and why the industry is struggling so much knowledge joined by philip de wet from business insider south africa philip a group five is one of the biggest construction companies in south africa and is fighting against insolvency what would it mean for the sector if it goes on the. if i dispatch the bass note of all construction companies in south africa you could not drive down a major road without seeing one of its faults but some very prominent buildings so intense that the loss of faith in the construction industry is quite a blow to the reputation over all who find is also one of the bass note international construction agencies doing quite a lot of work in the middle east and elsewhere in africa so for many ordinary south africans who may not have noticed the slow demise of the sector it really is a wakeup call to you to the poorest state that the sector is now all of a sudden found itself and why is the industry in such a bad state and what does it mean for the south african economy if we look forward ten years it's been somewhat of a perfect storm in the construction industry we've seen a great