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Turbocharging 

the regional economy 

A new identity for the City of Ekurhuleni is being forged 

out of the towns and urban nodes surrounding Africa’s biggest 

and busiest airport, OR Tambo International Airport. 

The airport is the epicentre of Africa’s first Aerotropolis, 

which will set it apart from any other South African city 

and turbocharge the regional economy. 

The city has prime residential estates, glitzy entertainment 

venues, mega shopping malls, lively townships, 

historical villages, good schools, recreational facilities and 

wide-open spaces. 

Ekurhuleni is a digital city and is investing in digital 

infrastructure that will streamline the way it delivers services 

to the community, including smart grids, payment 

gateways, e-learning and e-health systems, and closedcircuit 

TVs to improve safety and security. 

Ekurhuleni has long been the manufacturing hub 

of the country and it is building on this history to create 

a smart city that will underpin the new economic 

growth trajectory. The city boasts a world-class transport 

network, telecommunications and energy grid, a 

youthful citizenry and strong financial position. Its connectivity 

across rail, road and air is significant – with the 

Gillooly’s Interchange being the busiest in the Southern 

hemisphere, and Germiston railway hub is one of the 

busiest on the continent. 

The City is being developed through a series 

of strategic mixed-used urban developments 

and transformational projects like the GreenReef 

Mega-project, S&J Industrial Estate, Glen Gory, 

Leeuwpoort Housing Development, TwentyOne Industrial 

Park, Carnival Junction, Lordsview Industrial Park and the 

Riverfields R21 development, taking shape along the 

R21 Albertina Sisulu Highway which links Ekurhuleni to 

Pretoria. And the City has the infrastructure to support 

investments like Prasa-Gibela, which will see the building 

and maintenance of 600 new trains for South Africa’s rail 

commuter network over the next two decades. 

Over and above this there are also a number of mega 

housing projects that are being planned, as well as the 

redevelopment of Germiston into an administrative headquarters 

for the City, with other precincts following a 

similar path. Partnership between the public and private 

sector will be important in enabling these developments. 

City planners are expanding the horizon that will 

see Ekurhuleni blossom into a prosperous region for all 

its citizens.

A city so good 

you’ll want to invest in it. 

live | play | invest 

Aerotropolis City 

The City of Ekurhuleni is home to OR Tambo International Airport, Africa’s biggest and 

busiest airport on the continent. The City is also considered the manufacturing hub 

of the country, which boasts a significant logistics corridor along the R21 highway and 

an extensive transport network across rail, road and air. 

Come invest in Ekurhuleni, the Aerotropolis City.

The Vision and Mission 

The Tshwane Economic Development Agency 


The Tshwane Economic Development Agency SOC Ltd 

(TEDA) is a municipal entity of the Tshwane Metropolitan 

Municipality (CoT). 

VISION 

TEDA strives to be a catalyst for economic growth and 

development to position the City of Tshwane as a globally 

competitive capital city. 

MISSION 

The mission of Tshwane Economic Development Agency 

is: To provide integrated and innovative economic 

development solutions through investment promotion 

and funding, programme management and property 

management. 

SERVICE OFFERINGS 

• Investment promotion and aftercare 

• Export development and promotion 

• Project management and development facilitation 

CITY OF TSHWANE – AFRICA’S LEADING 

CAPITAL CITY 

The City of Tshwane is a vibrant, diverse and modernising 

capital city. As the administrative seat of the South African 

government and the birthplace of South Africa’s democracy, 

it is home to over 130 foreign embassies and missions. The 

metro was established in 2000 and has a population of 

3.1-million. 

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW 

• GVA of R245.1-billion 

• Contributes 25% to the Gauteng economy 

• Accounts for 9% of the South African economy 

• Biggest Free WiFi rollout in Africa 

• Highest economic growth among all SA metros, 

averaging a growth rate of 3.9% per annum to 2015 

• Third-largest Metropolitan Municipality in the world in 

terms of land mass 

“LEVERAGING RESEARCH AND 

INNOVATION TO PROMOTE 

GROWTH.” 

