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Government unveils R595bn pipeline of new infrastructure projects
With a funding gap of around R441bn for the 55 projects being presented to the market. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the current framework is ‘not really workable’ but that amendments

Sasol looking at massive Green Hydrogen project in South Africa – creating 6,000 new jobs
Chemicals and energy giant Sasol has announced a first-of-its-kind memorandum of agreement with the Northern Cape government to conduct a two-year feasibility study for a landmark green hydrogen project in

SIDSSA symposium aims to promote new ways of building social infrastructure: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at the 2nd Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa, held under the theme “Quality infrastructure for Development, Recovery and Inclusive Growth”. President

Good progress made in infrastructure development: De Lille
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille says the 55 new projects being presented to the market are from various sectors valued at about at about R 595 billion.Public

Sasol to embark on green hydrogen feasibility study with Northern Cape govt
Sasol has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Northern Cape Development Agency for a feasibility study to explore a green hydrogen project in Boegoebaai in the province. Sasol’s executive

Govt seeking to raise over R440bn for infrastructure projects
The government intends to plug a funding gap of R441 billion for 55 infrastructure projects at this year’s second Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium, according to Public Works and Infrastructure Minister

Presidency Urges Investors To Consider Rural Development Investment
JOHANNESBURG – The government said that it had turned its attention to specific social projects for which it would use this year’s Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium to raise funds. The

SA ready to be major exporter of green energy – Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa made the comments on day two of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA). “One of the new frontiers of infrastructure development is green energy, which has

Infrastructure backlog so immense that SA needs private sector contribution, Ramaphosa says
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that even if government spends all it can on infrastructure development, the backlog remains so immense that it would take billions of rands and decades

De Lille: Dept Has Raised R340bn Through Infrastructure Symposium
JOHANNESBURG – Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille said they had raised R340 billion since the 2020 Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa. Speaking at this year’s gathering

Sasol signs up green hydrogen study in northwest
Sasol has signed up to investigate the potential for a green hydrogen hub at Boegoebaai, in the Namakwa special economic zone (SEZ). The South African company said it had been

ATSA 2021: Africa Infrastructure, Developing African infrastructure to enable AfCFTA
The AfCFTA opportunity is unprecedented, the largest free trade area in the world since the formation of the WTO, representing a combined GDP of more than $3,4 trillion and counting.

Ramaphosa to host Sustainable Infrastructure Symposium
President Cyril Ramaphosa host the second Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA) on 6 and 7 October 2021 The symposium, which is organised by the Investment and Infrastructure

Local govt needs private sector to ramp up infrastructure development, say experts
As South Africa battles to kick off its economic recovery, the private sector could be the critical missing piece needed to help local government access funds for social and economic

SA’s infrastructure drive ‘is gaining momentum’
Government to take the second round of projects to market for funding. Government is creating the ‘crowding-in effect’ in infrastructure investment by the private sector. Read more
