Govt hopes to attract R1 trillion infrastructure investment
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is planning to attract over R1 trillion in infrastructure investment over the coming four years.
This is part of his economic recovery plan.
He was speaking yesterday at the opening of the Infrastructure South Africa Project Preparation in Johannesburg.
"Among other things, we are prioritising economic reforms to unlock investment and growth, fighting crime and corruption, driving industrialisation with a focus on growing small businesses, improving the capability of the state, and creating jobs through mass public employment programmes.
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"Another key priority intervention is promoting aggressive infrastructure investment and supporting its delivery. These include large-scale build projects, community and social infrastructure, and infrastructure maintenance."
Public Works Minister, Patricia de Lille says the Infrastructure South Africa programme will be hub of all government building projects.
She says it's made up of several branches.
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