22 February 2023 In commenting on the Budget Speech presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, Chris Campbell, CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa stated, “Implementation, Implementation, Implementation – it is one thing to allocate funds for infrastructure spend but it helps no-one if it is not implemented to its fullest in the most value-for-money driven manner!”...
09 February 2023 In response to the State of the Nation address, Chris Campbell, CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), states, “We are pleased to see that our voice is being heard with the imminent finalization of the public procurement bill to address weaknesses identified by the state aimed at improving efficiency, value for money and transparency in our procurement system”....
02 February 2023 “CESA’s mandate is to lobby for positive change within the regulatory environment to enable their members better serve society,” stated Olu Soluade, President of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), as he presented his theme ‘Make a Difference by Collaborating for Change’ for 2023 at their Presidential Media Address hosted this morning in Sandton, Johannesburg....
27 January 2023: As the first official event involving stakeholders in 2023, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) on Thursday, 26 January, hosted the Protecting Lives and Livelihoods dialogue with speakers discussing professional fees in infrastructure procurement....
20 October 2022. Registration has opened for the 2023 Business of Consulting Engineering (BCE) Management Development Programme (MDP); this was the announcement by the School of Consulting Engineering’s (SCE) manager Brenda Lacey-Smith at the recent Infrastructure Indaba hosted by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA). Offered by CESA, the programme is aimed at turning good engineers into excellent engineers. Over the years, the programme has produced an impressive number of young professionals with some taking up greater responsibilities in their companies while others have been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and are thriving in the consulting engineering industry....
17 October 2022 The results of Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA’s) Bi-annual Economic and Capacity Survey (BECS) for the period January to June 2022 just released, indicates an improved outlook for 2022 but projections remain below 2% for 2023/24 on the back of higher lending rates dampening potential investment demand and slower consumer demand. Pressure remains on government to increase investment in infrastructure, up the pace of tender awards, reduce the number of tender cancellations and put measures in place to arrest the increasing ‘brain drain’ of the country’s technical expertise....
29 September 2022. It was a night of celebration and networking at the 50th CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards held in Johannesburg on 28th September. This year, the event hosted by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) in partnership with Aon South Africa returned to an in-person awards ceremony for the first time since August 2019. The awards celebrated innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism which was evident in the entries for the different categories....
7 September 2022 Consulting Engineers South Africa have announced the finalists for their 2022 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards taking place later this month at a gala banquet being held in Johannesburg, supported by Aon South Africa who have been their strategic partner for many years....
19 August 2022. Day 2 of the Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) Annual Infrastructure Indaba kicked off this morning with discussions centring largely on procurement and public infrastructure projects; engineering capability and technology; and water security. A strong message carried through across both conference days focused on the serious impact of the procurement crisis and need for the implementation of a capable infrastructure project pipeline as being critical for the sustainability of the industry as well as the impact on the economic recovery of the country....
18 August 2022 Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) kicked off its annual Infrastructure Indaba today, under the theme “Engineering the future now”. Held in person this event comes at a critical time in South Africa’s history where we find ourselves at a crossroads as a nation, there is an urgent need to start putting plans in to action as we work together to deliver a sustainable future for all. CESA member companies have the skills and are ready and willing to work with government as of tomorrow!...