The Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) enhances public finance management and builds public sector capacity to improve governance and enhance public service delivery.
GTAC provides professional and technical advisory services, programme and project management and transaction support to the public sector. GTAC uses strategic partnerships with academic and research institutions, civil society and business organisations to provide flexible consulting services to reduce service delivery constraints in the public sector.
GTAC is currently streamlining its functions into a new hub-based structure to ensure GTAC is able to offer high-impact advisory services and support that aligns with government priorities.
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Bi-Annual Infrastructure Trends Report: December 2025
South Africa’s latest Bi-Annual Infrastructure Trends Report highlights a mixed but cautiously improving picture for the infrastructure and construction landscape. While overall infrastructure investment continued to decline in the first three quarters of 2025—still well below the National Development Plan target—there are early signs of recovery. The report notes an uptick in gross fixed capital formation, modest growth in construction sector output, and a significant increase in employment, with 131,000 jobs added in the third quarter alone
Key insights include persistently high construction costs, the dominance of the private sector in fixed investment, and continued pressure on the investment pipeline due to weak building plan approvals. The report also sheds light on the broader public infrastructure agenda, detailing reforms that aim to unlock private sector participation and strengthen the delivery of high-quality infrastructure including the amended PPP Regulations, the introduction of Unsolicited Bid Proposal Guidelines, and the launch of a new Sovereign Infrastructure Bond.
Together, these developments signal important momentum—making this edition essential reading for practitioners, policymakers, and anyone tracking infrastructure reform and performance.
The application of innovative building technologies in South Africa
The country’s demand for housing continues to outpace supply with significant student accommodation and general housing shortages. Globally, alternative building technologies have been adopted to accelerate delivery timelines, reduce lifecycle costs, and improve the quality of housing. TIn this presentation Dr Coralie van Reenen from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research explores the role of alternative building technologies in scaling up the delivery of housing. The webinar will highlight the benefits and limitations of alternative building technologies, and practical considerations for the government in closing the housing backlog.
Boitumelo Mashilo Joins Global Dialogue on Scaling Up Social Infrastructure Investment
During the month of April Mr Boitumelo Mashilo, one of GTAC’s own from the Capital Projects Appraisal Unit, joined global leaders in infrastructure and development financing at a high-level workshop on social infrastructure investment held in Paris. Convened by the...
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Boitumelo Mashilo Joins Global Dialogue on Scaling Up Social Infrastructure Investment
During the month of April Mr Boitumelo Mashilo, one of GTAC’s own from the Capital Projects Appraisal Unit, joined global leaders in infrastructure and development financing at a high-level workshop on social infrastructure investment held in Paris. Convened by the...
The Jobs Fund is inviting applications in the green and informal sector as part of its 12th funding round
The Jobs Fund, is one of the largest challenge funds globally and is now taking applications in its 12th funding round. Since its launch in 2011, the Jobs Fund through its 11 Funding rounds has catalysed innovative job creation interventions creating 210,719 permanent...
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GTAC has partnered with Development Southern Africa on a special issue of the journal titled “Spending Reviews and the Evolution of South African Public Finance Management Reforms”. The special issue is a collection of articles that offer a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of spending reviews, from their early roots in budget innovations in the United States to their adaptation within South Africa’s unique fiscal context. The collection is authored by members of GTAC’s Public Expenditure and Policy Analysis Unit.
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