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The commission has identified 150 strategic integrated projects (SIPs) that seek to advance rail, road, port, dams, energy transmission and electricity distribution, communications and broadband, as well as schools and hospitals. For example, state-owned companies are expected to play a crucial role, with Transnet’s seven-year plan backed by a R300bn investment whereas Eskom is driving a R440bn power infrastructure build programme.
On Tuesday, June 12, a Business Day Dialogue featured a range of CEOs and top officials from parastatals and other companies discussing the key challenges of infrastructure development in South Africa.
Who influenced the debate?
 MIRIAM ALTMANCommissioner on National Planning Commission in the Presidency |  VASIN GOVENDERMD, Accenture South Africa's Resources Industry Group |  ROGER JARDINECEO, Aveng |
 ITUMELENG MAHABANEPartner, Brunswick; Business Day columnist |  WILLIAM MZIMBACE, Accenture Southern Africa |  RAVI NAIDOOGroup executive, development planning, Development Bank of Southern Africa |
 PAUL O'FLAHERTYFinance director, Eskom Holdings |  GEOFFREY QHENACEO, Industrial Development Corporation |  SANDILE ZUNGUGeneral secretary, Black Business Council |
Stories
Quest for common ground in infrastructure spending
Much detail needs to be fleshed out over South Africa’s proposed multitrillion-rand infrastructure programme
Planning and co-ordination key to SA's new infrastructure
How will South Africa pull off 17 strategic investment projects, made up of 645 district projects in various stages of planning?
Substantial scope for private sector in infrastructure plans
Potential for private sector involvement in financing, building and maintenance expected to be huge
Administered prices threaten SA infrastructure build
Prices of electricity, steel and fuel - major inputs in the infrastructure projects - have been rising above inflation
Infrastructure build: balancing the partnership equation
Public-private partnerships need to be refashioned in the face of the government's new infrastructure drive
SA's infrastructure wish-list has to be pared for success
R3,2-trillion list is still subject to feasibility studies, sequencing and financial planning
Background reading
Zuma outlines infrastructure plans
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma on Wednesday outlined the structure of the presidential infrastructure co-ordination committee, describing it as an "important tool" for government's ambitious build programme.
Zuma does not rule out politically linked infrastructure tender bids
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has refused to rule out companies linked to the investment arms of political parties from participating in or bidding for tenders in South Africa's massive infrastructure build programme.
Transnet able to fund 70% of planned infrastructure drive
TRANSNET would be able to fund 70% of its planned capital investment over the next seven years from operating cashflows, the parastatal's acting chief financial officer Anoj Singh said on Tuesday.
State bid to speed up infrastructure
SHORT-term planning and political uncertainty could slow down its R800bn infrastructure spending plan, the government admits.
RON DERBY: Infrastructure spending a hostage to party cliques
WHEN the African National Congress (ANC) recalled Thabo Mbeki in 2008, the development of several projects was frozen by the new powers in the party's headquarters.
EDITORIAL: Infrastructure not a silver bullet
SO MUCH is now riding on state infrastructure spending as the solution to everything from SA's chronic unemployment problem to ending endemic poverty and easing the skills shortage that it is going to come as a shock to many in the government that there is no silver bullet for unemployment.
New infrastructure plan aims to transform SA's cities
A NEW infrastructure programme to transform South Africa's cities was officially launched on Friday.
Patel scores PR points for state's infrastructure schemes
ECONOMIC Development Minister Ebrahim Patel put the government's ambitious infrastructure programme on show last week at a conference on infrastructure and development hosted by his department.
Infrastructure lagging - Motlanthe
THE pace of infrastructure development is lagging behind what the country needs, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.
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