ABSTRACT
Colonial and apartheid entrenched spatial form in the global south is characterised by inadequate infrastructure to facilitate Sustainable Rural Livelihoods. Fragile public institutions responsible for service delivery coordination often struggle to create an enabling environment for transformation of previously marginalized rural communities. This paper investigated the extent to which Regional Development interventions aided Infrastructure Investments towards transformation of rural space economy in previously marginalised communities. Case Study approach was employed where six case study projects were examined following comparative and thematic analysis. Challenges, limitations and success factors were profiled. Findings suggest that there is no meaningful Stakeholders’ Integration through infusion of Collective Strategy Formulation linked to an investment framework for rural infrastructure development. Nor is action based research factoring local context being prioritised before projects are commissioned. Effectively, rural Infrastructure Investments Stakeholders Integration in accordance to local context is recommended.
