Building Industry Can't Cope

The building industry can't cope with the demand due to the residential bubble and the upcoming requirements for the 2010 world cup. They can't get supplies and more importantly they can't get trained and skilled artisans. Frankly I wouldn't trust the construction of anything built in the last two to three years as the resident of Mandela Rhodes Place found out the hard way.

Building industry battles with boom

A construction and infrastructure boom has the country's building industries battling to get supplies and skilled personnel.

Shortages span almost everything from cement and civil engineers to construction companies as the country's growing economy, the pressure of a fast-approaching Fifa World Cup 2010, a much-needed housing programme and urgent infrastructure development put pressure on both the government and the private sector to get projects off the ground.