40 contractors blacklisted since June 2025 in construction mafia crackdown

Stephen Grootes speaks to Bongani Dallas, CEO of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), about Minister Dean Macpherson’s endorsement of the blacklisting of 40 contractors since June 2025.

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Since stepping into his role, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson was determined to holding underperforming and corrupt contractors accountable.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), through the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), has blacklisted 40 contractors since June 2025 for non-performance and corruption.

The aim is to address non-performance, corruption, and to restore accountability in the construction sector.

This is seen as a major shift in policy, as only one contractor had been blacklisted since 2002 before this crackdown.

Speaking to Stephen Grootes on The Money Show, Bongani Dallas, CEO of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) says corruption construction companies are deregistered and their licences to operate are revoked, effectively halting all business with government.

"If we are seeing stalled projects, or projects that are failing or transgressions that are reported to us via our hotlines, then we investigate to check the legitimacy of that company, the legitimacy of its track record."

- Bongani Dallas, CEO - Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

"When we undertake audits at the CIBD of the companies in our register, we notice something that's funny. Maybe a project that doesn't exist in our record."

- Bongani Dallas, CEO - Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

"Everyday we get stories about projects that are stalled. Contracts that have been awarded illegitimately, and sometimes it's also referrals from the auditor-general themselves. They go an audit and say these projects are problematic."

- Bongani Dallas, CEO - Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

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