Minister Macpherson says commitments must become viable infrastructure projects [SOUND]

# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says municipal infrastructure is essential to service delivery and economic growth. He was speaking on the sidelines of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa, currently underway in Cape Town. The event brings together a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including investors, financial institutions, policymakers, thought leaders and other critical partners, to drive South Africa’s infrastructure investment mandate. Macpherson says they need to convert commitments into viable infrastructure projects and functioning assets: