Thousands of Jobs Through R131 Billion Infrastructure Pipeline

 The Infrastructure Ministerial Committee (IMC) met on Friday, 6 February 2026, with a clear directive: accelerate delivery across the Western Cape’s most critical infrastructure projects by tightening coordination, unlocking partnerships, and ensuring funding is aligned to projects that are ready to build.

The meeting reviewed progress across health, education and core provincial infrastructure, confirming that several large-scale and catalytic projects are moving decisively through defined delivery stages. In the health sector, enablement work continues on the New Tygerberg Central Hospital Public-Private Partnership to ensure that this once in a generation build meets the necessary procurement requirements. Of the two regional hospitals in the metro, funding has been secured to continue planning for one, while professional teams have been appointed for the other to advance planning and move the project forward.

In education, the IMC assessed progress on projects implemented by Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) that are already in construction. The Manenberg School of Skills is under active construction following site handover, the Sunningdale Primary School build is underway to respond to rapid learner growth in the area, and Dal Josaphat Primary School is progressing as a replacement school that will significantly expand learner capacity upon completion.

The DOI provided an update on provincial public works delivery, noting hundreds of projects currently under construction or nearing completion across health facilities, schools and general infrastructure. The IMC also reviewed the province’s Single Integrated Infrastructure Pipeline, which comprises 52 priority projects valued at approximately R131 billion, spanning transport, health, education, human settlements, water, energy and catalytic economic infrastructure, all prioritised for readiness and accelerated implementation.

The IMC further considered progress on integrated infrastructure investment work, which is enabling priority projects to be packaged for blended finance, private sector participation and development finance support. This work is reinforced through collaboration with the Water and Energy Council, ensuring that bulk water security and energy resilience projects are planned and delivered in alignment with broader infrastructure roll-out.

At the meeting, Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers said, “Acceleration is about discipline and focus. It means choosing the right projects, funding them properly, and removing the friction that slows delivery. What we are seeing is real progress. Projects are moving through planning, into construction, and towards delivery where it matters most.”

The Infrastructure Ministerial Committee will continue to play a central role in unblocking constraints, strengthening partnerships and ensuring that infrastructure investment across the Western Cape translates into visible progress, economic growth and job creation.