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of the World Water Council; Technical Advisor
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Chris Yelland obtained a Bachelor of Science
degree in electrical engineering from the
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enterprise risk management, forensic services, to focus on important strategic issues facing the
business-continuity management, security and electricity, energy and ICT sectors in SA and the
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Computer Audit Manager and at the University -œÕÌ ƂvÀˆV>˜ ÕÀi>Õ œv -Ì>˜`>À`à i`ˆ> >Ü>À`
of Port Elizabeth as an Associate Professor in vœÀ >˜ ¼iÝVi«Ìˆœ˜> Vœ˜ÌÀˆLṎœ˜ ̜ ˆ˜VÀi>Ș}
auditing. He has been presenting the Masters in Ì i >Ü>Ài˜iÃà œv ÃÌ>˜`>À`ˆÃ>̈œ˜ >˜` Ài>Ìi`
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are computers, cricket, rugby and reading. Vœ˜ÌÀˆLṎœ˜ ̜ iÝVii˜Vi ˆ˜ Ì i wi` œv ÃVˆi˜Vi
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vœÀ ¼Ã«iVˆ> ivvœÀÌÃ ÜˆÌ ˆ˜ Ì i wi` œv œÕÀ˜>ˆÃ“
to promote greater understanding of energy
and its role in sustaining human endeavours’. In
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African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
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contribution to the South African electrical
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a senior member of the IEEE (USA) and a member
of the IET (UK). He is also a registered Chartered
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