The Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) 2025, hosted in Cape Town from 25 to 27 May, emerged as a cornerstone event in shaping the trajectory of South Africa’s infrastructure landscape. Convened under the guidance of President Cyril Ramaphosa, SIDSSA was framed around South Africa’s imperative to reposition infrastructure investment as a driver of inclusive economic growth, structural transformation, and resilience against persistent service delivery backlogs.