Watermeyer calls for answers on George building collapse 

The other issue to take into account are the professional fees paid. When fees are cut/reduced, a company cannot resource a project properly, people may end up working long hours to meet deadlines, which increases the risk of errors being made. There just have to be mandatory minimum fees fir architects and engineers.

I have been in this business for years. A contractor pitch up with a taxi at a tender meeting might walk away with a contract. So much corruption going on and people has to pay the price of this incompetant government. And everyone think it is fine untill they loose love ones.

a building does not collapse just like that.According to eyewitnesses there was a big sound then the collapse.Having built my own double story house I suspect that the sound could most probably be that if steel work collapsing at the crucial stress points of the struxture and my speculation is some people cut corners big time all the time.Sad but buildings just do not collapse like this.

Dr Ron made very comprehensive insights as what is needed to be deemed competent as a specialist

The title for this video is misleading. The guest did not call for answeres why the building failed. My question, is the developer the client and main contractor?

It’s very funny that the contractor and developer are not named and shamed by the media. If it was any other company you’d be seeing articles linking individuals to political parties and a full background on the directors.

Dr. Watermeyer made very valid points. The most significant point is probably to have additional assessment of civil engineers done before they are allowed to undertake structural engineering. A Code of Practice specifically for structural engineers will provide a basis for such assessment. Other engineering disciplines (e.g. Geotechnical Engineering) having a potential impact on public health and safety should also be considered for additional assessment. A slew of regulatory bodies (the built environment regulatory councils, Council for the Built Environment, Department of Labour, Construction Industry Development board (cidb), National Home builders Registration Council, Building Inspectorates at local government, and others). Is there sufficient coordination between these bodies to prevent collapses of this nature? Mention was made of photos of a construction site, (taken for a different reason than assessing the construction) in Waterfall in 2008 that assisted largely in the investigation of the collapse. Should a similar process not be implemented when multi-story buildings are erected?

CIDB- Construcion Industry Development Board is mandated by government to test companies on elegibility for gradings in various classes in the construction industry. The adjudication of a compamies is done by the CIDB based on a company"s portfolio of evidence, financial capacity and various other elements.

Is this the result of 30% pass rate throughout the systems ?

The quality of steel is also an issue, especially coming out of covid era. There have been major issues regarding the shortage of steel and it passing quality assessments

It is waaaay too soon to say what brought the building down. The first guy that get's looked at is the designer. And then the approval process, then the responsible PR engineer who signed it off, then the contruction, the contractors, the materials used etc etc. It will likely take years...........

Yes, the industry has an obligation to enforce standards. But the municipality is the closest independent safety agency. Unfortunately, all too often, the only reason building inspectors come to site is to collect bribes. For those who think the DA is an honest alternative to the ANC: where were Georg's inspectors in the period leading up to the collapse? And remember this - the DA is owned by the same oligarchs who own the ANC.

There will be time for answers why the building collapse, right now, there are people are still trapped under the rubble. They are the priority

Standards at every level in all major industries have been falling since 1994.

The country is collapsing and the goverment refuse to take responsibility.

I am very concerned that there is escalating disasters that cost lives. I am also of view that we know the structure has collapsed. As a disciple of quality where is the accountability from the quality practitioners. A lot of people seem to mix health and safety issues and quality issues. The quality practitioner is the face of risk management. I agree that we are jacking up our competency requirements. Perhaps there should be a representative from the Southern African Society for Quality.

South Africa really has a lack of enforcing the law to everyone that includes those who has power.

Maybe it is time to introduce a specialist structures and construction B degree. The unnecessary barriers to becoming a structural engineer would be substantially reduced. Transport planning can be removed from civil engineering and placed in the quantitative social/behavioural sciences, where it belongs.

There is a video on social media of it coming down

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Are there enough people to enforce laws

Why does he not get off his arse and go get answers instead of 'calling for answers'....

A great and helpful interview. Well done to this team for the interview and for identifying the appropriate interviewee

This is a poor journalism n therefore a stupid news report about the contractor running away because it is not the Contractor that is legally responsible for the disaster, but rather the actual responsible person is the Developer i.e. the owner of the builder. This is extremely poor journalism. PLEASE CHECK YOUR FACTS NEWSROOM AFRICA IN FUTURE.

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This guy is an expert but he's fumbling. Why.

This piece of Shiiiuiyt in studio says nothing really!!😮😮

Everyone wants to get attention, what makes this guy an expert? hes a civil engineer, you need to talk to a structural engineer. Hes an academic, you need a guy that works in the industry not one that writes books about this. Major fail Newzroom, is he competent?

R there separate laws for whites and other color people.

Its sick how some try to make political points from this accident. The authorities will look into it. And if someone is to blame they will act on it. Not the DA's fault in any way.

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OVERSIGHT! A 5 story building goes up Who is responsible for oversight🤨? Engineers, City Councils Building Council, Developer, Building contractors 😢😢😢😢😢😢 Owners🫣 gone underground🙄?