04Sep, 2016

Deputy Minister for Human Settlements Zou Kota-Fredericks launches NHBRC 2016 Women Empowerment Porgramme

Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Hon. Zou Kota-Fredericks today announced the launch of the 2016 National Home Builders Registration Council’s (NHBRC) Women Empowerment Programme (WEP). The announcement was made during an event in Itsoseng, Ditsobotla District in North West Province. It was during the occasion when she was handing over 60 housing units to elderly […]

26Aug, 2016

NHBRC Council members visit Mpumalanga projects

This week the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) Members of Council paid a visit to three building projects in Nelspruit as part of their experiential visits to provinces. The projects visited included an innovative building technology project in Sonheuwel (Kiaat Estate) as well as two other non-subsidy projects in the area. Moore Blignaut Investments […]

18Aug, 2016

NHBRC Council inspects Dark and Silver City Community Rental Units

On 18 August 2016 Council members of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) visited Dark and Silver City Community Rental Units in their effort to monitor and evaluate building standards on the ground. NHBRC Member of Council Themba Dlamini highlighted that the NHBRC will not tolerate any non-compliance and shoddy workmanship from homebuilders. “We […]

12Aug, 2016

NHBRC Council inspects major Johannesburg housing project

Johannesburg – Today Council Members of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) assessed building standards at the Fleurhof housing project as part of its oversight responsibility. Situated between Meadowlands and Florida, the township project will link Johannesburg’s Soweto township with the city’s more affluent suburbs and forms part of the City of Johannesburg’s residential […]

19Jul, 2016

NHBRC to host technical skills workshop for military veterans in Nelson Mandela Bay

The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) will be hosting three-day technical skills workshop for 50 military veterans in Nelson Mandela Bay starting from 20 to 23 July 2016 at the Soweto on Sea Multipurpose Centre in Port Elizabeth. The purpose of the workshop is to equip military veterans with home building technical skills and […]

19Jul, 2016

NHBRC Council members assess building standards of Limpopo housing

Polokwane – Council members of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) today assessed building standards in and around Polokwane in order to highlight the importance of regulation in the housing industry. NHBRC Member of Council Themba Dlamini highlighted that the NHBRC will not tolerate any non-compliance and shoddy workmanship from homebuilders. ”We are visiting […]

12Jul, 2016

NHBRC and Nelson Mandela Bay mayor open dialogue with youth in construction

Port Elizabeth, Tuesday, 12 July, 2016 – The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality today held a Youth in Construction Dialogue aimed at empowering aspiring young entrepreneurs in the home building sector. The Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Mr Danny Jordaan delivered a keynote address at the event, […]

07Jul, 2016

NHBRC Council on inspection visits to North West housing projects

Rustenburg –Today Council members of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) assessed building standards in and around Rustenburg as part of its oversight responsibility. The purpose of these site inspections by NHBRC senior officials is to highlight the importance of regulation in the housing industry. However, NHBRC Executive Chairperson, Abbey Chikane said that the […]

27Jun, 2016

NHBRC hosts a dialogue on economic opportunities for the youth

The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) will be hosting a dialogue with the youth on economic opportunities in the construction industry on 28 June 2016 at the Vaalbank Library, Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga Province The dialogue will be done in partnership with the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), Provincial Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and […]

30May, 2016

SA housing regulator welcomes human settlements announcement on rectifications

The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) has welcomed the recent announcement by Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu that the department would no longer spend money on fixing poorly built RDP houses. “We are serious about addressing the issue of shoddy workmanship in the industry and our mandate can be effectively carried out when all […]