Members are requested to please take note of the following directive from Department of Labour: "Government Gazette...

On 1 April 2018, Value-Added Tax (VAT) will increase for the first time in 25 years, from 14% to 15%. All receipts, invoic...

Before then Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba delivered his budget speech in Parliament on 21 February 2018, South African ci...

Ethekwini Municipality website www.durban.gov.za published an article in late December 2017, stating that a contractor wil...

Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, recently issued the following amendment bills for public comment: -...

Source: Presentation by Mr. Jerry Ramdunee from ICCASA ISO 45001 is to supersede BS OHSAS 18001. As it stands, ISO...

Lunch, especially in labour intensive environments such as construction sites, is an extremely important meal. It speaks t...

In our Monday e-bulletin, our members were reminded that Phase 3 of the Construction Regulations 2014 implementation phase...

Future legislation Tibor Szana, chief inspector, inspection and enforcement services at the Department of Labour (Do...

In the past five years, the construction industry experienced several high profile structural collapses dati...

"May I charge interest on overdue invoices? How much may I charge?" 1 . The National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (hereina...

INTRODUCTION  The National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 103 of 1997, makes provision for t...

Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal was informed that the new principal building agreement is in print and will be released to a...

Are you experiencing difficulty when it comes to formulating disciplinary charges, herewith is an article published by Jud...

The following to article is an opinion piece that was submitted to the Association for publication, the Association does n...

Background Where a property developer constructed residential units for sale and these units are temporarily let out...

Do you find that your expenses increase faster than the inflation rate? Do you wonder how can you can make your monthly bu...

The Risk Benefits offered by the funds administered by the KZN MBA has been enhanced at no additional cost to the member....

Before claiming input VAT it is critical that the supplier invoice complies with the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act . Should...

MBSA Congress to Address State Of SA Construction Sector The annual Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress, s...

Our members are finding it increasingly difficult to remain in business. We have not seen as many business rescue applicat...

In my role as Zululand Area Manager, I have over the last few months engaged with several industry stakeholder bodies from...

Local Zululand newspaper the Zululand Observer, has reported that a R45-billion gas-to-power plant project is in the pipel...

Ross Stembridge, Building Service Manager participated in the Stakeholder Engagement Forum at the KZN Construction Trade E...

The National Minimum Wage comes into effect on the 1 May 2018. This will have a major impact on the Building Industry espe...

Businesses are established with the objective of generating income. Entrepreneurs harness their skills and expertise to es...

A 26 credit, CETA accredited Skills Programme, based on the qualification: National Certificate Construction Health and Sa...

The WSP submission deadline of 30th April 2018 has now been extended to 10th May 2018 due to technical problems experience...

We would like to encourage all our members to participate in the skills development process by doing a training needs anal...

Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal is a CETA accredited training provider and offers a wide range of courses. This is what...

South African Builder is the official journal for the Master Builders SA (MBSA). Published since 1923, it offers the lates...

The Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company (RF) (PTY) LTD - (FEM) continues their successful effort in contributing...

FEM’s professional service in both obtaining Letters of Good Standing as well as processing of claims makes them an obviou...

FEM’s Longstanding MD retires 2017 Sees a change in leadership at The Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company (RF)...

There is much hype about the employee’s rights and quite rightly so, but, what about the employer? Does the employer have...