South Africa\u2019s pipeline of infrastructure projects has grown five-fold since the beginning of the decade, with more than R264 billion of work expected to enter procurement over the next 12 to 18 months, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government\u2019s so-called Strategic Integrated Projects portfolio has grown to R1.67 trillion from about R340 billion in 2020, Ramaphosa said at the third Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium in Cape Town on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The projects span water and sanitation, transport and logistics, energy and electricity and municipal infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government will also begin publishing quarterly performance reports on the projects to track their progress, the president said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ramaphosa is seeking to turn the project pipeline into investment as South Africa struggles to raise economic growth to levels needed to address\u00a0chronic unemployment<\/a>\u00a0and falling living standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The economy grew 1.1% in 2025, its strongest annual performance since 2022. Investment has remained a key weakness in the government\u2019s effort to boost growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ramaphosa said gross fixed capital formation stood at about 14% of gross domestic product in 2025, less than half the 30% target set out in an economic policy plan with a deadline of 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Infrastructure constraints have also weighed on economic activity, with logistical inefficiencies such as its poorly maintained railways among factors hampering manufacturing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The construction industry\u2019s contribution to South Africa\u2019s economy almost halved to 2.3% of value added in 2025 from 4.2% in 2008, according to\u00a0Statistics South Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The government is seeking to improve the infrastructure pipeline\u2019s credibility by focusing on project preparation and financing rather than simply identifying potential projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s latest construction book, in which investors can view the project pipeline, contains more than 170 projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of those, there are 55 with an estimated value of more than R407 billion under construction, while 32 worth about R48 billion have been completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n