South Africa: Concern Over Number of Building Collapses

South Africa: Concern Over Number of Building Collapses

[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson says investigations into four building collapses, when considered together, point to recurring weaknesses across parts of the built-environment system.

Building collapses need action, not only sympathy: Macpherson

Public works minister Dean Macpherson has called on the government to be frank in acknowledging repeated building collapses in the country, saying they reveal deeper structural issues

17 dead: Macpherson reveals findings into four building collapses

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson is releasing findings into four deadly building collapses that claimed 17 lives and injured 24 people, with the investigations expected to shed light on possible failures and accountability in the construction sector.

Concern over number of building collapses

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson says investigations into four building

Macpherson exposes shocking failures behind SA building collapses that killed 17

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has warned that a string of deadly building collapses has exposed serious weaknesses in South Africa’s construction and regulatory system, including unlawful construction, weak enforcement, inadequate municipal oversight and failures in professional accountability. Macpherson was speaking in Pretoria on Thursday as he released the findings of four investigations conducted by the Council fo…