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- Title
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Municipal Public-Private Partnerships in Water-Infrastructure Projects in South Africa<sup> 1 </sup>.
- Authors
Mandiriza, Thulani; Fourie, David Johannes
- Abstract
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa considers access to water a basic right for all citizens, and it assigns the responsibility of water provision to municipalities. Nevertheless, water access is not yet available to all citizens, for several reasons. South Africa is the thirtieth-driest country worldwide and has severe water-infrastructure backlogs from insufficient funding and investment. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) may be utilized to bridge the funding gap; however, they are rarely used as a financing option, so this study assesses factors influencing their adoption for water-infrastructure projects. The findings show that a cumbersome regulatory environment, political influence, PPPs' complexity, and the lack of knowledge and skills influence adoption of them by municipalities.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; PUBLIC-private sector cooperation; RIGHT to water; WATER rights; OPTIONS (Finance); POWER (Social sciences); LOCAL elections
- Publication
Africa Today, 2023, Vol 69, Issue 4, p2
- ISSN
0001-9887
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2979/at.2023.a900106