Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) says it is encouraged by the impassioned call from President Cyril Ramaphosa for commitment to ethical behaviour and ethical leadership.

Chris Campbell, CEO of CESA applauds Ramaphosa for urging professional bodies and regulatory authorities to take action against members who are found to have acted improperly and unethically. Campbell says the call from the president resonates strongly with that expressed by its own leadership.

“As a professional body representing over 540 companies employing in excess of 24 000 people, CESA subscribes to a Business Integrity Management System where its members commit to upholding and assisting industry stakeholders in upholding the dignity, standards and reputation of the consulting industry,” he notes.

Infrastructure investment is key

The professional body says it further commends President Ramaphosa for stating that infrastructure investment is key to efforts to grow the economy, create jobs, empower small businesses and provide services to the people.

“We are actively developing tangible tools and continuously strengthening relationships in order to facilitate constructive support of the public sector to ensure effective delivery since our members are at the forefront of infrastructure development in South Africa and are able and keen to assist public authorities,” stresses Campbell.

In addition, CESA welcomes the intervention to decisively stabilise and revitalise state owned enterprises (SOEs) as well as those implicated in State Capture.

“We strongly believe that a correction in the focus of SOE’s needs to be enacted if we are to make economic transformation in our Country a reality,” he concludes.