In light of President Ramaphosa’s announcement of a national lockdown yesterday due to the COVID-19 outbreak we understand that members are looking for guidance on several issues including how to deal with labour during the 21 days and going forward. We are aware that all members are in different positions financially. We are not in […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on the health and safety concerns across all economic sectors, resulting in mass production shut-downs, travel bans and supply chain disruptions on a global scale. In South Africa, where a large portion of the workforce use public transport and access to quality health care is scant, it is […]
Last Night the President announced that South Africa will nationally lockdown for 21 days due to the rapid rising COVID-19 pandemic, starting from midnight on Thursday, 26 March 2020 until midnight on Thursday, 16 April 2020. President’s Speech 23 March 2020 … This extreme, but necessary measure, will have a considerable impact on people’s livelihoods, […]
SEASON OF CONTRASTS It’s a time of year when exactly what we should be focusing on is not immediately apparent. We’re still stuck with the same preoccupations that we carried over from 2018 – none of them in any way inspiring. This year has brought little by way of solutions. But now we have begun […]
TOUGH TALK It’s no surprise I’m sure, that tough talk ruled the hours we spent discussing our industry at Emperor’s Palace on September 9. But it was so much more than talk. This Congress, probably more so than any other in the history of Master Builders South Africa, was charged with the urgency of our […]
MBA NC Elects Andrews as President At it’s 75th Annual General Meeting held in Kimberley the Master Builders Association – Northern Cape (MBA NC) elected Graham Andrews as its President for the 2019/2020 period. Keith van Rensburg was elected as Senior Vice President and Eddie du Toit as Junior Vice President. During his presentation the […]
Hard-Hitting Master Builders South Africa Congress 2019 Sets The Scene for Re-construction Of The Construction Sector Emperor’s Palace, Johannesburg, 9 September 2019 In what is arguably the most robust construction-related events in recent history, the Master Builders South Africa Congress pulled no punches in presenting the dire state of the construction industry and trying to […]
Construction industry urged to recommit to Code of Good Practice to solve current challenges A group of construction industry stakeholders has urged the industry to return to basics in order to overcome its current challenges successfully. The call was made at a stakeholder meeting initiated by Master Builders Association North, as mandated by a recent […]
Master Builders Congress 2019 Poised To Address The Destruction Of The Construction Sector President Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed the conduct of the so-called construction mafia and called for consequences in situations where individuals “disrupt work projects demanding a 30% stake”. Moneyweb has reported that the so-called construction mafia has been disrupting construction projects countrywide, demanding […]
CAMERA OBSCURA This time last year, as we once again gathered to examine and discuss the state of our industry, I wrote that we lived in interesting times – not an original pronouncement, but certainly accurate for the time. And it holds true to this day 12 months later. However, we can’t say that there […]