President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a need to radically transform urban spatial planning to ensure that citizens, particularly the poor and the working class, live closer to places of work and amenities.

South Africans can expect growth of 1.3% in 2017, which is expected to improve moderately to over 2% in the medium term, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.

The Infrastructure Development Bill was first introduced in February 2012 with the aim to fast track infrastructure development projects in South Africa.

With the government set to push ahead with tolling in Gauteng in July and a new fight looming in the Western Cape, the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has announced plans to build another five toll roads across South Africa.