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Cape Town's construction sector is booming — and increasingly under threat.
CONSTRUCTION MAFIA

Zero arrests, R1.5bn hit, engineers leaving: Cape Town's construction extortion crisis

Skilled engineers are leaving the country. SAPOA says construction-site extortion is why.

  • Given Majola
  • Vivian Warby
4 min read
Kululwa Muthwa, CEO of the SAIBPP
SAIBPP

SAIBPP: Draft procurement rules trap Black contractors

Access is not transformation, SAIBPP tells government.

  • Kululwa Muthwa
4 min read
The Verulam building collapse in December last year resulted in 5 deaths and 11 injuries.
BUILDING COLLAPSE

Building collapses spur calls for tougher SA construction rules

Proposed reforms aim to strengthen South Africa’s building oversight system, but experts say better enforcement and municipal capacity are also needed.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
6 min read
Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, and the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, announced on Tuesday that they formalised a strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement aimed at strengthening the preparation of priority tourism infrastructure projects and unlocking greater private sector investment into South Africa's tourism economy
TOURISM
Breaking News

De Lille, Macpherson team up to unlock tourism infrastructure investment

Ministers Patricia de Lille and Dean Macpherson have announced a strategic partnership to enhance tourism infrastructure in South Africa, aiming to attract private investment and…

  • Yogashen Pillay
2 min read