3.4 SALT Technical Operations team The Committee was briefly introduced to the team members of the Technical Operations Division. SALT generated employment for twenty-one technical operations employees. Seventeen employees were employed on-site and four were based in Cape Town. Four were Sutherland residents, five were from surrounding rural towns and one was from Namibia. One of the four software employees was a paraplegic who was confined to a wheelchair. A further two employees from Sutherland were being trained as artisans. Skills employed in this division include mechanical, electronic, system, software and opto- mechanical engineering and technology. A number of local residents were also employed periodically to see the project through its peaks.