Hon deputy Chairperson, as part of the reconfiguration of government, the function of infrastructure coordination has been assigned to the public works. The President has also assigned the coordination of the infrastructure delivery management system and the Presidential Infrastructure Coordination Commission, PICC, to the same department.
These changes signally clearly intend by government to prioritise infrastructure development in the sixth administration. As committed by the President in the state of the nation address and during the launch of this stimulus package last year, in taking this commitment forward, the infrastructure investment fund worth over R100 billion has been established.
As the ANC, we believe that South Africa must invest more in infrastructure to create conditions conducive to economic growth. We