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PROFILE : My journey to Professional Registration - Innocent Gininda

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Innocent Gininda shares his journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng), emphasizing the importance of mentorship, early preparation, and understanding ECSA requirements. He offers advice to aspiring PrEngs, highlighting the value of diverse feedback and a positive mindset. My journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng) culminated successfully in November 2024. I was fortunate to begin my career at a company with a Commitment and Undertaking (C&U) Agreement with ECSA and a robust mentorship program. This commitment to training engineers to the standard required for Professional Registration provided me with essential resources and a structured path to track my experience against ECSA requirements. Early exposure to these expectations instilled a positive outlook on registration and solidified my desire to achieve this milestone. My views on Professional Registration have remained consistently positive throughout this journey. Working alongside ...
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OPINION:The Construction Mafia requires effective law enforcement from the start for proper management.

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Jennifer Smit believes the construction mafia, is influenced by social issues. Initially, legitimate demands for local procurement and transformation .However, over time, the mafia has resorted to violent behaviors such as carrying guns, implementing lockouts, and obstructing roads. This shift in behavior has become a defining characteristic of the construction mafia.


The expansion of the construction mafia syndicates across South Africa is causing concern. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for increased police protection of construction sites. Earlier, developers withdrew from the Cape's largest housing project due to extortion threats.
 
Jennifer Smit, Director and Head of Construction & Engineering at Werksmans Attorneys, says it appears the extortion is not being strategically addressed through legislation or targeted policing. Companies being extorted usually take the legal route as a last resort. Police in remote areas may fail to act due to fear of intimidation by the extortionists. Smit suggests that contractors strategize to take into account the community near the project site, including labor deployment and community engagement.

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