Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and North West Premier Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi have signed two memoranda of understanding to accelerate the redevelopment of Pilanesberg Airport and provide technical support to a struggling local municipality.

Macpherson said the agreements would support “structured development, improved connectivity, tourism growth, and sustained job creation” centred on Pilanesberg Airport, near the Sun City resort, and extend Infrastructure South Africa’s (ISA) Presidential Adopt a Municipality pilot programme to the Ramotshere Moi loa Local Municipality.

“Standing here at Pilanesberg Airport is deeply symbolic. In 2023, this airport suffered a devastating fire,” Macpherson said.

“The damage was immediate and visible – but so too was the impact on connectivity, tourism flows, and investor confidence.”

Macpherson said his department, through ISA and the North West provincial government, had agreed to create a structured programme of project preparation and packaging support for the North West

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