RC 260825SAfmSakina Kamwendo

Tuesday, 25 August 2026

A special broadcast from Cape Town’s infrastructure symposium examined how government can move a trillion-rand project pipeline from plans to construction and improve municipal delivery.

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  1. 12:17

    President Cyril Ramaphosa said strategic infrastructure projects had grown to more than R1.67 trillion, with 195 projects in the current portfolio and 55 worth over R407 billion already under construction.

  2. 12:16

    Ramaphosa said South Africa’s 2025 gross fixed capital formation was about 12%, less than half the 30% investment level targeted by the National Development Plan for 2030.

  3. 12:21

    Infrastructure South Africa used R1.8 million to prepare a municipal water project replacing more than 1,700 kilometres of pipes, unlocking an R800 million Development Bank of Southern Africa facility.

  4. 12:52

    The CIDB has removed 52 non-compliant or fraudulent contractors since last year, while expanding free training for workers and municipalities to improve construction quality and procurement.

  5. 12:46

    Government’s social facilitation strategy aims to involve communities in infrastructure projects through local employment, training and opportunities for small businesses and subcontractors.