Unusual for this early stage of the year, we are having great difficulty booking venues for meetings and events on the days that we would like to have them, hopefully this is indicative of an improving local economy.

Welcome back after a well deserved break. We started the year off running with our CSI project and are currently assisting the Izulu orphanage and Thuthukani School.

Letter to Mr Pierre Fourie of Master Builders South Africa from Paul Roux, Managing Director MozFood & Energy Ltd:

Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal currently has the lowest subscription rates of any of the Master Builders Associations in South Africa. The subs for the 2012/13 will be a mere R240 (including Vat) per month.

Working on a major Civils project in the Durban CBD, Stefanutti Stocks Civils KZN recently achieved an Industry Milestone of having accomplished 750 000 man hours without a lost time injury.

The Midlands Region has begun 2012 with a hive of activity and the stage being set for a busy year ahead. We are seeing some decent contracts being awarded and with the promise of more to come, it looks like 2012 is going to be a better year than 2011.

It was announced at the2011 Annual Excellence in Construction Awards ceremony that Vikashnee Harbhajan would in January 2012, be taking over the reins as Executive Director of Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal from Brandon Abdinor.

The deadline date of 31 December 2011 for small businesses to submit their PAIA manual to the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has come and gone, and as many expected, yet another deadline extension has been given.

Finding yourself in a position where you are able to deliver exceedingly good news to somebody has to be among life’s greatest pleasures.

Hot and dry/humid weather conditions like that which we experience in KwaZulu-Natal can have a dangerous effect on the health of workers who aren’t prepared for it.