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Tuesday, 26 July 2016 National Treasury publishes instructions regarding overdue payments to suppliers » National Treasury has published instructions regarding payments due to suppliers and creditors exceeding 30 days after sub...
Tuesday, 19 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Public Holidays Act: Declaration of 3 August 2016 as public holiday » President Jacob Zuma has declared 3 August 2016, the date of the 2016 Municipal Elections, a public holiday. The purpose i...
Wednesday, 06 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) ECSA Discounted Annual Fees for Registered Persons who are Members of Recognised VAs » ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA \| 30 June 2016 DISCOUNT ON ANNUAL FEES FOR REGISTERED PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF R...
Wednesday, 29 June 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Invitation to ECSA Public Consultation Roadshows » The Engineering Council of South Africa, in linewith best practice and in conformance with its founding legislation, its...
Wednesday, 22 June 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Call for Comment \| Draft PPPFA Regulations » Members, and those wishing to make pertinent contributions, are invited to participate in SAFCEC’s efforts in providing Na...
Tuesday, 14 June 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Call for Comment: Crane / Hoist Operator Curriculum » Full curriculum for Public Verification: Crane or Hoist Operator (MWEP Specialist)...
Monday, 30 May 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) CETA Releases Statement Regarding Forensic Investigation into Alleged Maladministration » The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) has on released a statement to all stakeholders addressing the an...
Thursday, 26 May 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Small contractors may be eligible for exemption says BCCEI » Smaller contractors in the civil engineering sector that believe they are unable to comply with all provisions of the coll...
Tuesday, 17 May 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) New Diesel Indices » Stats-SA has with the publication of the March 2016 indices in P0151 revised and updated all of the diesel indices from Ja...
Tuesday, 26 April 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Drought Affects Construction in Kwa-Zulu Natal » Recently the Premier of KZN announced that the Drought was pronounced to be a disaster and has been gazetted as such. Foll...
Tuesday, 22 March 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Laws regulating construction companies in South Africa to be reviewed » The South African government is planning to review the laws governing construction companies in South Africa to trim...
Tuesday, 22 March 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) ECSA Promises to Release Framework Formalising VA’s Role in Professional Registration Process » Civil Talk - Media Release \| Author: Lorraine Mpofana SAICE hosted the first of its quarterly Civil Talks earli...
Monday, 29 February 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Dti issues clarification on repeal of Sector Codes » 22 February 2016 Statement of Clarification – Repeal of Sector Codes The Minister of the Department of Trade...
Wednesday, 18 November 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) NUM Announcement \| Funeral & Memorial Service for Mr Isaac Ntshangase » Office of the Secretariat Tel: 011 377 2000/1 Fax: 011 836 9615 Enquiries: Ms KN Morodi; Tel 011 377 2080...
Monday, 16 November 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Passing of Mr. Isaac Ntshangase » It is with sadness that SAFCEC has learned of the passing of Mr Isaac Ntshangase, the National Union of Mineworkers' Nati...
Monday, 24 August 2015 (1 Comment - view/add) Tender awards don’t reflect demographics » Tender awards don’t reflect demographics The beneficiaries of tenders awarded by the KwaZulu-Natal government does n...
Monday, 17 August 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Teamwork to Improve Infrastructure Delivery » Teamwork to Improve Infrastructure Delivery Development and engineering professionals have begun working towards optimi...
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) State of the Industry Q2 2015 \| Report Now available » The State of the Industry Report Q2 2015 is now available for download. Click here to go there now.
Tuesday, 09 June 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Proposals open door for prompt payment in construction » Companies and public bodies that delay payments to contractors for construction projects stand to be heavily penalised s...
Tuesday, 01 July 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) State of the SA Civil Industry: Q2 2014 » Conditions in the South African civil construction industry came under greater pressure in the first quarter of 2014, foll...
Tuesday, 24 June 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Civil Engineering Contracting Industry Agreements Promulgated and Extended to Non-Parties » It is with great elation that we announce the Minister of Labour promulgated the following industry agreements which will...
Wednesday, 26 March 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) The state of the South African Civil Construction Industry » The South African civil construction industry experienced a mixed bag of business conditions during the 4th quarter of 201...
Thursday, 06 March 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) A Concept all can identify with » Civilution Congress 2014 – Engineers in Revolution is a time to bring back engineering excellence, ethical bu...
Friday, 28 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Civilution supports NDP for the future of South Africa » Civilution is about the process of mobilising South Africa’s engineering capacity to support government in its aspir...
Thursday, 27 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) SAFCEC changes its name » We are pleased to announce that an aspect of our name has changed. We are now registered as the South African Forum...
Monday, 17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Wages for civil engineering industry coming into effect » After a challenging negotiation battle last year between Employers (represented by SAFCEC) and Unions (represented by BCAW...
Thursday, 13 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) 7 May announced as Public Holiday - submit Contractual Claims » The Government announced that 7 May 2014 will be a Public Holiday for the purposes of the country voting. A...
Thursday, 13 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Go for Gold » This week the SAFCEC National Office hosted Bridget-Ann Woods, Manager for Go for Gold at our offices. Bridget spent the w...
Thursday, 30 January 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Application of construction sector codes and implications of revised BBBEE codes » The Construction Sector Charter Council (CSCC) issued a notice to all companies and member institutions who are signatorie...
Wednesday, 29 January 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Full steam ahead with the new Employment Equity Amendment Act » The Employment Equity Amendment Act was published on 16 January 2014. The amendments will come into effect on a date...
Friday, 24 January 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Welcome to SAFCEC's HSE Advisory Service » At the beginning of the New Year it is only prudent to remind our Members about the SAFCEC SHERQ Department`s advisory ser...
Friday, 17 January 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) BBBEE Revised Codes » The SAFCEC Transformation team will be embarking on 'Awareness and Update' presentations regarding the new Revised Codes o...
Wednesday, 04 December 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) What 2014 holds for the civil engineering industry » By Norman Milne, SAFCEC President Since the heady days leading up to the 2010 World Cup growth in the industry h...
Thursday, 21 November 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Number of issues to grapple with on the SAFCEC ManCo Agenda » By Norman Milne, SAFCEC President The first meeting of the new National Management Committee (MANCO) took place on Tue...
Thursday, 14 November 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) What is it? The Chicken or the Egg? » By Norman Milne, President of SAFCEC We seem to be caught in a "chicken or the egg” quandary at the moment. Do w...
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