Dean Macpherson is the minister of Public Works and Infrastructure and will oversee management of the government’s 88 000 buildings and 4.7 million hectares of land. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)
Major infrastructure backlogs running to billions of rand, a lack of maintenance at 88 000 government buildings around the country and a major and controversial political issue – expropriation without compensation – will be among the issues new Public Works and…