Infrastructure Development
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From migration pressure to development architecture: Why Africa needs an economic diplomacy framework
At present, most policy responses remain fragmented. Governments focus on border enforcement, documentation systems, policing and short-term political responses. Yet these…
Airports equal real estate catalysts
When airports are developed, so is the property surrounding them. The ‘city’ essentially grows around the new airport
‘Our Land, Our Lives’: Lesotho villagers challenge Gauteng water scheme
Lesotho villagers allege unsafe conditions and no accountability in the scheme to supply Gauteng
Mining red flags along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast
Thirteen prospecting applications have been submitted to the department of minerals and petroleum resources by seven companies since 2023
Copper will determine South Africa’s digital economy success
The economy is expected to create a jobs boom if the country can fix its electricity grid and meet the increasing demand for local copper beneficiation
Operation Vulindlela: Big on policy but low on results
Only 3% of reform work under phase two of the economic readjustment initiative has been completed, about 27% is delayed or off track, and 53% is under way
South Africa must unlock financial sector for growth, says African Development Bank
The AfDB says the country’s economy continues to underperform, weighed down by structural deficiencies that constrain the financial sector
Water and sanitation department ramping up reforms, interventions to avoid water crisis
Of South Africa’s 144 water service authorities, 105 are performing ‘dismally’, according to Minister Pemmy Majodina
Joburg Crisis Alliance questions ‘quick wins’ focus of presidential working group
Civil society says officials should break the cycle of grand promises and weak follow-through if Johannesburg is to be rebuilt into a world-class city
Investors to pump R70.8 billion into KwaZulu-Natal
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has invited new investors to take advantage of opportunities in the ‘rising’ province
Ramaphosa: Sovereign wealth fund delayed, but will happen
The president said the fund would not be an additional burden to taxpayers because it would be financed by dividends from ‘well managed’ state-owned entities
The scars of migrant labour endure on black families
In post-apartheid South Africa, the system has evolved but has fundamentally stayed the same, triggering an inter-generational cycle of displacement
Matatiele sports centre remains unfinished after six years and R37 million spent
The municipality says more than R35-million has been spent so far, but residents nearby say no workers have been on site since April
Professionalising the state is the only way to develop infrastructure
With more talk than action, a lack of technical expertise is holding the government back from delivery and causing an exodus of engineers from the country
Infrastructure key to economic recovery — Ramaphosa
The governing party wants localisation at the centre of its infrastructure-led strategy