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17 Oct

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 Sep

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....

07 Sep

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 Aug

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 Aug

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!...

12 Aug

12 August 2022. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana will headline the upcoming annual Infrastructure Indaba hosted by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) on the 18th-19th August 2022 at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways. The Minister is scheduled to be the keynote speaker on the first day of the event and will discuss issues including procurement and infrastructure development amongst others. Sharing the news, CESA President Olu Soluade stated. “We are looking forward to having the minister at the event which is an important feature in the CESA calendar. We are optimistic that his presence will give us the opportunity to...

24 Jun

24 June 2022. The 10th CESA Young Professionals Sustainability Imbizo (YP Imbizo) is set to take place at the Accolades Boutique Venue in Midrand on the 28th and 29th of June this year. This will be the first non-virtual event to be hosted by the CESA YPF since 2019, owing to the lockdown due to COVID-19. The YP Imbizo provides a unique and dynamic platform for young professionals in the built environment in both the public and private sectors to discuss pertinent issues relating to all aspects of delivery and maintenance of infrastructure and engineering projects....

21 Jun

21 June 2022 Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), representing close to 600 member firms employing approximately 17 000 people, is celebrating 70 years of engineering excellence in 2022. CESA’s Platinum Jubilee celebrates the organisation’s remarkable and enduring history of contributing to the representation and development of the all-important engineering sector within South Africa, and they have much to celebrate....

23 May

23 May 2022 Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is challenging the recent decision by the SANRAL Board to cancel critical infrastructure tenders on the basis that their adjudication process was flawed due to the involvement of design engineers in the tender adjudication process....

08 Apr

8 April 2022 Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) welcomes the Engineering Council of South Africa’s (ECSA) decision to refine its processes for validating CPD Category 1: Developmental Activities (courses, conferences, webinars etc.) for CPD point allocation. This has been necessitated by the many unscrupulous training providers in the industry who have been falsely advertising CPD validated training courses and conferences that often do not match their CPD points allocation. ...