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…
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…
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) sponsored 21 postgraduate quantity surveying students to attend the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession’s (SACQSP) Research Conference on 10 November 2021. The Quantity Surveying Research Conference will cover themes of infrastructure development, innovation and technology,…
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 June 2020 THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR CATEGORIES OF REGISTRATION FOR THE PROFESSIONS REGULATED BY THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA AMBIT OF THE SCOPE OF WORK In the context of this process, scope means “the range of work performed by a registered…
1. Purpose The purpose of the note is to explain the regulation of the built environment professions, with reference to certain regulatory mechanisms and to place the identification of the scope of work for each category of registration in perspective. The note explains that the…
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…
Date: 25 November 2019 The Scope of Work for Categories of Registration of the Property Valuers Profession The CBE Act impels the CBE to, after consultation with the Competition Commission (CC) and in consultation with the Councils for the Built Environment Professions (CBEP), identify the…
Author: Emly Nofemela| Posted on November 12, 2019 On 30 October 2019, the School for the Built Environment in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) at the University of Pretoria (UP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council for…
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…
Date: 19 August 2019 The scope of work for categories of registration of the project and construction management professions. The CBE Act impels the CBE to, after consultation with the Competition Commission (CC) and in consultation with the Councils for the Built Environment Professions (CBEP),…
Date: 02 October 2019 The Scope Of Work For Categories Of Registration For The Profession Regulated By The South African Council For The Architectural Profession In the context of this process and as per Section 20(2) of theCouncil for the Built Environment Act 43 OF…
Date: 30 September 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…
Breaking the Barriers to transformation in South Africa Transformation_Indaba_2019_Media_Release.pdf
Date: 30th August 2019 By: Darren Parker Legislative body Council for the Built Environment (CBE) will host its third Transformation Indaba, themed Breaking the Barriers, to address the lacklustre implementation of transformation policies within the built environment professions. The event will be held on October…
Date: 19 August 2019 The Scope of Work for Categories of Registration of the Landscape Architectural Profession The CBE Act impels the CBE to, after consultation with the Competition Commission (CC) and in consultation with the Councils for the Built Environment Professions (CBEP), identify the…
Date Published: 23 July 2019 Preamble to the publication of the Scope of Work for Categories of Registration of the Quantity Surveying Profession The CBE Act impels the CBE to, after consultation with the Competition Commission (CC) and in consultation with the Councils for the…
Date: 29 March 2019 Two previous updates (on28 September and 14 December 2018)alluded to a new approach to identification of work, further engagement with the Competition Commission (CC) and the regulation of the built environment professions. These matters are still relevant and are receiving ongoing…
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
Date: 23 November 2018 The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) wishes to inform the public of its role in public protection. As a government entity reporting to the Minister of Public Works, it has an obligation to act in the best interests of the…
Date: 13th November 2018 We wish to advise that the SACPCMP is one of the six (6) Councils for the Built Environment Professions(CBEPs)that has been established by Acts of Parliament and in the case of the SACPCMP this is through Act No 48 of 2000….
Date: 28 September 2018 CBE is impelled by section 21(2) of The Council for the Built Environment Act, 43 of 2000 (the CBE Act) to identify the scope of work for each category of registered persons. The process is referred to as the identification of…
Date: 29 August 2017