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Cabinet Approves CBE’s Sixth Term Council

The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is pleased to announce that Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, the Honourable Ms Patricia de Lille, in accordance with section 6 of the Council for the Built Environment Act (43 of 2000), has appointed its sixth term…

Arise decolonial town planners!

Throughout history, major events have shaped town and regional planning and the built environment sector. The world’s population has been increasing exponentially, with estimates of growth at 174% between 1950 and 2010. Between 2010 to 2050, this figure is expected to rise by a further…

Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Media Coverage

The CBE was covered in the following mainstream media platforms: Achieving Gender Equality. Diversity, and Inclusion in the Built Environment Professions – covered by Concrete Trends on 29 September 2022. Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Gender, equality, diversity, and inclusion in the built environment professions –…

ECSA Accounts to Stakeholders at its First Annual General Meeting

On Thursday, 20 October 2022, the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) convened its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) through a hybrid sitting. The meeting attended by members of the ECSA Sixth Term Council, registered persons, government departments, academia as well as recognised Voluntary Associations,…

21st Century Mayors Must Act Locally and Globally

South African cities and towns, like their global counterparts, face the super-sized challenges of unemployment, poverty, inequality, and it is the 21st century mayors that must lead the charge. They all face historic imbalances that need attention, increasing constraints on existing resources due to new…

GPF, CBE to collaborate on transforming the construction sector

Provincial human settlements fund the Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) and construction industry regulatory body the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) have signed a memorandum of understanding committing to driving transformation and promoting professional practice standards through the involvement of professionally registered persons, structured candidacy training and mentorship development. To achieve…

Gauteng Partnership Fund and the Council for the Built Environment sign MoU

The Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Pretoria on 15 August 2022. The two entities committed to driving transformation, promoting professional practice standards through involvement of professionally registered persons, structured candidacy training,…

CBE and NSG sign a Memorandum of Collaboration

The National School of Government (NSG) and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) signed a joint Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) on 14 July 2022 in Pretoria committing to work together on the professionalisation of the built environment in the public sector. The MoC will…

Stakeholder Engagement Report July 2022

Recalibrating the Built Environment sector The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) held its first quarter Stakeholder Engagement on 05 July 2022, with the primary aim of bringing the industry and sector stakeholders together to discuss Built Environment matters. CBE had the honour of the…

CBE co-signs Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Pledge

Public entity the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has reaffirmed its stance against any form of corruption in the country, as a co-signatory to the Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum’s anti-corruption pledge. The pledge was signed in Pretoria on June 30 by all the members…

CBE Supports Anti-Corruption Pledge

CBE SUPPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT ANTI-CORRUPTION PLEDGE It has never been more important to stand firm against any form of corruption in the country – and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) reaffirms this stance as a co-signatory to the Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum’s anti-corruption…

KwaZulu-Natal Flood Disaster Update

A team of built environment experts consisting of the Council for the Built Environment, South African Council for the Architectural Profession, South African Council for the Landscape Architectural Profession, Engineering Council of South Africa, South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession, South African Council…

CBE Calls for Changes in Approach to Urban Development

Following the mid-April flooding in KwaZulu-Natal that caused widespread damage and killed more than 400 people, the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has called for new ways of tackling urban development, saying South Africa can no longer repeat what had been done in the past.  …

Young Unemployed Graduates Celebrating Freedom Day

On 25 April 2022, I met a group of 18 young unemployed graduates. The purpose for the meeting was to explore the possibility of engaging them on short term projects. These young professionals are currently candidates in various disciplines within the built environment namely, civil…

Rebuilding Hopes and Homes

The KwaZulu-Natal floods are a tragic reminder of the effects of climate change. There have to be new ways of tackling urban development, we can no longer repeat what has been done in the past. Adaptive ways of building infrastructure, settlement development, urban management and…

Launch of CBE Advice Desk

In continuous pursuit of its mandate, the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is launching the CBE Advice Desk. The CBE Advice Desk aims to provide the Built Environment sector with a central point of contact for industry related requests for advice or guidance on…

The Future is not Bleak, it is Different

Dr Sitsabo Dlamini, Chairperson of the CBE Council delivered the keynote address on the Professional Practice of the Future at the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) seminar in Nairobi, Kenya on 17-18 March 2022. The Future is not Bleak, it is…

CBE’s Maths and Science Programme takes a LEAP forward

Evany Kapoku Tlhabola and Monthati Evelina Mariri were feathers in the Council for the Built Environment’s (CBE) cap with their achievements in the 2021 Grade 12 examination. They were honoured at the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s (DPWI) awards ceremony on 01 February 2022…

CBE Responds to the Draft National Infrastructure Plan 2050

On 10 August 2021, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) published the draft National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) 2050 for public comment. A month later, the deadline for comment was extended to 01 October 2021. The NIP 2050 is a document that recognises that…