text: Saice requests Ramaphosa's urgent intervention to address construction site attacks - South African Road Federation - SARF
  "This is an issue that has reached crisis levels and affects the safety of professionals in industry, as well as investor confidence. The outcomes of this situation will have far-reaching effects if not responded to as a matter of urgency by President Ramaphosa and his Cabinet," Saice acting CEO Steven Kaplan said.
  "The Black Business Council in the Built Environment (BBCBE) has also recently issued a letter to General Bheki Cele to request urgent intervention. The BBCBE reported that some of its members who are engaged in construction activity have been subjected to victimisation and disruption on a daily basis due to local business forums demanding participation in projects."
  "Saice stands with the construction industry in speaking out against these incidents, and calls upon President Ramaphosa to intervene . . . effects of these incidents will set severe consequences in motion, which will compound the already dire situation the construction industry finds itself in to the serious brain drain resulting from professionals seeking greener pastures," Kaplan stated.