Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal South Coast committee member Thys Blom has accepted the call to serve on the mayoral economic advisory committee, recently launched by Hibiscus Coast Municipality Mayor, Cynthia Mqwebu.

Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa during a debate in the National Assembly on her department's 2013/14 budget earlier this week announced that South Africa needs to invest an estimated R670bn in new water and sanitation infrastructure .....

In the interest of our Members and readers we have attached a copy of "The SARS Vat Guide for Fixed Property & Construction March 2013". Albeit that it is a somewhat lengthy document, it is of extreme importance to the construction industry...

When will the Powers That Be realize that these over the top or above inflation increases are not sustainable? Bear in mind that ratepayers have been living with even larger increases in the past.

The Compensation Fund has been defrauded to the tune of R38 million during the last three years by doctors colluding with its staff. In KwaZulu-Natal, an unspecified number of doctors are being investigated for fraud ......

The most important policy instruments underpinning the achievement of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) include legislation and regulation.

Of particular significance to the Building and Construction industry, the progress on the infrastructure plans featured strongly in the State of the Nation address.

An intensive investigation carried out by the Public Service Commission into employment conditions in the public sector has uncovered wide scale mismanagement of the sick leave provisions provided for in the Act.

If you are rich enough or have won a prize and you are going on holiday outside South Africa this festive season the South African Revenue Services (Customs) now requires you to complete a Traveller Card TC-01 on entering or leaving South Africa.

Members are urged to read through the documentation and to please forward comments to us by no later than 3 December 2012.