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Executive Management
Dr Msizi Myeza
Ms Sarie Treeby
Ms Tabisa Mtati
Ms Thembakazi Moya
About CBE
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is a Schedule 3A Public Entity that reports to the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure. It is a regulatory body established under the Council for the Built Environment Act (No. 43 of 2000) (the CBE Act).
The CBE was established for the purpose of instilling good conduct within built environment professions, mobilising transformation in the built environment professions, protecting the interest of the public and advising the South African Government on Built Environment related issues.
Programmes
The CBE delivers its mandates through the following programmes:
The purpose of this Programme is to ensure that the CBE is in the best shape to achieve goals set out in the Strategic Plan. In its efforts to become an Optimum Functioning Council, the CBE will focus on the following initiatives:
- Business Value Re-engineering to make the CBE fit-for-purpose
- Marketing and Awareness campaigns to make the public aware of the CBE and its services
- Develop a Revenue Enhancement Strategy towards long-term financial sustainability
- Align IT systems to the CBE strategy, Internet of Things and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The functions of the Programme are housed in the Divisions:
- The Office of the CEO – Stakeholder Relations, Communications, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Corporate Services – Finance, Human Capital and Facilities Management, Supply Chain Management, Internal Audit, Risk Management
Transforming the Built Environment to create more opportunities for women, youth and people with disabilities will contribute to the National Priorities of the President and the NDP 2030. Hence the core focus areas of this Programme are to:
- Support women-owned professional practices in the delivery and maintenance of Built Environment infrastructure
- Promote the empowerment of people with disabilities in the Built Environment
- Promote youth involvement and development in the Built Environment
The aim is to work with the Built Environment sector to build a greater understanding of local demand and supply and take action to address shortfalls in capacity. The Programme focuses on:
- Assisting workplaces in implementing the Structured Candidacy Programme
- Placing Built Environment students from Universities of Technology for work integrated learning to assist them to complete their qualifications and register as candidates
- Establishing approved reskilling programmes for BE professionals and candidates appointed by the State
The purpose of this Programme is to coordinate research outputs, provide advice and facilitate knowledge management on Built Environment matters, including the professions.
This Programme will focus on establishing a repository of research outputs, publications and policy advisory on issues impacting the Built Environment.
The purpose of this Programme is to provide an enterprise-wide legal service to all areas of the CBE business, to promote sound governance in the Built Environment professions and protect the public in its dealings with registered persons and the CBEP.
This Programme will enable the CBE to implement the following of its mandates:
- Promote and protect public interest in the Built Environment through:
- Hear and decide on appeals lodged with the CBE within the statutory deadline
- Monitor and promote compliance by the CBEP with Corporate Governance principles
Empowerment and Economic Development
Professional Skills and Capacity Development
Research and Knowledge Management
Public Protection, Policy and Legislation
Procurement
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL VENDORS MUST BE REGISTERED ON THE CENTRAL SUPPLIER DATABASE (CSD) TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH CBE.
All service providers who wish to conduct business with the CBE by rendering goods/services are required to comply with National Treasury’s mandatory requirement of being registered on Government’s Central Supplier Database (CSD).
Suppliers wishing to register can visit the CSD Website.
Please note that the CBE will not award any quotation/bid to a supplier who is not registered as a prospective supplier on the CSD. Hence, it is the service provider’s responsibility to ensure that registration is completed correctly and timeously.
Publications
News & Events
Latest News
South African town planners shouldn’t celebrate World Town Planning Day
The 2024 World Town Planning Day coincides with the Built Environment Climate Change Indaba, which is convened in partnership with Mandeni Local Municipality. When we started conceptualising this Indaba, a series of questions were posed: Why Mandeni? My response was, why not Mandeni? I responded…
Zikalala calls for innovative construction solutions to respond to climate change
Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has invited the built environment industry to introduce innovative construction solutions to ensure that infrastructure being built in South Africa responds to the reality of climate change. “All our infrastructure planning and construction must have climate change in mind,”…
Council indaba to zero-in on climate resilient build environment
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is on track to convene its second Built Environment Climate Change Indaba (BECCI) next week. “The CBE’s 2024 BECCI is centered on building a climate-resilient built environment for South Africa while acknowledging and incorporating the Indigenous Knowledge Systems…
Media Releases
Fraud in the South African Construction Industry: A Growing Challenge
The construction industry plays a pivotal role in the economic development of South Africa, contributing to infrastructure growth, job creation and overall national development. As reported in the “South Africa Construction Industry Databook series – Market Size & Forecast by Value and Volume, Q2 2024…
CBE update regarding Identification of Work
This statement shall deal with processes around the development and implementation of the Identification of Work (IDoW) within the built environment. 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDOW The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is a regulator of the professions practicing and providing regulatory frameworks…
Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala to Deliver keynote address at Built Environment Recognition Awards
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) are gearing up to host the 2nd Built Environment Recognition Awards (BERA) in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. This prestigious event, themed “Road to Professional Registration” underscores ongoing efforts to promote career advancement…
Events
30th CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONVERSATION
It is widely accepted that in order to be more productive and competitive within the knowledge economy, companies across all industries need to become learning organisations and invest significantly in their employees. Human resources are recognised as organisation’s greatest asset, even in the era of…
QUANTITY SURVEYING RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2021
The dwindling number of cranes interspersed across our South African skyline speaks to the reality of the poor economic growth we are experiencing in the construction industry. We have fallen down a slippery slope exacerbated by a relentless, unyielding and fastpaced business environment. This monumental…
Indaba 2019 Video
Breaking the Barriers. This is the theme of the Council for the Built Environment’s third National Transformation Indaba. The inability of small and medium businesses to prosper economically in the built environment, poor implementation of policies and lack of policy reforms have contributed to…
Media
Latest
Radio interview on Ukhozi FM : Radio interview, Impact of Construction Mafias on communities and the economy
Radio interview on Ukhosi FM : Radio interview, Impact of Construction Mafias on communities and the economy
TV Interview – Newsroom Africa: Construction sector identified as one of the faces of corruption
Television interview with Newsroom Africa : Construction sector identified as one of the faces of corruption
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