Government identifies R52.2 billion for infrastructure investment in strategic KZN district municipality [SOUND]

# Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina says government has identified 52.2-billion-rand in committed public investment to support development in the uMkhanyakude District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The local authority is strategically located in the far north-eastern corner of the province, bordering Mozambique and Eswatini. Departmental spokesperson Veronica Mohapeloa says the investment will provide critical infrastructure to support further private-sector investment in the district: