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that corruption is a huge stumbling block to service to seriously penalise defaulters. CESA is encouraged
delivery, there seems not to be a political will to by the acknowledgement by government that the
eradicate the scourge”. National Development Plan (NDP) announced in
2012 by State President Jacob Zuma is a roadmap
Bhojaram presented CESA’s 2013 theme, of
for tackling the problems of poverty, inequality and
‘Sustainability is Everyone’s Concern’, and said
unemployment. CESA has joined the Business
that while big ticket items such as global warming,
fraternity under its membership of Business Unity
environmental pollution, and the like are important,
South Africa (BUSA) in support of the NDP. The
there are basic and fundamental human needs
quantum financial need estimated by KPMG is
which are top of mind issues for the average person
approximately R28 trillion to implement the NDP by
in a developing country. He is concerned that there
the 2030 and calls upon every single business player,
are still huge backlogs in proper housing, essential
Small, Medium, Large, Local, BRICS countries,
services such as water, sanitation, energy, mobility
Africa and World-over to invest in the South African
and food. For the average man in the street in
Economy and provide the skills and financial
developing nations, provision of these services mean
resources to achieve this National dream. CESA
sustainability. He contends that sustainability is more
is also pleased with the establishment of a national
than this.
Green Fund as well as a public sector’s aggressive
stance on the need to crack down on tender fraud
“Sustainability is also clean governance and
and corruption.
economic freedom. This means job creation and self-
sufficiency. We collectively have to balance social,
political and economic issues with the wide spectrum
of complex environmental issues and awareness NDP Credibility Defended
about what the earth can provide and how carefully
CESA defended the credibility of the NDP when it
we use the earth’s natural resources, especially
was brought into disrepute owing to recent talks that
those which are not renewable.”
it was fatally flawed and impossible to implement.
The issues raised in the criticism of the NDP calling
it “fatally flawed and pathetic”, and doubting its
Anti-corruption Stance effective implementation are certain to be put to bed
as soon as the plan is rolled out. CESA is on record
CESA’s anti-corruption stance was starting to bear welcoming and supporting the NDP which provides a
fruit as the year progressed. The introduction of the long term vision for the planned provision of essential
war chest was used to challenge tender irregularities infrastructure. It is important to note that the NDP is
and was a step in the right direction and we were a vision outlining long-term deliverables (the ‘what’)
also proud to announce that one of our Affiliates, while the implementation process (the ‘how’) is
Leads2Business, donated seed funding in the already facilitated through the Strategic Integrated
amount of R100 000 towards CESA’s anti-corruption Programs (SIPS) under the stewardship of the
War Chest. In terms of corruption, CESA received Minister of Economic Development, Minister Ibrahim
recognition from Corruption Watch and the former Patel. CESA will continue to highlight the critical
CEO, Graham Pirie was named the newsmaker of need of Government to involve Consulting Engineers
the week by Business Times. The newly appointed at this basic planning of the SIPS as it is the most
CEO of CESA, Lefadi Makibinyane is continuing reserved niché for Engineering Professionals and
with the vigour and initiative of this anti-corruption as such will provide the foundation towards effective
initiative. This will also be used as a deterrent in the Infrastructure Delivery.
CESA Annual Review 2012 / 2013
Consulting Engineering space .

Dennis Ndaba
National Planning Commission
Manager: Strategic Communications
CESA also backed National Planning Commission
Minister Trevor Manuel’s call to prohibit public
servants from doing business with government and

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