The government should consider establishing an asset management database to keep track of its water and electricity infrastructure. This could boost maintenance issues that are at the core of service delivery constraints to communities. 

This is according to Pragma, an engineering company that provides enterprise asset management solutions for asset-intensive industries. It cited the lack of infrastructure maintenance as among the causes of load-shedding, which has crippled many sectors...

Subscribe now to unlock this article.

Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).

There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.

Cancel anytime.

Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Speech Bubbles

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.