The challenge lies in identifying specific current and future bottlenecks at the microeconomic level, followed by the often thankless processes of budgeting, planning, implementation and maintenance management. In each of these processes dedication, appropriate skills and long-term commitment are required to deliver the goods.
Those overseeing these processes should stay committed to each project, infrastructure creation, with lengthy gestation periods, clearly would not benefit from high turnover at management level. Several exciting microeconomic reforms involving South Africa's infrastructure are in the pipeline. The introduction of a second fixed-line telephone operator, for example, seems set to increase competition and reduce communications costs.