Public Works Minister Sihle Zikalala yesterday said he has no time for dodgy service providers and those who attempt to disrupt construction projects.

This as he tries to deliver on Cabinet's May 2020 approval of the infrastructure investment plan. 

TimesLIVE reports that Zikalala said the plan articulated the country's need for infrastructure-led economic growth and recovery and identified projects in all provinces, concentrating on the network industries with the ability to attract private sector financing and funding.

‘In tandem, Cabinet also approved the establishment of Infrastructure SA (ISA) as an infrastructure centre of excellence and a single point of entry for infrastructure planning, management and delivery,’ he said.

The City of Cape Town says housing projects valued at about R1bn are under threat as gangs of ‘mafia-like community members and extortionists’.

The Minister said the plan focuses on ensuring there is sustainable, efficient, reliable and affordable infrastructure that enables economic growth and accelerates the creation of jobs across a swathe of economic sectors like water infrastructure, network infrastructure, agricultural infrastructure, social infrastructure and human settlements infrastructure.

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