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…
In response to the Sunday Independent Newspaper article: Struggle icon’s son directors blacklisted over collusive bidding; fronting published on 15 January 2023. Download Article:
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…
Date: 13 September 2022 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Embargo: Nil The Council for the Built Environment is saddened by the disaster that unfolded the community of Jagersfontein in the Free State. As the sector we commit to work with government and assist with our…
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.”…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Breaking the Barriers to transformation in South Africa Transformation_Indaba_2019_Media_Release.pdf
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…
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to serve as external members on the CBEs audit and risk committee, established in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (PFMA) and national treasury regulations. Closing Date: 25 February 2019 Download: Application for CBEs…
ISSUED BY: Ms Priscilla Mdlalose – CBE Chief Executive Officer Download: CBE Statement on Hoerskool Driehoek Walkway Collapse
Speech by Incoming Chairperson Mr AM Malobe Speech by 5th term council chairperson, Mr AM Malobe
As a key stakeholder in the built environment space, CBE finds it appropriate to voice its concern on Manglin Pillay’s article Out on a Rib published on 26 July 2018. Addressing its mandate of transformation, the CBE is currently on a very active drive to…
STATEMENT FROM MARELLA O’REILLY, SACAP’S REGISTRAR/CEO RE. PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRACTICE Architectural professionals performing architectural work are legally obliged to be registered with SACAP and accordingly abide by the professions’ Code of Conduct. One of the many benefits…
Errant opposers brought to book by SACAP