Chapter 03 · Demand vs Supply

Where the work is, and where the workers aren't

South Africa's MTEF infrastructure pipeline implies hundreds of thousands of jobs. The trade pool to deliver them is a fraction of that.

Headline ratio
Total implied jobs
0
Across 10 demand categories
Certified artisan supply
0
Across 9 trades · annual
Demand / Supply
0×
Pipeline jobs per certified artisan per year
Pipeline drivers

Where the demand comes from

Water & sanitation

Gauteng

Primary trade: Plumber / water reticulation · Horizon: 36 months

Pipeline
R4.2B
Backlog
R2.8B
Direct jobs
8 500
Indirect jobs
12 000
Total implied
0
Water & sanitation

Eastern Cape

Primary trade: Plumber / water reticulation · Horizon: 36 months

Pipeline
R1.8B
Backlog
R3.4B
Direct jobs
5 200
Indirect jobs
7 400
Total implied
0
Roads & bridges

KwaZulu-Natal

Primary trade: Civils / roads maintenance · Horizon: 24 months

Pipeline
R3.4B
Backlog
R2.1B
Direct jobs
6 200
Indirect jobs
9 300
Total implied
0
Electricity & distribution

Mpumalanga

Primary trade: Electrician / substation tech · Horizon: 24 months

Pipeline
R2.6B
Backlog
R1.8B
Direct jobs
4 100
Indirect jobs
6 200
Total implied
0
Social housing build

Gauteng

Primary trade: Bricklayer / carpenter · Horizon: 36 months

Pipeline
R5.8B
Backlog
R1.2B
Direct jobs
11 200
Indirect jobs
15 600
Total implied
0
School & clinic maintenance

Limpopo

Primary trade: Multi-trade · Horizon: 36 months

Pipeline
R1.4B
Backlog
R2.4B
Direct jobs
3 600
Indirect jobs
5 100
Total implied
0
Distributed solar rollout

Northern Cape

Primary trade: Solar PV installer · Horizon: 24 months

Pipeline
R2.2B
Backlog
R450.0M
Direct jobs
3 800
Indirect jobs
5 700
Total implied
0
Mining supplier ecosystem

North West

Primary trade: Mining artisan / fitter · Horizon: 24 months

Pipeline
R1.9B
Backlog
R620.0M
Direct jobs
2 800
Indirect jobs
4 200
Total implied
0
Fibre rollout

Gauteng

Primary trade: Fibre technician · Horizon: 18 months

Pipeline
R1.8B
Backlog
R280.0M
Direct jobs
3 200
Indirect jobs
4 800
Total implied
0
Electrical compliance (COC)

Western Cape

Primary trade: Electrical compliance · Horizon: 12 months

Pipeline
R480.0M
Backlog
R680.0M
Direct jobs
1 200
Indirect jobs
1 800
Total implied
0