Public-private partnerships to improve water infrastructure in Zimbabwe

Hudson Mutandwa () and Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad ()
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Hudson Mutandwa: University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad: University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Insights into Regional Development, 2023, vol. 5, issue 2, 24-37

Abstract: Zimbabwe desperately requires financial assistance to fix existing infrastructure and build new urban water systems. This analysis suggests that PPPs may give Zimbabwe the best opportunity to overcome its problems with water infrastructure. Zimbabwe still has trouble supplying water to its cities because of a shortage of resources and deteriorating infrastructure. This situation was already confirmed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (see 2019 reports), and PPPs could mitigate the financial challenges to assist the Zimbabwean Government. The study utilised qualitative research to gather information. Interview responses were supplemented with a literature review to thematically state responses. The results demonstrate that political backing, government accountability, economic viability, and suitable statutory, financial, technological, and institutional frameworks are the key prerequisites for implementing PPPs effectively in Zimbabwe. The study proposes that PPPs are perceived as an alternative reform strategy for improved urban water infrastructure in the country. However, PPPs must consider the implementation imperatives before being adopted and implemented. This requires an environment conducive to operating PPPs, including proper planning and meticulous implementation. If entered hurriedly, PPPs can exacerbate the problems they were implemented to rectify, thereby saving the taxpayers' hard-earned money.

Keywords: public-private partnerships; urban water; water infrastructure; Zimbabwe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G38 H54 Q25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.9770/ird.2023.5.2(2)

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