Today, First National Bank (FNB), the developers and a Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) at the Mangaung Metro Municipality, Councillor, Papiki Moeng, officially launched phase one of the Second Avenue Development project set to become FNB's new regional offices in Bloemfontein.

Salga has called for a national municipal infrastructure refurbishment fund to be set up to deal with the R400bn it estimates will have to be spent over the next 20 years to rehabilitate infrastructure.