The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA) have solidified their partnership to advance skills development in South Africa’s public service through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 10 December 2024 in Pretoria. With a…
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal – The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) successfully hosted the highly anticipated second annual Built Environment Recognition Awards (BERA) on 27 November 2024. The event, under the theme “Road to Professional Registration,” showcased exceptional…
The construction industry plays a pivotal role in the economic development of South Africa, contributing to infrastructure growth, job creation and overall national development. As reported in the “South Africa Construction Industry Databook series – Market Size & Forecast by Value and Volume, Q2 2024…
This statement shall deal with processes around the development and implementation of the Identification of Work (IDoW) within the built environment. 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDOW The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is a regulator of the professions practicing and providing regulatory frameworks…
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) are gearing up to host the 2nd Built Environment Recognition Awards (BERA) in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. This prestigious event, themed “Road to Professional Registration” underscores ongoing efforts to promote career advancement…
“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” The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) will convene its Annual Built Environment Colloquium for Persons with Disabilities on 3…
From (left to right): Prof Akinola Ikudayisi, Mr Zamile Mpeta, Prof Rushiela Nolundi Songca (Vice Chancellor – WSU), Dr Msizi Myeza (CEO – CBE) , Prof Didibhuku Wellington Thwala, Ms Tabisa Mtati and Mr Samuel Frimpong The Council for the Built Environment (CBE), in collaboration…
Date: 29 July 2024 To: All media Embargo: For Immediate Release Built Environment professionals will play a critical role in turning South Africa into a construction hub The 2024 Built Environment National Stakeholder Engagement, hosted by the Council for the Built Environment (CBE), took place…
MEDIA RELEASE Date: 24 July 2024 To: All media Embargo: For Immediate Release BUILT ENVIRONMENT NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is hosting a Built Environment National Stakeholder Engagement, on 26 July 2024 from 09:00 to 16:00 at the River Meadow…
MEDIA STATEMENT Date: 27 June 2024 To: All media Embargo: For Immediate Release CBE LAUNCHED THE COUNCIL FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT YOUTH ASSEMBLY The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) successfully launched the Council for the Built Environment Youth Assembly on June 21, 2024, at…
MEDIA ARTICLE Date: 14 June 2024 To: All media Embargo: For Immediate Release CBE LAUNCHES AN INITIATIVE TACKLING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS GAP IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SECTOR Statistics South Africa reported a 45.5% unemployment rate amongst 15–34-year-olds for Quarter 1 of 2024, surpassing our…
MEDIA STATEMENT Date: 08 April 2024 To: All media Embargo: For Immediate Release COUNCIL FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CELEBRATES 22 YEARS: A MIRROR TO REFLECT ON THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) celebrates its 22 years of…
MEDIA STATEMENT Date: 27 March 2024 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Embargo: Immediate release BUILT ENVIRONMENT WOMEN’S NETWORK (BEWN) AN INSTRUMENT TO EMPOWER WOMEN Thirty years into democracy, the built environment sector is still not transformed and not reflective of the demographic makeup of the country….
On 11 October 2023, the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) in collaboration with South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP) joins the global community in commemorating the International Day of the Girl Child. In commemoration of this important day, (SACQSP) hosted a…
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is proud to announce its partnership with Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the Department of Public Works in the Eastern Cape for a groundbreaking initiative aimed at building the infrastructure skills pipeline for the province. This partnership seeks…
Durban, 29 August 2023; The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure will convene a Built Environment Climate Change Indaba from 31 August to 01 September 2023 at Olive Convention Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The impact of climate…
The Council for the Built Environment has partnered with the Pixley Ka Isaka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape to celebrate women in the Built Environment Sector under the theme: “Transformation of the Built Environment sector is an integral part of professionalising the State”….
In giving effect to Minister Zikalala’s announcement during the DPWI 2023 budget vote speech where he said, “by the end of July 2023, the CBE will engage stakeholders to develop a position paper on the possibility of establishing DPWI Skills Academy or College to address…
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) joins millions of South Africans in commemorating our young people who lost their lives on 16 June 1976 under the theme “Accelerating youth economic emancipation for a sustainable future”. It is indeed befitting that in 2023, Youth Month…
The built environment sector plays a crucial role in our daily lives as it shapes communities and economic activities. As we celebrate 29 years of freedom, as a sector it is important that we pause, reflect, look back and re-imagine the role of the built…
As we prepare to celebrate the International Mother Earth Day on Saturday 22 April, it is important that we reflect on our daily practices, the way we live and work. With the built environment accounting for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions, it…
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) hosted a two-day Sustainability seminar on 04th and 05th April 2023 in Stellenbosch under the theme: “Past – Present – Future Mirror”. The seminar was officially opened by the Honourable Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Ms…
The impact of climate change is already felt across the globe, manifesting in unprecedented droughts, floods, bush fires, and other extreme weather events. South Africa has also bared the brunt of such with reference for example to the recent floodings in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West…
The Council for the Built Environment in partnership with Feenix, a crowdfunding initiative that was birthed from the #Feesmustfall movement by its founding partner Standard Bank, is launching the ‘Build a Dream’ a crowdfunding initiative for Built Environment Students. This initiative seeks to assist indebted…
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) CEO, Dr Msizi Myeza and the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) CEO, Mr Ntandazo Vimba together with their executive management teams met on 21 February 2023 to devise an implementation plan aimed at capacitating and improving service delivering…
One of the most significant challenges confronting the built environment sector is that, while government departments and state-owned entities are encouraged to appoint professionally registered professionals, they do not comply with these requirements during recruitment processes. There are many cases that can be cited, where…
On 24 and 25 January 2023, the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg – Centre of Applied Research and Innovation in the Built Environment (CARINBE), hosted a webinar on “Driving Digital Transition in the South African Built Environment”….
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…
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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…
