FEATURE
Writer: Allison Cooper
Infrastructure projects give the country, economy a facelift
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projects to ensure their bankability. “This has produced a credible pipeline of infrastructure projects across the country that are not only transactional in nature, but also address the social, economic and spatial injustices of our past.
nfrastructure projects
ment and its related
elements of the plan
across the country are
mass employment pro-
recently.
expected to transform
gramme are all part of
Leading up to the re-
the landscape of cities,
the Economic Recon-
covery plan, Cabinet ap-
ture has worked closely
towns and rural areas,
struction and Recovery
proved the Infrastructure
with the Infrastructure
while also addressing the
Plan unveiled by Presi-
Investment Plan (IIP). The
and Investment Office
social, economic and
dent Cyril Ramaphosa.
IIP relates to a new meth-
in the Presidency to put
odology of project plan-
together a pipeline of in-
structure Minister Patricia
ning, preparation and
frastructure projects that
de Lille unpacked these
packaging infrastructure
will completely transform
spatial injustices of the past. Infrastructure develop-
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Public Works and Infra-
“Since the end of 2019, the Department of Public Works and Infrastruc-
Public Sector Manager • November 2020
