Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa communicated our determination as a country in responding to the Covid-19 crisis when he said: “We are determined not merely to return our economy to where it was before the coronavirus, but to forge a new economy in a new global reality.”…
CBE & EAPASA MOU Joint Statement
EAPASA and CBE Sign MoU to Address Common Challenges in the Built Environment The Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 12 November 2021 in Pretoria committing to…
IDENTIFICATION OF ENGINEERING WORK INDUSTRY CONSULTATIONS
Date: 23 July 2021 The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) will be conducting industry consultations on the gazetted Identification of Engineering Work. Section 26 of the Engineering Professions Act EPA, 46 of 2000, empowers ECSA to consult with stakeholders that may be affected by…
The Plight of Unemployed Built Environment Graduates in South Africa
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has embarked on an initiative to create a workable database of unemployed graduates in the Built Environment. This initiative aims to ease the plight of graduates who, after receiving their certificates, spend years without an opportunity to practice…
Identification of Work (IDoW) Update
Date: 30 DECEMBER 2019 The approach being followed with the IDoW process moving forward. The CBE is following its statutory mandate to, after consultation with the CC and in consultation with the councils for the professions, identify the scope of work for each category of…
CBE Indaba Identifies Persistent Built Environment Transformation Barriers
9th October 2019 by Marleny Arnoldi Creamer Media Online Writer Council for Built Environment (CBE) acting chairperson Maphefo Mogodi says the built environment industry is plagued by barriers to transformation and that government and industry have not done enough to change the situation. “The inability…
Council for Built Environment Facing Competition Compliance Challenges
CompCom concerned its rules are exclusionary and won’t promote transformation. The commission previously rejected an exemption application from the CBE in a case relating to exclusionary methods. Image: Moneyweb by Roy Cokayne | 15 October 2019 10:30 The Council for the Built Environment (CBE), the…
Micro-Enterprises To Get A Boost From Changes To Procurement Rules
Current regulation impeding the implementation of projects – Department of Public Works. Roy Cokayne / MoneyWeb / 11 October 2019 00:06 Government is looking to change procurement regulations to make it easier for micro-businesses to implement projects. The Department of Public Works has recommended amendments…
Transformation Indaba 2019
Breaking the Barriers to transformation in South Africa Transformation_Indaba_2019_Media_Release.pdf
Construction sector plagued by Intimidation Tactics
Midrand The South Africa Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) has strongly condemned all incidences of intimidation and alleged “construction mafia” activity related to projects and construction sites that have plagued the sector with alarming increase as of lately. Download: SACPCMP Media…
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