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Chris Campbell

Chris Campbell is a senior figure in the South African consulting engineering sector. He is associated with Knight Piesold Africa, a consulting engineering firm active in infrastructure and related fields. Campbell's professional focus encompasses infrastructure development, job creation and the alignment of engineering projects with national policy frameworks such as the National Development Plan. He operates within the regulatory and professional environment shaped by bodies including Consulting Engineers South Africa and the Engineering Council of South Africa. His work addresses the intersection of engineering capacity, unemployment and economic development in South Africa. Campbell's commentary and involvement recur in coverage of infrastructure delivery, skills development and the role of consulting engineers in meeting national development targets. He is based in or works extensively in KwaZulu-Natal, a province with significant infrastructure needs and economic potential. His career reflects the challenges and opportunities facing the consulting engineering profession in post-apartheid South Africa, particularly in translating policy ambitions into built outcomes.

Chris Campbell Updates


Cesa CEO Chris Campbell
Infrastructure, services are the cornerstone of economic recovery – Cesa
17th April 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The delivery of infrastructure and essential services is a basic human right and a cornerstone for economic recovery, and South Africa must move to actionable outcomes that improve lives and... 


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Early involvement vital to fix infrastructure – association
3rd April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Consulting engineers, as key experts, are best positioned to unlock faster, better-quality infrastructure in the water, energy and transport sectors. There is a need for deeper and longer... 


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Infrastructure Indaba underscores importance of rail and water systems
3rd April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The importance of rail and water for South Africa’s economic growth was emphasised on the second day of industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (Cesa’s) Infrastructure Indaba... 


Engineering sustainable development requires collaboration
Engineering industry wants its voice heard as infrastructure development dithers
25th March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Representatives of professional engineering organisations and associations have again insisted that engineering professionals need to be part of decision-making processes in South Africa to ensure... 


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Infrastructure Indaba underscores importance of rail, water systems
20th March 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The importance of rail and water for South Africa’s economic growth was emphasised on the second day of industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (Cesa’s) Infrastructure Indaba... 


Cesa president and consultancy Knight Piesold Africa regional manager Dr Vishal Haripersad
Cesa Infrastructure Indaba calls for South Africa-first mindset
19th March 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Speakers at Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (Cesa’s) Infrastructure Indaba, in KwaZulu-Natal, having recognised how infrastructure remains the backbone of economic growth, social development... 


Cesa says management development training course fully subscribed
9th March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) says the 30 places available for its 2026 Business of Consulting Engineering Management Development Programme (BCE MDP) were fully... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Departments to investigate Ormonde warehouse collapse, the third in three months
4th March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

In the wake of the collapse of an under-construction warehouse in Ormonde, Johannesburg, in which nine workers died and three others were injured, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure... 


Implementation of SoNA commitments crucial, business organisations say
13th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The implementation of policies and projects, sticking to timelines and responsibility for their delivery so that they are measurable and sustained are crucial for South Africa, emphasised business... 


Cesa offers engineering support following national disaster declaration
21st January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In response to government's declaration of a national disaster following torrential rains, widespread flooding and wildfires in parts of the country, industry organisation Consulting Engineers... 


Cesa president Dr Vishal Haripersad
Consulting Engineers South Africa welcomes new president
12th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa), representing 600 consulting engineering firms across South Africa, has announced Dr Vishal Haripersad as its new president and Jabulile Msiza as its vice... 


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