Construction regulator on the cards

Addressing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology Kagiso Mokotedi said government is putting in place a registration board coupled with an industry regulator to guide the operations of industry players such as architects, engineering consultants and contractors.

"Because of lack of supervision capacity on both consultants and contractors, some elements have taken advantage of our situation by doing shoddy work or overcharging on claims for work done. This is why as the ministry we are introducing the registration board as well as the regulator to try and arrest the situation.