Mpumalanga Business 2017 edition

OVERVIEW
Construction and property
Infrastructure spending is a big sector driver in Mpumalanga.
The Mpumalanga Provincial Government has committed
to investing more than R4-billion in the short term in infrastructure
in the province. A staged investment by the
national government in support of the construction of
the new University of Mpumalanga will see expenditure of about
R1-billion per year for three years.
Provincial government priorities are roads, schools and health facilities.
In 2015 an amount of R2.3-billion was spent on the construction
and maintenance of rural and urban roads throughout the province.
The University of Mpumalanga has two campuses. Many of the
facilities at the existing teachers’ training college at Siyabuswa are
being upgraded, but new buildings are being added to the campus:
six student residence buildings, a canteen and recreation room, as
well as a student centre. At Mbombela, a student residence is being
constructed to accommodate nearly 250 students, and there will
also be an office block, council chamber and a modern auditorium
and library.
In the public health sector, construction of four new primary
healthcare centres will be completed by 2017 at an estimated cost
of R385-million.
SECTOR INSIGHT
National government is
spending R3-billion on the
province’s new university.
• Many of the province’s
tourist sites are set for
upgrades.
Many tourism sites within
Mpumalanga fall under the
control of the provincial government
and it is in the process
of construction of new facilities
(toilets, restaurants and accommodation)
at Three Rondavels,
Bourke’s Luck and the Blyde
River Canyon. Facilities for small
and medium-sized enterprises
are also to be constructed. The
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