The minister stressed the need for collaboration between government and business to improve infrastructure and boost tourism
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.South Africa is facing an “infrastructure crisis” and his department is working to fast-track projects, tackle urban decay and hundreds of derelict and hijacked buildings across the country, Minister of Public Works Dean Macpherson said this week.
He said his department last week launched a project preparation financing bid window to provide municipalities, government departments and other entities with support for projects valued at more than R1 billion to expand infrastructure investment and accelerate economic growth and job creation. After a meeting with tourism authorities, Macpherson said his department was considering making the technical expertise of its built environment agency, Infrastructure South Africa, available to support municipalities.
“herever you have an occupied building, whether it be in a city centre or a suburb, that contributes to urban decay and crime,” he said. “There are 47 properties that we own down there on Admiralty land where the municipality owns the structures, and we own the land, and there are leases up for renewal,” he said.
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