NDP action long overdue A lack of progress on National Development Plan implementation is killing off SA’s construction sector and hampering economic growth, says Master Builders’ Association North. The news that Group Five has filed for bankruptcy protection has come as yet another blow for South Africa’s construction sector, following shortly after a disappointing 2019 […]
Safcec calls on government to halt ‘construction mafia’ By Roy Cokayne, IOL Business Report Safcec has sent an SOS to government and demanded urgent intervention to halt the so-called “construction mafia”. The SA Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors of South Africa (Safcec) has sent a SOS to government and demanded urgent intervention at the highest […]
Construction mafia derailing projects causes engineers to flee Widespread concern has spread like wildfire across the built environment due to the construction mafia and gang-related activities on project sites. Yunus Bayat from the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) says that a major intervention is needed to protect infrastructure projects, investor confidence, and the […]
UNITY AND FREEDOM When one considers the age of the various Master Builder South Africa (MBSA) member associations in South Africa (the oldest being Master Builders Association – Western Cape which clocked up 128 this year) we can be justifiably proud of an institution that has survived major economic and political fluctuations and remained the […]
Master Builders calls for urgent government intervention to save the Construction industry Master Builders South Africa is calling for urgent government intervention to prevent further destruction of the construction industry in the country. The call follows Group Five’s filing for bankruptcy protection last week, the fifth major construction company to do so in less than […]
Remaining Resilient During Turbulent Times Master Builders Association North (MBA North) re-elected its current office bearers for a second term at its Annual General Meeting held in Midrand in February: Musa Shangase – President; Wayne Albertyn – Vice President; Sello Mokawane – Second Vice President and Mandla Danisa – Treasurer. Jason Wilmot was retained as […]
Building confidence slightly more positive Marginal growth in the building sector is anticipated to continue as this is not driven by the public sector, but by the private sector. Yet infrastructure spending seems to be stabilising, but the construction sector remains in dire straits as the demise of the big contractor continues. This is the […]
Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution At the Master Builders South Africa Congress held in Port Elizabeth in September 2018, delegates devoted considerable time and energy discussing the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and our preparedness (or otherwise) as custodians of the South African Construction Sector to train and stay abreast of this immense […]
Ideal – and essential: Introduction to Concrete The Concrete Institute’s School of Concrete Technology will this year again present a basic – but “absolutely essential” – training course in concrete technology for diverse operational levels in the construction sector. John Roxburgh, senior lecturer at the School of Concrete Technology in Midrand, says the aptly-named two-day […]
Construction Foundations fail…so do Claims! By Stefan Müller Structural failures such as Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy or the mining dam in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, or even more recently the walkway collapse at the Driehoek High School in Vanderbijlpark here in South Africa result in intensive and extensive investigations with different opinions […]