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History of DESA

DESA – Drilling and Equipment CC was established in early 2013 by our
founding members, Mr. De Wet Botha and Saks Botha with over 40 years of horizontal coal and hard rock drilling experience starting from manufacturing and supplying horizontal rotary drilling machines for
Secunda Mines in the late 1980s.
 

From the early 2000s, the brothers designed, manufactured, and supplied the first and only horizontal directional coal exploration drill rigs for all major underground coal mining houses in South Africa:
 

– New Denmark Colliery
– Goedehoop Colliery
– Greenside Colliery (Rotary and Directional drill rigs)
– Kriel Colliery
– Zibulo Colliery (Rotary and Directional drill rigs)
– Khutala Colliery
– Exxaro – Rotary Drilling
– Xstrata – Rotary Drilling
– Optimum Coal Mine Rotary Drilling Bochmanspoort and Klipbank
– Jindal Mining SA (Piet Retief) Rotary Drilling
– Mylotex (PTY) Ltd – Springlake Colliery
– Sasol Mines Secunda Consulting & Machinery
– Kangra Coal Rotary Drilling

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Our Team

Our leadership style focuses on respect, honest communication, trust, and results. We uphold strong work ethics, governance, and competitiveness, and thrive under pressure.

Johan Fourie

Managing Member

Juan Botha

Workshop Manager

Celeste Viljoen

Financial Manager

De Wet Botha

SHEQ Manager

Christiaan Botha

Drafting / Design Specialist

Monique Botha

Administrator

Ferdie Barnard

Workshop Foreman

Caleb Pinn

Learner Technician

Austin Phasa

Workshop Assistant

Obed Shayi

Workshop Assistant

Cyre Motswane

Workshop Assistant

Kedibone Phasa

Office Lady

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