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SA’s New Year’s resolution must be to unleash fixed investment

Date Uploaded: January 26 2026 14:30


The latest First National Bank/BER civil construction confidence numbers suggest that infrastructure is picking up. If reform momentum accelerates, 2026 could be the year in which we finally see a more meaningful lift off in fixed investment. This article first appeared in the Business Day on 23 January 2026