Premier David Makhura meets municipalities to ensure better coordination in infrastructure development

Premier David Makhura on Wednesday, 24 May 2017 met with the Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMCs) and officials working within the infrastructure development, human settlements and economic development units in municipalities in the province.

 

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss infrastructure alignment and strengthen coordination among the spheres of government.
 
“We operate in a single integrated space where the citizens move in between these municipalities and often do not feel the boundaries. 

 

“We need to align our work in line with our vision of building Gauteng as an integrated and globally competitive city region,” said Makhura.

 

The meeting agreed that infrastructure spend was an important element in boosting economic growth and creating jobs.  

 

The Gauteng Provincial Government commissioned KPMG to conduct an analysis on infrastructure spend in the province. The analysis covered the period 2013 and 2016 and found that the Gauteng government’s spend of R30 billion in infrastructure created 92 000 direct jobs and sustained 69 000 indirect jobs. 

 

The study also found that infrastructure investment added R15 billion to household income; raised R6 billion in government revenue and created economic activity worth R26 billion with an average of 92c being added to Gauteng’s economy for every R1 spent by this government on infrastructure.

 

Over the next three years, the Gauteng government’s total investment in infrastructure development will be more than R44 billion while Gauteng municipalities will spend R94 billion over the next five years.

 

This investment will have a massive multiplier effect on the economy of the Gauteng City Region.

 

It was agreed that with better coordination and alignment between the provincial government and municipalities the infrastructure programme will have a greater impact.

Other areas of coordination and alignment include human settlements, transport, energy, ICT infrastructure and rollout of broadband and Wi-Fi, township economy revitalisation and urban renewal programme. 

 

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