There has been an increase in reports of deteriorating infrastructure in municipalities across South Africa, which highlights the critical need to maintain existing infrastructure to sustain and support public service delivery and boost economic growth in the future. In response to massive service backlogs and recent widespread protests against inadequate service delivery, the government has [...]
Read MoreSouth Africa needs about R473-billion for backlog eradication, upgrading, growth and expansion, rehabilitation and the replacement of existing municipal infrastructure, PDG consultant Kim Walsh said at the inaugural Infrastructure Dialogue. The meeting focused on the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework (MIIF) and was held at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) last week. Besides other [...]
Read MoreThe first of what is set to be a series of “Infrastructure Dialogues” to be hosted jointly by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the Support Programme for Accelerated Infrastructure Development (Spaid), will take place on Thursday, June 25. The discussion will focus on the ‘Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework (MIIF)’ and will take [...]
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