INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Industry insights, operational perspectives and industry commentary from the SPM team on infrastructure, maintenance, logistics, project execution and the realities shaping industrial environments.
Building African Technical Capability Without Romanticism
By Mvuyo Tyobeka, CEO of SPM Most conversations about technical capability assume a clean starting point. New systems. Clear documentation. Skills developed in parallel with design. That is not where our work begins. At Southern Power Maintenance, we are usually...
Protecting Infrastructure Value Over Time
By Nelisiwe Mabutyana, Head of Finance: SPM Cost control is an essential element of financial governance. In infrastructure-heavy industries, its purpose is ultimately to support the protection of long-term asset value and operational reliability. Power systems,...
Year-End Logistics: What the Pressure Reveals
By Mpho Selepe, Acting Logistics Manager: SPM Logistics is often most visible when something goes wrong. At year end, it becomes visible for a different reason. Volumes rise, lead times compress, and the margin for recovery disappears. What normally absorbs...
