Public Works Minister T W Nxesi has launched the five year review of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) at a Gala Dinner on 14 September 2014 in Centurion.
The Minister was accompanied by the Director-General Mr Mziwonke Dlabantu and the Acting Deputy Director-General: Policy, Ms Mandisa Fatyela-Lindie who is also a CIDB Board member.
The review which occurs every five years is mandated by the CIDB Act 38 of 2000. It is an independent review conducted by a panel of industry experts who are selected by the Public Works Minister, and it involves views and inputs from a broad spectrum of construction industry stakeholders. The 2014 five year review is the second since the CIDB was established.
In his opening address during the Gala Dinner, Minister Nxesi said the CIDB should play an indispensable role in transforming and developing the construction industry, promoting growth, improved performance, delivery, and value for money as well as to enhance the contribution of the industry to South Africa‟s social and economic development agenda.
In outlining the important role of the CIDB, Minister Nxesi said, The CIDB has been mandated to provide leadership to the construction industry, and to regulate the industry, stimulate and promote sustainable growth and transformation in the construction industry.
In keeping with the principles of responsible and transparent governance that Parliament strives to uphold, the CIDB Act also requires that the Board must facilitate a review of its activities in relation to its goals and objects, at least once every five years. And that is why we are here tonight – this is the start of the second Review of the CIDB, in relation to its goals and objects as defined in the CIDB Act‟.
In her address, the CIDB Chairperson of the board, Ms Lindelwa Myataza thanked the Minister for his leadership and support of the CIDB in executing its mandate. “The review coincides with the appointment of the new board and a lot is expected of the panel in terms of the process and the outcome. Not all is well as perceived by the industry and we therefore expect a process whose outcomes will be frank, and will help us to map our way forward,” said Ms Myataza.
The five year review of the CIDB will continue from 15 to 19 September 2014 which has also been dubbed the CIDB Review Week.
