SA to spend R1-trillion in infrastructure to boost economic growth – Ramaphosa

Infrastructure, jobs and growth: Inside South Africa’s construction revolution

South Africa is on a path of accelerated progress with infrastructure development fuelling economic growth and job creation.  This according to Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, who spoke to SAnews on the sidelines of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa, being held in Cape Town. Macpherson cited the second edition of the Construction...

Ramaphosa declares Special Official Funeral Gategory One for Shope - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that Gertrude Shope will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category One on Saturday. “Ma Shope”, as she was affectionately known, passed away on Thursday last week at the age of 99. The Presidency says in a statement that Ramaphosa has reiterated his deep condolences to her family and friends and the party she served for decades, the ANC. Her daughter Lyndal Shope says they are planning to bury he…

SA to spend R1-trillion in infrastructure to boost economic growth – Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that the government will pump more than R1-trillion into public infrastructure over the next three years. The R1-trillion infrastructure budget was first mentioned in the 2025/2026  Budget Speech. Speaking at the 2025 Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) in Century City, Cape Town, on Tuesday, Ramaphosa described this as an infrastructure boom that will drive economic gro…

Ramaphosa unveils ambitious R1 trillion infrastructure investment plans at SIDSSA 2025

By Thapelo Molefe  President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled an ambitious infrastructure investment strategy for South Africa. He announced that the government will invest over R1 trillion in public infrastructure over the next three years. He also called on the private sector to contribute an additional R3 trillion to help drive economic recovery and promote regional integration.   Speaking at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium S…