About Construction Sector Charter Council (CSCC)
The CSCC was formalised in 2012 to oversee and monitor the implementation of the Construction Sector Codes (CSC) of Good Practice across the South African construction industry. The council is empowered to represent the industry at government level.
It’s Technical Review Committee provides the industry with technical assistance, clarifying possible interpretations and applicability of items detailed in the Amended CSC (2017). The council also generates baseline report on the state of transformation and empowerment in the construction sector.
More information about CSCC’s formation and milestones can be viewed here.
CSCC Representation
The CSCC comprises a board and an executive committee made up of volunteer members representing government, organized labour, contractors, built environment professionals, youth and people living with disabilities.
- An overview of current members is illustrated to the left/above.
- Representation is voluntary.
- The desired representation of membership organisations on Council and EXCO comprise a Member and Alternate Member, to ensure full membership attendance at all meetings.
- Further capacity to support the delivery of industry knowledge and excellence is provided by the various sub-committees.
Board Members
The management of the CSCC is currently led by Mr. Gregory Mofokeng as the Acting CEO and Ms. Ingrid Campbell as the Assistant CEO.
Gregory Mofokeng
Acting CEO
Ingrid Campbell
Acting Assistant CEO
Construction Sector Codes
The CSC aligns to the objectives of the Construction Transformation Charter and in particular seeks to realise a substantial change in the racial and gender composition of the ownership, control and management within the sector.
The Codes promote the effective advancement of employment equity in the sector as well as adherence to the principles of non-racialism and non-sexism.
Furthermore, the Codes provide the construction sector with the first quantitative method for monitoring and evaluating the progress of an enterprise towards B-BBEE, thereby contributing to ending the malpractice of fronting.
The construction sector is united in driving positive and proactive response that will address inequalities in the sector, unlocking its true potential and promoting its growth. It is also one of the largest employers in the country, and Government’s Infrastructure Roll-Out Programme has the potential to create many more employment, skills development and enterprise development opportunities across the country.
For more background on the Codes
Recent highlights
- In 2020 (and in spite of devastating economic factors) the “stretch targets” in the Management Control and Employment Equity elements in the CSC, saw the Employment Equity statistics at Top and Senior Management level increase.
- The Amended CSC (2017) includes all suppliers and manufacturers, thus ensuring greater industry compliance with regard to black participation.
- In 2017, following the gazetting of the Amended CSC, the construction sector’s pioneering approach and methodology – in the evaluation and measurement of joint ventures as well as the support given to developing black companies through Enterprise and Supplier Development – was embraced by many other industries in South Africa.
CSCC Milestones
- In December 2020 the CSCC submitted a self-funding model proposal to its Line Ministry, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI). This model, that would rely solely on the payment of a prescribed levy for each verification certificate issued in the construction industry, is currently being pursued for implementation.
- Since 2020, in response to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, many of the signatories to the CSC, came together to provide support to, and leadership of the industry.
- Since 2019, following the departure of all CSCC staff and personnel, and in spite of the sector being in severe financial contraction, the volunteer members of the CSCC Council, EXCO and the Technical Review Committee (TRC) continue to attend sector meetings and respond to industry queries.
- In 2019 the DPWI halted its funding.
- On 28 October 2016 a draft gazettewas published for public comment. All comments received were reviewed by a Technical Review Committee (TRC).
- On 25 May 2016, after mediation, the inaugural Revised CSC was agreed on. View the advisory issued on behalf of the CSC Code Alignment Negotiating Team here.
- In February 2016, when the DTI revoked the existing 2009 CSC, all companies in the construction industry suffered a substantial set-back.
- A 30-month long vigorous engagement process (funded by Voluntary Associations and private companies) followed. Negotiations reached a deadlock.
- In 2012 the revised DTI Generic Codes were gazetted, and all industries were instructed to align their sector-specific codes to the new requirements.
- In 2013/2014 the CSCC researched the “State of the Construction Industry”, evaluating over 3 500 scorecards and finding a positive improvement in scorecard rating levels for Black Ownership and Black Women-Ownership, as well as increased investment in Skills and Enterprise Development. This is the largest survey conducted across all sectors to date.
- In 2013 a CEO and office staff were appointed.
- In line with its Constitution the CSCC comprised representatives from construction associations.
- In 2012 the CSCCwas formalised and an NPO registered.
Background to the CSC
During the early 2000s, amidst public discourse over the National Development Plan, the need to include black participation in infrastructure development plans was flagged within the construction industry.
To ensure maximum empowerment and community benefit, the industry motivated the development of empowerment codes, specific to the unique requirements of the construction industry.
A DTI-sanctioned Interim Transformation Working Group – was tasked with developing a Construction Charter, followed by the Construction Sector Codes (CSC).
- A DTI-sanctioned Interim Transformation Working Group – was tasked with developing a Construction Charter, followed by the Construction Sector Codes (CSC).
- In 2007, after a four year period, the Transformation Construction Charter – the forerunner to the CSC – was gazetted. The construction industry was the first sector in South Africa to gazette a sector charter.
- In 2009 the CSC was gazetted and the Construction Sector Charter Council (CSCC) Constitution was signed. The formation of the CSCC would formalise the management and implementation of the CSC.
- In 2017, an amended CSC was gazetted. The CSCC’s pioneering approach and methodology – in the evaluation and measurement of joint ventures as well as the support given to developing black companies through Enterprise and Supplier Development – has been embraced by many other industries in South Africa.
- The Amended CSC (2017) includes all suppliers and manufacturers, thus ensuring greater industry compliance with regard to black participation.
- In 2020 (and in spite of devastating economic factors) the “stretch targets” in the Management Control and Employment Equity elements in the CSC, saw the Employment Equity statistics at Top and Senior Management level increase.
B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice
In 2003 the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gazetted Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment legislation (B-BBEE Act 53 of 2003 Gazette No. 25899) which serves as the base legislation for the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice.
The Act was amended in 2013 to include the legislation of the office of a B-BBEE Commissioner.
Its purpose is to legally ensure that the State and Corporate South Africa implement a set of measurement rules and numerical targets promoting the rapid advancement of black-owned businesses previously unable to access the economy.
The 2003 Codes of Good Practice were re-issued in 2013, updated again in 2019, and are now referred to as the Revised Codes of Good Practice (RCOGP).