Telecommunications

sector for more than two decades.

She is a Chief Director at the

Department of Communications and

Digital Technologies in charge of ICT

Infrastructure Macro Applications. Her

responsibilitiesincludeconnectivityand

digital applications for the education

sector, e—Government initiatives, Smart

Community programmes. She is a

board member of the South African

National Space Agency (SANSA).




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PHOF MEERA K. JOSEPH works as MICHELLE GOVENDER is passionate MOKWAPE LEKGANYANE has more than

an Independent Contractor at the about leadership in cybersecurity. She IS years of experience in the power

Independent Institute of Education, leads the development of services industry and is currently the Senior

South Africa, from January 2020. She and solutions to help secure business for eThekwini.

Manager Electricity'salso serves as the (DBA) supervisor at ’ and city strategy as we digitise and HV Projects Branch responsible for

Milpark Business School. Meerah is a leverage Industry 40. high voltage equipment and capitalProfessional Member of the Institute of projects. Before joining eThekwini

Information Technology Professionals She believes that secure digital Electricity, Mokwape was with EskomSouth Africa and is currently the IEEE business is a way of life going into Transmission working as an Assistant

Computer Society South Africa Chapter the future. She uses her engineering Engineer.chair. She is Senior Member of the 'a and leadership knowledge and

SAIEE and IEEE. She is a member of - experience. coupled with her passion She holds a BSc and an MSc degree

the SAIEE Cybersecurity Chapter. for understanding people’s digital in Engineering from the UKZN, a

behaviours, to secure business. Certificate in Technology LeadershipShe received DPhil. Engineering from the Da Vinci Institute of

Management degree at UJ in 2014, Her work experience includes power Technology, a Certificate in Advanced

her Master's degree in Computer, utilities, which includes nuclear Project Management and a Master of

Applications in and 880 Chemistry' power, cybersecurity strategy, Business Administration (MBA) degree

in 1998. She has Java, UML, SAS model from the UCT.,

including operating design,

(Introduction to statistics), and Python culture transformation and cyber risk

certifications. She authored and management, She is a registered Professional

contributed to 76 research works and Engineer with ECSA, a Senior Memberhas 20 years of lecturing experience in Michelle is a professional Electrical of the SAIEE, a member of CIGRE

the Computer Engineering / ICT field engineer (Pr. Eng) and Certified and a member of the Golden KeyShe found and led the Information Information Security Manager International Honour Society.

>and Communication Technology for (CISM) endorsed by the international

Development (ICT4D) research 'group cybersecurityprofessional body, ISACA. Currently, she serves as a member ofat UJ's School of Electrical Engineering Passionate about risk management, the CIGRE SA Executive Board, ECSA

and supervised 14 Postgraduate Michelle has achieved a post—graduate Reviewer/Moderator/Assessor and a

students to completion and graduation diploma at the University of South member of the SAIEE KZN CommitteeV

at UJ within a short period. She was Africa in applied risk management. An since March 2017.

recently nominated for the NSTF advisor nationally and internationally, She has authored and co-authored

award: Engineering Research Capacity Michelle is driving a cyber-secure several research publications for local

Development Award. Industrial digital business. and international conferences.




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NED MAPAPANYANE is a registered NOMTHANDAZO MPANDE is a social PRUDENCE MADIBA is a Senior Manager,

professional engineer with ECSA entrepreneur (philanthropist) with a Control & Instrumentation (C&l)

and holds a Master of Engineering disability and an electrical engineering Engineering Department at Eskom.

(M.Eng) degree in Electrical from the professional with more than 15 years Prudence holds a 880 in Electronic

North—West University. She is a senior of experience. Engineering (UKZN), PGD Business

engineer at Eskom in the Power Management (UKZN), GDE Industrial

System Operations Performance She is a GCPIT global award- Engineering (WITS) and Masters in

department. winning business leader in 2021. Engineering Management (UP).She is the Managing Director of

Neo is well versed in the power system Phoki Holdings, which specialises in She is one of the founders of the

protection for the transmission and energy management and disability Pfuxani STEM Foundation. This

sub-transmission network in Eskom. empowerment consulting. non-profit organisation focuses on

She is a member of the South African improving teaching and learning in

Institute of Electrical Engineering Her company is accredited through Science, Technology, Engineering

(SAIEE) and a committee member of WeConnect International as a women and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in

the SAIEE Central Gauteng Centre, business enterprise Nomthandazo township schools in Gauteng. Their

leading the Corporate and Social is a Business Advisor focusing on objective is to increase the number ofInvestment (CSI) portfolio since 2020. disability empowerment, technology, township learners that enrol for STEM

construction, energy industries. courses at higher education institutions

In her ten years of working experience, over the next five years.

she has been involved in various She is a member of the SAIEE and a

projects within Eskom distribution and Professional Technician registered Prudence serves on the SAIEE Council

Transmission, respectively. One of with ECSA and serves on numerous and has been a member since 2004.

these projects received a manager's association boards.

award in the Customer's Satisfaction

category, and she recently got an

Employee of the Month: Exceptional

recognition.

