Infrastructure project launched

The South African government has officially launched the Strategic Integrated Infrastructure Project 7 (SIP7) that is set to transform the country into a competitive economic hub. Launched by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi in Boksburg recently, SIP 7 will be implemented over a 20-year period. It will see at least eight cities in the country transformed through the creation and upgrading of infrastructure. The initial phase of SIP 7 will be in Johannesburg, CT, eThekwini, Tshwane, Buffalo City, Ekurhuleni, Mangaung, Mbombela, Msunduzi, Nelson Mandela and Polokwane.