South Africa's Infrastructure Crisis | Johannesburg News

South Africa’s finance minister warns that a crippling infrastructure gap is sabotaging economic growth, blocking the nation from hitting its 3% job-creating target. Despite global headwinds and lost revenue from fuel levy cuts, the country remains on track to meet fiscal goals — but the trillion-rand infrastructure investment plan over three years is urgently needed to fix transport, water, and unemployment crises. Godongwana criticizes bureaucratic dysfunction and lack of private sector engagement, citing a failed SOE presentation to the IMF and scattered water grants with no impact. He’s pushing for bold action — even in Johannesburg — regardless of elections, pointing to Rwanda’s AI strategy as proof that execution beats endless talks. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-15-godongwana-we-have-a-water-crisis-and-cant-even-build-boreholes/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2c0243bc596c3d6b Report issues to [email protected].