WHY INVEST IN TSHWANE 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HUB 

Tshwane has an impressive concentration of academic, 

research, technology and scientific institutes. An estimated 

60% of all research and development in South Africa is 

conducted in Tshwane by institutions such as Armscor, the 

Medical Research Council, the Council for Scientific and 

Industrial Research (CSIR), the Human Sciences Research 

Council and educational institutions such as the Tshwane 

University of Technology, the University of South Africa and 

the University of Pretoria. 

CENTRAL LOCATION 

Tshwane is strategically positioned in the centre of the most 

prosperous part of South Africa. Located a mere 30km from 

Africa`s financial hub, Sandton, and bordering three of South 

Africa`s provinces that lead directly into the SADC, Tshwane 

offers easy access to a growing market of over 250-million 

people in the fastest-growing regional economic bloc.

OUTSTANDING INFRASTRUCTURE 

Efficient supply of water, power and bulk infrastructure 

coupled with favourable climatic conditions and affordable 

industrial sites and office space make Tshwane very attractive 

to prospective investors. 

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS 

Recognising the importance of efficient and cost-effective 

business operations, the City of Tshwane is continuously 

looking at improving its business and investment climate. 

COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIES 

Tshwane’s reputation in automotive engineering is well 

established. Home to motoring giants Nissan, BMW, Ford and 

Tata, Tshwane accounts for 40% of South Africa’s automotive 

production. Highly regarded for its manufacturing, 

technology, electronics, defence design and construction 

sectors, Tshwane offers many business and investment 

opportunities in one of the city`s 16 mixed manufacturing 

industrial estates. 

Focus investment sectors 

Aerospace & Defence Technologies 

Tshwane is the key node in aerospace and defence 

technology development in South Africa. The foundation of 

the aerospace cluster is the Department of Defence and Air 

Force headquarters. Industry leaders such as Armscor, the 

CSIR, Denel Dynamics, Aerosud and Centurion Aerospace 

Village are key role-players in the cluster. 

access to transport infrastructure. The Automotive Industry 

Development Centre contains a conference centre and a 

retail centre. With a turnover of about R30bn in 2012 and 

contributes 3.3% to the City’s economy, the automotive and 

components industry constitutes about 25% of Tshwane’s 

manufacturing output. 


Agriculture & Agro-processing 

Although agriculture makes up an insignificant contribution 

to Tshwane’s GDP, Region 7 has some of the best farming land 

in Gauteng. TEDA has packaged investment opportunities 

including an envisaged cotton cluster and Agro-Processing 

Hub. The sector is strengthened by educational and research 

facilities such as Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (VRI) and 

the Agricultural Research Council (ARC). 


Automotive & Components 

The automotive and components industry in South Africa is a 

major contributor to economic activity and export earnings, 

with the heart of the industry located in the City of Tshwane. 

This includes the Automotive Supplier Park (ASP) in Rosslyn 

(130ha) which is located close to key vehicle manufacturers 

including BMW, Ford, Nissan, Volvo and Tata, with excellent 

Business Process Outsourcing & Offshoring 

As the administrative as well an academic centre, the city’s 

knowledge and information industry is well-developed, 

which makes Tshwane an ideal location for BPO investments. 

An established BPO sector includes one of the largest shared 

services centre for the Barclays Africa operation The Gauteng 

Growth and Development Agency is developing a BPO&O 

Park at Hammanskraal. 

Tourism 

The City of Tshwane attracts business, leisure as well as 

shopping, medical and sports tourism. The city also has and 

is further developing a range of major conference facilities 

and hotels. Cultural and heritage sites together with facilities 

such as nature reserves and parks add further variety. Two 

key project intended to further develop the sector are 

the Mandela Statue and a plan to build a theme park and 

waterfront at Cullinan/Bronkhorstspruit. 

Green Economy 

Tshwane aims to become a resilient, resource-efficient 

and leading low-carbon economy by 2030. This translates 

into opportunities, particularly in power and electricity 

generation, renewables (including solar and wind 

technologies), green component manufacturing, related 

downstream services and general greener production 

and transport practises, green agriculture and waste 

management opportunities, and ecotourism. 

Contact Details: 

5th Floor, Anker Building, 1279 Mike Crawford Road, Centurion CBD 

Tel: + 27 12 358 6552 | Email: pasekar@tshwane.gov.za | Website: www.teda.org.za 

www.teda.org.za

CONTENTS 

CONTENTS 

Gauteng Business 2017/18 Edition 

Introduction 

Foreword8 

A unique guide to business and investment in Gauteng. 

