Significant B-BBEE concession gazetted Master Builders South Africa welcomes the much-awaited Draft Construction Sector Charter which was recently released for the mandatory 60-day public comment period by the Minister of the Department of Trade and Industry who stated: “The Construction Sector Code remains one of the key sector codes that affect domestic infrastructural development and as such, is […]
Minister Davies approves Draft Construction Sector Code for public comment 7 October 2016 This morning it was with a combination of relief and excitement that I read the letter from Thabo Masombuka, CEO of the Construction Sector Charter Council (CSCC), confirming that the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, has approved the publishing […]
MBA Free State Safety awards By Nico de Bruyn, Safety Advisor, MBA Free State Once again we had a fantastic annual Regional Safety Competition and Awards Ceremony held in August where we awarded the winners in the various categories. This year we had two National Safety Competition entries namely Peri Formwork and Scaffolding Engineering (Pty) […]
Phillips re-elected as President of MBA Greater Boland MBA Greater Boland recently held its Annual Meeting at which Mr DJ Phillips was re-elected as President for the 2016/2017 financial year.
TRANSFORMATION – KEY TO THE FUTURE In my talk at Congress I indicated that one of my main priorities during my tenure as President will be to focus on escalating our attention to the embedding of meaningful transformation in our own organisations, as well as in our construction industry. A parallel priority focus which is as […]
Master Builders South Africa celebrates it 111th Congress at the Durban ICC from Wednesday 31 August to 2 September 2016. We have assembled several top speakers representing the private and public sectors from South Africa and from across the continent to stimulate innovative and topical conversations and to share relevant information and insights into topical […]
Following months of intense negotiation with stakeholders in the construction sector, the Construction Sector Charter Council (CSCC) took the bold initiative to launch the revised Construction Sector Code at a special function in July which I had the privilege of attending. At the time the existing Code was repealed by government in February 2016, it was […]
By Hendrina Greyling At the Master Builders Association Free State Annual General Meeting held recently Francois du Plessis was elected as the new President with Arno van Zyl as Vice President and Wessel Pansegrouw the Past President. The Association also held a very successful Bowls Day arranged for its members, which will be followed by […]
KwaZulu-Natal Master Builders Association elects first woman President The 115th Annual General Meeting of the KwaZulu-Natal Master Builders and Allied Industries Association held in June 2016 marked an historic moment in the Associations’ long and illustrious history with the election of the first Woman President of the Executive Council. Joyce Dolly Tembe of Sakhisizwe Development […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Green Building Comes Of Age In the not too distant past, a mere five years ago in January 2011 to be exact, the first draft of a national sustainable building policy “Towards a Green Building Policy Framework: First Draft V2,” was published by the Department of Public Works […]