# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane has confirmed that stringent measures will be implemented to ensure competency in construction, following the collapse of a building in George that claimed 34 lives last year. Shimelane announced that her department and the National Home Builders Regulatory Council are drafting a new bill to address forensic report deficiencies and emphasised the need for proper training, registration and grading of home builders:
Home builders to require training, registration and grading with regulatory council [SOUND]
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