Dean Macpherson, The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, is expected to sign memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with at least three municipalities, on Friday, the 09 May 2025, to improve infrastructure delivery.
The Department said this follows a decision taken at the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Council, chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa, to kickstart a pilot project in three local municipalities.
Dubbed ‘Adopt-a-Municipality’ the initiative, will be rolled out nationwide.
It is basically Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) working jointly with municipalities to introduce rapid interventions aimed at improving the implementation and delivery of infrastructure projects.
The objective is to address cost overruns, poor workmanship, and inadequate planning that have often plagued municipal infrastructure initiatives.
The MOUs will be signed with Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the Free State, uMngeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, and Govan Mbeki Local Municipality in Mpumalanga.
These municipalities will receive targeted support as part of the first phase of the project.
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