Designing Dignity: Leading Disability-Inclusive Futures in the Built Environment
South Africa’s built environment stands at a critical inflection point. As the country intensifies its efforts to transform cities, towns, human settlements, and social facilities it must confront a fundamental truth: our infrastructure, the buildings we design, the public spaces we shape, the transport mobility…
Address by the Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala during the inaugural Association of Construction Project Managers Conference (ACPM)
Programme Director; The Director-General of Public Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Sifiso Mdakane; Head of the PMTE, Mr. Siza Sibande; Senior Managers; CEOs of our Public Entities; Presidents and Chairpersons of Regulatory Bodies and Voluntary Associations; President of the Association of Construction Project Managers (ACPM), Mr Anthony…
CBE hosts Western Cape Built Environment Stakeholder Engagement Roadshow
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE), in partnership with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and the University of Cape Town, will host the Western Cape Built Environment Stakeholder Engagement Roadshow (BESER) as part of a national series aimed at strengthening collaboration…
CBE and UCT forge strategic partnership to advance national infrastructure and transformation goals
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment (UCT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 29 September 2025, that will redefine the relationship between academia, government, and the built environment sector. The MoU…
George Building Collapse : Minister Macpherson releases findings of ECSA and CBE investigations
(Note to editors: The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, released the outcomes of investigations into the George building collapse at a media briefing in George on Saturday morning, following a meeting with the victims and their families earlier that day. You can…
Youth in the Built Environment and Infrastructure Expo: “Empowering Youth Building a Skilled future”
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE), in collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), invites members of the media to a Youth in the Built Environment and Infrastructure Expo, under the theme ‘‘Empowering youth building a skilled future” This is in…
Professionalisation of the built environment is non-negotiable
On 14 November 2024, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure ,Honourable Dean Macpherson said when addressing members of the National Assembly: “Another key contributor to delays has been the lack of enforceable oversight standards within our regulatory framework. We are addressing this by empowering the Council…
CBE and DPWI Champion Professional Growth through the Infrastructure Audit Capacity Building Programme
In November 2023, MinMEC endorsed the Built Environment Professionalisation and Skills Development Strategy for the Built Environment. The strategy is equipped with 12 strategic interventions for the projectisation of the professionalisation of the built environment sector. As part of implementing the strategy, the Council for…
CBE embarks on a Back-to-School Campaign
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is excited to announce our Back-to-School Campaign, under the theme “Education is a Basic Right.” The theme underscores CBE’s commitment to diversity and inclusion in the sector by encouraging more young learners to pursue mathematics and science subjects….
Dr. Msizi Myeza celebrates 2024 DPWI Bursary recipients, inspires dedication to a resilient tomorrow
Minister Dean Macpherson, Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala, MEC Matome Chiloane, MEC Jacob Mamabolo, Director General Mr. Sifiso Mdakane, Chairpersons and CEOs of Public Entities, and most importantly, the award recipients, Today is symbolic in many respects. Firstly, we celebrate the 2024 Bursary Awards recipients, as…