Built Environment professionals must help us to reimagine a different country
As Built Environment Professionals—architects, town planners, engineers, quantity surveyors, land surveyors, environmental practitioners, construction and project managers and more—our role and responsibility extend far beyond the realms of mere bricks and mortar, artistic designs, or infrastructural layouts. The depth and gravity of our work bury…
Empowering Possibilities: Building an inclusive South Africa for all abilities
This year’s Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) theme is “Celebrating 30 Years of Democracy: Creating a Disability-Inclusive Society for a Better Quality of Life and the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” This theme aligns with the national focus on commemorating three decades…
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…
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…
CBE to Host Second Built Environment Climate Change Indaba in KwaZulu-Natal
Mandeni: The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is preparing for its second Built Environment Climate Change Indaba (BECCI) scheduled for next week. The event will focus on creating a climate-resilient built environment in South Africa, integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) throughout the construction lifecycle,…
CBE to hold a two day climate change Indaba
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is well on track to convene its second Built Environment Climate Change Indaba (BECCI) in Mandeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal on 07-08 November 2024. The Indaba will be held under the theme” Co-creation of spaces and places that respond to just transition”. The BECCI is a…
DPWI Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala to address Climate Change Indaba
Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minster Sihle Zikalala will on the 07th of November address the 2nd Built Environment Climate Change Indaba (BECCI) which will be held in Mandeni, KwaZulu Natal. The two-day conference which will be held on the 07th and 08th of November,…
DR MSIZI MYEZA – CELEBRATING WORLD CITIES DAY
As we celebrate World Cities Day, we are reminded of the striking paradox that defines our world: a world of remarkable progress, but one in which the blessings of development are not distributed equally. We are all aware that this day is globally recognized to…
Localisation of the Climate Change Conversation
The built environment professionals, civil society, and local communities will be converging at Mandeni as a pivotal step towards localising the climate change conversation. To effectively mitigate the impacts of climate change and build societies resilient to it, the conversation needs to be localised and…
World Cities Day: Bridging the Gap Between Progress and Inequality
As we celebrate World Cities Day, we are reminded of the striking paradox that defines our world: a world of remarkable progress, but one in which the blessings of development are not distributed equally. We are all aware that this day is globally recognized to…