She is passionate about community

projects and mentoring high school

learners in the Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)stream.




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Engineer REFILWE BUTHELEZI is an with the highest level of integrity,

experienced infrastructure asset and passionate commitment to

manager skilled, business/operational sustainability, environmental, social

strategy development and translating and governance. She is passionatethese into attainable asset health and about women’s empowerment and has

performance. used her various roles as a champion

of transformation to elevate the role of

She is a prominent member of the many women in the industry.Institute of Directors SAand has served

as a Non-Executive Director in various She holds BEng and MEng degrees

companies in South Africa and abroad. from the University of Johannesburg

RefilweiscurrentlytheVicePresidentof and an MBL degree from Unisa.

the Engineering Council of South Africa Besides her own experience and

(ECSA). She has represented ECSA technical know-how, she has a sizeable

internationally at various International portfolio of professional linkages that

Engineering Alliance Meetings that she has established over the years,

govern mutual recognition of tertiary which she could call on when required.

qualifications in engineering and

professional competence. She has She has a strong flair for business

over 15 years of business leadership and entrepreneurship, and this is

experience in diverse management demonstrated by her ability to identifyenvironments within the water and an excellent opportunity to exploit

power utility industries. During her strengths and market opportunities

career, she has built a reputation that she foresees. She is a believer

for operational excellence, digital that one should take the lead, lifting

technology, corporate governance, others as one climb and thrive!

innovative strategic thinking, working

SHARLEEN MASANGO is an enthusiastic,

skilful and highly motivated final year

Electrical and Electronics Engineeringstudent at the University of

Johannesburg and is passionate aboutthe social impact of technology.

She is a project leader — having led

multiple class projects to completion.She is an active member of the UJ

SAIEE Student Chapter and has

participated in its executive committeesince 2018. She was the UJ Student

Chapter Chairperson in 2020 and the

Deputy Chair in 2019, She continues toserve as deputy chair of the chapter in

2021.

She likes to take a proactive approach

to solve problems when possible andto seek out new challenges.




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SY GOURRAH has been part of the 2001 until 2011. She was the first

energy industry in South Africa for over female President of the AMEU.

25 years. She started her career as a

Consultant and later was appointed She is a fellow of the SAIEE and has

as the City Electrical Engineer for served as a council member since

East London. With more than two 2012. She has chaired the Professional

decades of experience as an electrical Development and Finance committees

engineer, Sy Gourrah also holds many and is the 2020 President of the

qualifications, including a Bachelor in SAlEE. She launched the SAIEE

Engineering (Electrical & Electronics), Women in Engineering Chapter duringMasters in Business Administration, her presidency, striving to promote

and Government Certificate of women’s interests and champion

Competency empowerment programs within

the SAIEE and broader electrical

Currently, she is the Business engineering fraternity.

Development Specialist for

Transmission & Distribution & She is a professionally registeredEPC within Actom. In this role, engineer and was an active volunteer

she is involved with the business with ECSA, where she was the

development of the different products Chairperson of the Engineeringmanufactured within Transmission & Program Accreditation Committee.Distribution and the service offeringsof the EPC division, She is an international accreditor for

engineering programs in Washington

Sy served as the President of the Accord recognised countries and

AMEU from 2008 to 2010 and has participates in the accreditation of

been on the executive council from South African University programs.

THANDI SISHI is a Chief Engineer at TSHEGO CORNELIUS is a BSc Electrical

eThekwini Municipality. She leads Engineering graduate from UCT

a section responsible for Planning with more than ten years of working

and Distribution of electricity within experience, currently working as

the eThekwini South Western Area. a Project & Contracts Manager at

Thandi holds a Bachelor of Engineering Eskom. She has recently completed(B.Eng) in Electrical & Electronics and her Master's degree in Business

Masters in Business Administration Leadership (MBL),(MBA). She is registered with ECSA as

a professional engineer since 2014 and Tshego is a registered professionalis currently a candidate for examination engineer with ECSA, an SAIEE Councilfor Electrical Engineers' Certificate of member, and the IEEE and BMF. She

Competency: Factories has held various leadership roles within

Thandi is an active member of the various organisations.

SAIEE, currently serving in the KZN

Centre committee since 2019, under Tshego is passionate about giving backthe membership portfolio. Through her and promoting STEM and activelyinvolvement with SAIEE, she has been does that through her involvement

able to network and appreciate the with Pfuxani STEM Foundation and

continuous development she obtains KoReTswangTeng Foundation.from committee members



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