The end of the year has crept up on us already, and we're closing off 2025 with a topical year-end edition of EngineerIT .
Energy is a significant focus in this issue. Andr de Ruyter opens the conversation with a clear view of what delay has cost the country and where cautious optimism may still be justified. We also look at how businesses are responding to persistent price pressures through solar-plus-storage solutions, and why the growing rush into small-scale embedded generation needs stronger standards to keep staff, customers, and networks safe.
Digital resilience sits alongside energy as a critical theme. Our cover story with Africa Data Centres unpacks how South Africa can strengthen its digital backbone and build systems that continue operating even when individual components fail. Public-facing services, industrial networks and national infrastructure all depend on this stability.
