Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson launches a national construction safety framework aimed at preventing building collapses and strengthening accountability across South Africa’s built environment sector.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has launched the National Built Environment and Construction Safety Framework, warning that South Africa must urgently strengthen building safety and accountability in response to repeated structural collapses.
Macpherson launched the framework at the second Public Works and Infrastructure Summit hosted by the Council for the Built Environment at The Focus Room in Modderfontein, Johannesburg, on Friday, saying it was aimed at preventing future building collapses and restoring confidence in the country’s infrastructure system.
He said recent tragedies had exposed serious weaknesses in construction oversight, regulatory enforcement and professional accountability.
“We meet today after a number of building collapses that have shaken South Africa and forced difficult questions about construction quality, regulatory oversight, professional accountability, enforcement and state capability,” Macpherson said.
