South African Council for the
Architectural Profession
Presentation at
BCO Convention
Thursday, 26 September 2014
Presented by: Marella O’Reilly
THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR THE
ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION
• SACAP is the regulatory authority for the architectural
profession, established under the Architectural Profession Act
44 of 2000
• Architectural professionals are required by law to be
registered with SACAP, and once registered they are
accountable to SACAP in terms of providing services to the
public
• Registered persons have a responsibility to practice in a
professional and ethical manner, both for the benefit of the
public and the profession as a whole governed by the Scope
of Conduct, B.N 154 of 2009
BRIEF OVERVIEW
The South African Council for the Architectural Profession
(SACAP)
A statutory body established by an Act of Parliament and Governed by The Architectural Profession
Act, No 44 of 2000.
Mr. Thulas Nxesi
SACAP’s MANDATE
Protect members of the public by regulating the profession
Take steps to ensure that public health and safety is not prejudiced through provision
of architectural services.
Ensuring that the Public is aware of their rights with respect to the provision of
architectural services.
Ensuring that Registered Persons (RP’s) are aware of the importance of protecting
the environment.
Regulating architectural education in South Africa.
Registering and maintaining an up-to-date database of all architectural professionals
and candidates.
To maintain the international best practice standard with respect to the quality of
service provided by the architectural professionals.
Identify, isolate and classify work that may be performed by Registered Persons.
SACAP VISION
SACAP MISSION
SACAP VALUES
RESPONSIBILITY: being accountable for our decisions and actions
EXCELLENCE: promoting high standards
INTEGRITY: ethical behaviour, honesty and trustworthy
RESPECT: ethos of dignity tolerance and consideration
TRANSPARENCY: appropriate disclosure of information and open debate
COHESIVENESS: shared, coherent values and aspirations
COUNCIL COMPOSITION
MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS
Mr. Thulas Nxesi
SACAP
 Linda Mampuru (Pr Arch)
 Niel Lombard (PAD)
 Sithiwe Thubane (PSAT)
 Vacant (TBA)
• Gillian Bolton
• Krishnakumar
Ranchod
2 PUBLIC
REPRESENTITIVES
 Rowen Ruiters (PAT)
• Rakau Lekota
(Pr Arch)
Gillian Bolton
 Maureen Gerrans
Vice President (PSAT)
• Sushma Patel
(Pr Arch)
2 STATE MEMBERS
 Yashaen Luckan
President (Pr Arch)
7 ARCHITECTURAL
PROFESSIONALS
11 COUNCIL MEMBERS, SERVING A
TERM OF 4 YEARS
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Executive
Committee
(EXCO)
Audit & Risk
Committee
Management
Committee
Investigation
Committee
COUNCIL
HR &
Remuneration
Committee
Corporate
Communication
& Stakeholder
Relations
Education
Committee
Finance
Committee
Continuing
Professional
Development
CPD
SACAP ADMINISTRATION
AND OPERATIONS
SACAP ORGANOGRAM
Registrar
Marella O’ Reilly
General Manager
Barbara van Stade
Registration Officer
Nita Schmidlin
Registration
Administrators
Thuli Maphanga
Mafa Kgoahla
Office Facilities &
Management Officer
Omeshnee Govender
General
Assistant
Olga Samodien
Driver
Senzo Khubisa
HR Officer
Vacant
Call Centre
Administrators
Philasander Ndodada
Grace Sibaya
Virquila Johnson
Sandra Gwebu
Mmthabo Seleke
Receptionist
Eva Kock
Secretariat/PA to
Registrar/CEO
Genevier Abdulrahim (Temp)
Committee/PA Secretariat
Mahlodi Rakgetsi & Rachel Nhlapo
HEAD : LEGAL &
COMPLIANCE
Adv. Toto Fiduli
Legal & Investigations
Officer
Yingisani Nyambi
Legal & Compliance
Officer
(Vacant)
FINANCE: CFO
Thiru Mudaly
Financial Officer
Dipuo Sello
Finance – Debtor
Controller
Mosadi Ndwande
Finance
2 x Clerks
(Vacant)
HEAD : CSR
Pappie Maja
CSR Manager
Jacquie Cullis
IT Officer
(Vacant
THE REGISTRATION
PROCESS
REGISTRATIONS
• SACAP has 8919 active members on its database.
• The total number is the combination of all categories; Candidates and
Professionals in Draughtsperson, Technologist, Senior Technologist
and Architect.
• All categories pay an annual fees per year.
• SACAP suspends membership of the Registered Persons (RPs) for
non-compliance in terms of sec 20 of the Act.
• All suspended RPs are responsible for the re-registration after being
suspended.
• There is a penalty fee for re-registration.
Professional Development Unit
REGISTRATION ON YM
SACAP is now
an online
system which
is called Your
Membership
(YM).
YM enables all
RPs to register
and upload all
necessary and
relevant
document
online.
YM is an
interactive
system
between
SACAP RPs
and the
employees.
SACAP will
not be
accepting any
paper going
forward to
encourage
paperless
processes.
We are also
on social
networks:
FB Page,
Sacapsa and
twitter handle:
sacapsa.
SACAP CONTACT DETAILS
Postal Address:
PO Box 408
Bruma
2026
Physical Address:
1st Floor, Lakeside Place
Cnr Ernest Oppenheimer and
Queen Streets
Bruma
Johannesburg
Tel:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Website:
(011) 479 5000
(011) 479 5100
info@sacapsa.com
www.sacapsa.com
Sacapsa
@sacapsa
THANK YOU
www.sacapsa.com