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14 Mar

14 March 2022 Commenting on the announcement of the Gauteng provincial budget, the CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), Chris Campbell, said he welcomed the budget’s focus on critical infrastructure spend, but called on the Gauteng Government to pay urgent attention to addressing issues within the tender processes. Otherwise, many important projects would not be delivered on time and to specification, he warned. ...

23 Feb

24 February 2022 On the back to the 2022 Budget just released, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is pleased to hear that Government is looking at value for money and quality of delivery as the top priority in the development of the project pipeline. This is particularly important to ensure the sustainable development of infrastructure....

15 Feb

15 February 2022. It is not an everyday occurrence where graduates return and share their testimonies on how a particular programme contributed towards growth in their careers. This was the case during the School of Consulting Engineers (SCE) Information Session hosted on Tuesday, 8 February. The SCE was founded by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) and aims to provide the opportunity for Consulting Engineers, their staff, their clients and other interested parties in the Built Environment to enhance their business, professional and entrepreneurial skills....

03 Feb

3 February 2022. “We have the ability to rewrite the gloomy narrative which has dominated our lives in recent years – the pandemic and its challenges. We can overcome, we can recover. But we have a lot of work to do – as an industry we need to ask ourselves, where do we even begin?” This was the question posed by Olu Soluade, newly appointed president of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), at the Presidential Media Address hosted this morning in Sandton, Johannesburg....

29 Nov

29 November 2021. Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) 68th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 24th November saw Olu Soluade, CEO of AOS Consulting Engineers inaugurated as President of the organisation for the next two years, succeeding Sugen Pillay. David Leukes from BVi Group has been elected as Deputy President of the organisation....

18 Nov

18 November 2021. Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) hosted the fourth instalment of its ‘Protecting Lives and Livelihoods’webinar yesterday, which aims to bring the consulting engineering profession together regularly, to discuss trends and challenges in the industry. By encouraging knowledge sharing and networking, CESA is fostering a more sustainable and professional construction industry....

11 Oct

11 October 2021. Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has announced the date for their upcoming CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards. This year, the event will once again be hosted virtually on Wednesday, 10 November 2021. The awards are a celebration of innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship, and professionalism....

08 Oct

8 October 2021. The panel discussion on the National Infrastructure Plan 2050 was one of the most eagerly anticipated sessions at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium - South Africa (SIDS-SA) on Thursday, 7 October. The President of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, was the convener of the event, which included government ministers, large asset owners, leading private investors and fund managers, MDBs, developers, technology innovators, key advisors and more. The event aimed to facilitate alignment with the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP), as well as to ensure access to greater and...

29 Sep

29 September 2021. Day 2 of the Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) Annual Infrastructure Indaba kicked off this morning with discussions centring largely on transformation and development. Refilwe Lesufi, Prana Consulting Director & CESA Board Member opened the discussion with a focus on the progress of transformation in the public and private sectors. She congratulated government on making headway in representing diversity in their ranks. “However, the private sector is not following suit. Top management and c-suite positions are still largely dominated by men – with 77%.” She emphasised the importance of addressing transformation through tailored approaches that ensure a...

28 Sep

28 September 2021. Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) proudly kicked off its annual Infrastructure Indaba today, under the theme “Engineering the future now”. Held for the first time as a virtual event, the online platform boasted networking opportunities and discussions which were highly engaging in the midst of South Africa’s turbulent construction landscape....