Availability of infrastructure and land . An infrastructure development grant was given to Bushbuckridge as a presidential nodal point to address water shortages. . Land claims have resulted in investors withdrawing from the Bushbuckridge area. . Some of the land claims have not been considered or finalised. . There are no policy positions in municipalities regarding the need for land for development purposes. . The places declared as heritage sites are still inhabited or privatised. . Although funds are channelled to provision of infrastructures, defective structures are built. . The roads in Mapulaneng are bad, there is a lack of water (the town was without water for three months) and poor service delivery by the municipality. . Bushbuckridge is a dry area, even if it rains the boreholes are unable to retain water. Pipes were laid but water has not been supplied. . There is a need for roads, bridges and graveyards. . The demand for electricity is very high and sanitation projects are lagging behind. . The sale of developed land to foreigners results in minimal land being available to build houses for local people. . There is a lack of facilities for the community; there are no playgrounds for children and old age homes are only in towns and not in the rural areas where they are needed most.