The story of Sasol exhibits why we must always plan for higher funding within the training of tomorrow’s engineers
07 April 2025 – 05:00
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On November 11 1955, beneath a scorching Free State solar, three males stood beside their vehicles, watching as the primary litres of artificial gasoline flowed via a pipe.
The vehicles belonged to Sasol’s administrators — Frans du Toit, Hendrik van Eck and Etienne Rousseau — and people drops of gasoline represented way over a technical milestone. They have been proof of chance. A sign that South Africans may grasp complexity, engineer options and construct industries from the bottom up…
