In Gauteng, some of the projects that are up and running include the roll out of the bus transit system in all of the province's three metropolitan cities. Tshwane will spend more than R1.6 billion on its BRT system which is expected to be up and running later this year. Johannesburg is busy finalising plans for a major rehabilitation of Diepsloot and Ivory Park townships. Projects there include the construction of clinics, schools and community libraries.

About R45 million ($5.5 million) has been set aside to turn Ekurhuleni into an aerotropolis.

An amount of R2 billion ($244.15 million) has been earmarked for a new rail link that connects Cape Town International Airport and the city centre while in other provinces such as the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal the focus would be on expansion of ports and rail services.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Richard Baloyi said government was convinced the implementation of the programme over a 20-year period will not only change the country's landscape but will also help create the much needed five million jobs the country foresees by 2020.

"It will also play a crucial role in the development of skills in such critical areas as engineering and project management," said Baloyi. Government departments have been criticised in the past for lacking the necessary capacity to deliver on major infrastructure projects.

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