House chairperson, honourable, Grace Boroto

Fellow Cabinet Members

Public Works and Infrastructure portfolio committee chairperson, Nolitha Ntobongwana and Members of the Portfolio Committee

Honourable Members of the Parliament

Members of the media and fellow South Africans

1. Good Morning, Goeie More, Sanibonani, Dumelang

2. I want to start by wishing all South Africans a Happy Africa Day.

3. Our Seventh key priority for the Sixth Administration is a commitment to a better Africa and World.

4. I believe investing in South Africa’s infrastructure will bring us closer to our continent as we link to our neighbours with new ports of entry, bridges and roads - increasing trade and deepening our links.

5. But let me report on how the excavators are breaking ground.

6. Honourable President Cyril Ramaphosa told Parliament in his 2021 State of the Nation Address: "we stand here not to make promises but to report progress in implementing the recovery plan and the priority actions we must take to restore growth and create jobs".

7. I am here to give an honest and frank account of what we have delivered, the problems we face and what we still need to do.

8. Let me start with infrastructure

INFRASTRUCTURE:

9. A year ago this week, on 27 May 2020, the Cabinet approved South Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Plan.

10. This plan forms a fundamental part of South Africa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.

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