The purpose of the latest Dialogue on Greening Infrastructure was to acquaint stakeholders with the imperative for a greener future and the opportunities for new green industries and economies that are at the core of enabling and sustaining humanity’s existence.   The dialogue was attended by the Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land
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The latest Dialogue presented the results of the third Infrastructure Inputs Monitoring Project which provides a comprehensive overview of infrastructure demand and supply in South Africa. The IIMP was initiated in 2006 to assess the impact of the increase in public sector demand in the supply for key infrastructure inputs. It is specifically meant to
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Cabinet made a decision in December 2010 to discontinue the process of restructuring the Electricity Distribution Industry (EDI) through the establishment of Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs).   In response EDI Holdings has wound down its operations and closed as of the 31 March 2011.  As such the Department of Energy will review the entire electricity value
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This dialogue provides the platform to understand the approach adopted by the Presidency in respect of the Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation programme and explores the intention and implications of Outcome 6. Economic infrastructure comprises the internal facilities of a country that makes it possible to do business and includes communication, transportation, distribution networks, financial institutions
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The first dialogue in this series took place in June 2009, the topic being the Municipal Infrastructure Investment (MIIF). At that dialogue, the key findings of then MIIF Round 5 analysis were debated. Briefly, those findings included that significant capital expenditure would be required over ten years if the infrastructure service backlogs are to be
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South Africa as a developmental state seeks to balance economic growth and social development through using state resources and influence to reduce poverty and expand economic opportunities for the poor and the previously disadvantaged.  The State seeks to apply its vast resources in a manner that not only creates a market economy, but also enables
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Two years ago the Department of Water Affairs (by then DWAF) started a process of drafting a Sector Wide Water Services Infrastructure Asset Management Strategy with an effort to address some of the challenges Water Services Institutions (WSI) are faced with in terms of Asset Management.  The Strategy has been discussed at length by the
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This month’s Infrastructure Dialogue will focus on Municipal Water Services. Water supply services in South Africa has seen significant achievements. Prior to 1994, only 62% of households had access to basic water services (DWA). The first non racial democratic government of 1994 introduced fresh thinking and new energy into water management. Water was defined as
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If sustainable growth and developmental outcomes are to be attained the efficiency of South Africa’s economy needs to be significantly improved. Because a key ingredient of an efficient economy is good, reliable connectivity, this month’s dialogue addresses an element of infrastructure crucial to ensure effective connectivity for both freight/goods and people. Specifically, this month’s dialogue
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Urban regeneration has been a recurrent theme of urban development discourse in South Africa for many years. Thus inner cities in many parts of the country have become the focus of dedicated strategies aimed at reversing their decline. Special institutional structures have been created within municipalities to aid in this task for example the Johannesburg
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