The failure of public services provides an opportunity for local companies to partner with the government to assist in addressing socio-economic issues, says PwC’s South Africa Economic Outlook for 2024. The state is no longer able to deliver the quantity and quality of services that it previously could – as a result, SA’s use of public services has declined across the board between 2019 and 2023. A “public-private collaboration model” would involve innovative funding models that reduce the impact on the fiscus while ownership of the relevant infrastructure assets resides with the government.