Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has tabled in Parliament an R8.7-billion budget for his department for the 2023/24 financial year, which will focus on reforms, decisive action, positive policy direction and confidence restoration in democratic institutions.
Of the overall budget, R2.7-billion has been allocated for the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), aimed at creating jobs, which is transferred to municipalities, provinces and the Independent Development Trust for the non-State sector.