The National Development Plan and the New Growth Path both highlight the need for public and private investment in electricity, water, transport and telecommunications infrastructure in order to support economic growth and social development goals. These investments in infrastructure pipelines will remove critical bottlenecks and allow the economy and employment to grow at a more[…]

One of the defining characteristics of public spaces in South Africa is that they are, or are perceived to be, unsafe. In the most recent National Victims of Crime Survey, more than a third (nearly 37%) of respondents reported that they are prevented from going to open spaces or parks due to fear of crime.[…]

Over the last few years, as government has grappled with the problem of low growth, the term catalytic infrastructure investments has become more prominent in relation to certain infrastructure investments in cities and rural development efforts. These projects have been added to ‘strategic integrated projects’ and ‘mega projects’ in our lexicon of infrastructure development as[…]

“The strategic developmental prominence of South African cities, in particular metropolitan municipalities, within the local sphere of government and certainly nationally is emphasised by a dominant role in the country’s economy reflected by their contribution to the national gross value added and net job creation, higher concentrations of people residing in cities and the resultant[…]