Investment in infrastructure is gaining momentum. New and innovative funding mechanisms will be used to increase construction of infrastructure.
Access to broadband and the internet
Government completed the auction of broadband spectrum after more than a decade of delays, resulting in new investment, lower data costs and improved network reach and quality.
These reforms have a profound impact in a society in which access to the Internet has risen dramatically over the last decade. Less than half of all households had internet access in 2011, compared to 79% of households in 2022.”
Improving water supply
The Department of Water and Sanitation aims to enhance water resource management by initiating infrastructure projects to secure water supply and diversifying water sources to reduce dependence on surface water.
Bulk water projects are under construction across the country to improve water supply to millions of residents in villages, towns and cities.
The following water infrastructure projects are in progress or completed: Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Umzimvubu, Hazelmere Dam, uMkhomazi Water Project, Clanwilliam Dam, Tzaneen Dam, Loskop, Mandlakazi, pipeline from Jozini Dam, Giyani, pipeline from Nandoni Dam to Nsami Dam, Pilanesberg Water, Vaal Gamagara and pipeline from the Vaal River to Hothazel.
In the Eastern Cape, the Msikaba and Mtentu bridges are beginning to rise over the landscape, and will be among the highest in Africa once complete.
The steel used for part of the project is fabricated in Mpumalanga and the iron ore comes from the Northern Cape.
Road and rail infrastructure
In the past five years, the South African National Roads Agency Limited, which manages nearly 25 000 km of roads, has awarded more than 1 200 projects to the value of R120 billion.
High-speed rail
In November last year, Cabinet approved a framework for high-speed rail, focusing initially on the Johannesburg to Durban corridor.
