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DOI 10.9770/ird.2023.5.2(2)
Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mutandwa, H.; Vyas-Doorgapersad , S. 2023. Public-private partnerships to improve water infrastructure in Zimbabwe, Insights into Regional Development 5(2): 24-37. https://doi.org/10.9770/ird.2023.5.2(2)
Received: 2023-02-25  |  Accepted: 2023-05-20  |  Published: 2023-06-30

Title

Public-private partnerships to improve water infrastructure in Zimbabwe

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

JEL classifications

G38 , H54 , Q25

URI

http://jssidoi.org/ird/article/130

DOI

DOI 10.9770/ird.2023.5.2(2)

Pages

24-37

Funding

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Mutandwa, Hudson
University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa https://www.uj.ac.za
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Vyas-Doorgapersad , Shikha
University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa https://www.uj.ac.za
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Journal title

Insights into Regional Development

Volume

5

Number

2

Issue date

June 2023

Issue DOI

DOI 10.9770/ird.2023.5.2

ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)

Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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