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Damage to structures during the collapse of a George building in the Western Cape on 06 May 2024.
The Human Settlements Department says it has referred three of the five suspended employees of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) allegedly linked to the George building collapse to be probed by the SAPS.
A report has revealed that the collapse of a building in the Western Cape was a result of systematic failures across multiple levels of oversight.
These include non-compliance with regulatory standards and mismanagement by both Council and the project’s personnel.
The incident claimed the lives of 34 construction workers last year.
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says other employees are facing disciplinary measures.
“The other two are just facing internal disciplinary measures in terms of not following the systems and the regulations and the outcome of the disciplinary hearing. So, all of them five, they are facing internal disciplinary but others also have been referred to SAPS for criminal investigation on areas which we felt we do not have a mandate as NHBRC by law to deal with them. So, which means others will be facing more charges and others will be facing charges but could be less than the others.”
George Building Collapse | 5 NHBRC officials suspended
