GOVERNMENT will in the coming months expedite the implementation of at least 50 infrastructure projects with a total investment value of more than R340 billion as part of reconstruction and recovery of the South African economy.
This was a key outcome on Thursday of the inaugural meeting of the reconstituted Council of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission.
President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired the meeting, which brought together Ministers, Premiers, Metropolitan Municipality Mayors and the South African Local Government Association to ensure the effective integration of the country’s substantial infrastructure programme.
Ramaphosa said the focus of this Administration is to consolidate infrastructure under one roof to ensure effective implementation.
“Our experience has been that infrastructure can only be sustainable if there is cooperation and partnership between all three spheres of government and if there is a common intent,” said Ramaphosa.
In terms of the Infrastructure Development Act of 2014, the Presidential Infrastructure
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