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Students from the University of the Witwatersrand were invited to the conference.
and investments are required from citizens
and lastly, we need a 3C government, that
is committed, capable and credible,”
he added.
Being a democratic society has helped in
the implementation of solutions as people
voice their opinions. “Current economics
are bad, but an open society is getting
much stronger. We’re moving from
traditionalism to modernity but it’s a very
uncomfortable journey,” he added.
Breakaway sessions were held after the
political update with various experts
chairing the discussions. Advocate Pieter
Fourie, acting company secretary and
acting chief operations officer at CBE and
Joe Odhiambo CEO of Agrément SA, dug
into the policy and regulatory framework
found in the built environment.
The day ended off with dinner and
entertainment. Member of the Executive
Committee (MEC) of the Gauteng
department of infrastructure development
(GDID), Jacob Mamabolo, gave the keynote
address. The SACPCMP’s magazine, Shape
Women leading in the industry led the
gender transformation panel discussion.
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Shifter, was also launched. The first issue
features Minister Nhleko on the front cover
and includes all professionals need to know
about the construction sector.
Day 3:
Ethics and best practice
Linda Mampuru from the Department of
Public Works spoke about some of the
challenges that the sector faces. Currently,
the supply outweighs the demand as there
is an increase in the number of architectural
students in university but a decline in
registered professionals. He explained that
compliance to Section 217 of constitution is
five-hold, however, South Africa is only
complying to two out of the five, which are
cost-effectiveness, transparency,
competitiveness, fairness and equitability.
Economist, Doctor Roelof Botha, gave an
economist’s perspective detailing
performance of the sector.
“There is still a lot of life in the industry
compared to 2010. Since 2010, the
construction sector has outperformed,” he
Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko discussing
overall transformation requirements.
said. According to his analysis, we have one
of the most stable financial systems
worldwide that has created two million jobs
overtime. The time for a consumer led
economic boom is now.
“We need to take advantage of this,” he
said. He says policy uncertainty and high
interest rates are aspects that drag down
the country and the sector. “The real prime
rate remains too high to encourage growth,
and it continues to increase. We can create
win-win situations if we l