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Dean Macpherson

Dean Macpherson

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

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Notable Quotes

Vowed to 'turn South Africa into a construction site' to stimulate economic growth (October 2024)

Identified 'fragmentation' as 'one of the biggest problems' where municipalities, building regulators, and Public Works 'each operate under a different set of regulations' with 'no synergy or common objective' (December 2025)

Called for centralizing 'all legislation and regulatory authority governing South Africa's built environment' under Department of Public Works (November 2025)

Stories

South Africa's building collapse crisis

Built World

Dispatched investigators to Soweto, pledged comprehensive building regulation reform following Verulam collapse

Three people died when a two-story building in Soweto collapsed before dawn on December 28, crushing a one-year-old child and two adults beneath rubble. Three others were pulled from the wreckage and rushed to Africa's largest hospital. It was South Africa's third deadly building collapse in seven months—42 people have died total, all in structures that should never have been standing. Within 24 hours, Minister Dean Macpherson dispatched professional investigators to the scene and ordered the Council for Built Environment to determine cause, identify responsible parties, and recommend preventative measures.

Updated Dec 29, 2025