The success or failure of addressing South Africa’s energy, infrastructure and unemployment increasingly lies in the ability of government and business being able to work effectively together in public/private sector partnerships.

Infrastructure planning has become an inextricable part of property investment, development and management in South Africa, says Marna van der Walt, CEO of Africa’s leading integrated property solutions provider, Excellerate Property Services.

By the end of 2014, government had spent R1 trillion on developing the country’s infrastructure.

Stakeholders in South Africa’s construction sector continue to anxiously await the materialisation of the proposed R800-billion of public sector investment in the country’s infrastructure over the next three years.

Construction at one of Nelson Mandela Bay's biggest infrastructure projects is under way and set to cost ratepayers about R1.5bn.

African real estate has unique drivers for growth, technology will impact business and building practices, as well as consumer behaviour

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has allocated R12.060 billion to spend on various infrastructure projects in the province during 2015/16 financial year.

With the increase in electricity demand, load shedding remains a reality for the near future for South Africa, says power utility Eskom.

Gauteng government has ambitious plans to build three new cities.

Spending on infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to reach USD180bn a year by 2025‚ according to PwC's 2014 report.