Special features 

Regional overview 10 

Gauteng’s metros are driving growth and investment. 

Unlocking the door for inner-city investment 

in Johannesburg 16 

High-rise, low-cost accommodation could be transformative. 

New city-like developments are springing 

up in Gauteng 20 

Infrastructure spending is on the increase. 

Going smart 26 

A partnership with a Danish city promises smart rewards 

for the City of Tshwane. 

South African economy at a glance 28 

Key statistics on the South African economy. 

Sector contents 

Agriculture44 

Good rains bring good news for Gauteng farmers. 

Mining46 

Gauteng is the home of mining and minerals research. 

Manufacturing48 

Gauteng leads the nation in manufacturing. 

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UIF SAVING JOBS 

THROUGH SOCIALLY 

RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTS 

The National Development Plan is a blueprint serving as 

a guideline to government departments and state entities 

on how they can play a role in government wide efforts 

of creating decent work, reducing unemployment and 

poverty. The Unemployment Insurance Fund is among 

the leading state entities in the implementation of the 

provisions of the NDP to address the slow economic 

growth, unemployment and poverty in South Africa. 

The UIF social investment mandate ensures that, 

additional to earning good financial returns, investments 

must be supportive of long term economic, social and 

adhere to sustainable environmental outcomes. The 

investments must also yield a good social return for the 

country. These investments have sustained 6 860 jobs of 

which 3 024 are permanent, 3 836 are temporary/seasonal 

and 195 are new jobs created during the financial year 

ending in March 2016. 

UIF INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY 

The UIF investments are contributing to the energy 

requirements of South Africa and the investments in the 

renewable energy sector provides a total capacity of 192 

megawatt of electricity of which 117 megawatt is solar 

energy and 27 megawatt is wind generated electricity. 

The De Aar project is a shining example of the UIF energy 

investments and this project produces 90 megawatt of 

electricity and was completed in April 2016. The solar plant 

in the area generates enough electricity to power 15 000 

houses. Another mainstay project is the Phakwe Group ran 

projects undertaken in the Northern and Eastern Cape. 

INVESTMENT IN FOOD SECURITY 

The UIF investments in this regard are undertaken under 

the banner of the UIF Agri-Fund in partnership with 

Futuregrowth and Day Breaker Poultry Project. The UIF 

Agri-Fund has invested in 4 farms situated in Mable Hall 

in Limpopo. One of the farms is a cash crop farm spanning 

450 hectares. The farm in the last financial year produced 

235 hectares of white maize, and cotton was planted in an 

area covering 28 hectares. 

A further three farms are located in the Saron area in the 

Western Cape. In this project a total of 178 hectares has 

been used to plant grapes, 37 hectares has been used to 

pant citrus fruit. Furthermore, there is potential to plant an 

additional 92 hectares of grapes. The Daybreaker Poultry 

project operates in Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga 

and the combined projects have facilities to grow 1.6 

million broiler chickens. 

INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES 

The UIF concluded two investments in this regard that 

include a BEE hospital manager, Busamed to build a 

private hospital in Modderfontein and Fund Manager 

Razorite Heatlhcare that focus on the provision of 

affordable heathcare facilities that include rehabilitation 

and sub-acute centres. 

The Modderfontein hospital is a 220 hospital bed with subacute 

facilities. This hospital is under construction. While 

the RH Fund Manager has concluded seven investments 

that include: 

• Busamed with four hospital facilities 

• HealthMed with two facilities 

INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION 

UIF has invested in three investments that play a role 

to unlock access to education. The investments were 

concluded with Eduloan – an organisation that provides 

financial support to tertiary students and South Point and 

Educor organisations that provide student accommodation. 

By March 2016, Eduloan had disbursed about R446 986.64 

benefiting 34 047 students, whiles South Point provided 

about 10 000 student with accommodation. 

UIF INVESTMENTS IN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 

The UIF has concluded two investments with the aim of 

supporting small and medium enterprises. In this regard 

the PIC on behalf of UIF has concluded investment deals 

with Musa Capital and TOSACO. 

The investments will support more than 250 SMMEs across 

various sectors inclusive of agriculture and affordable 

housing. Musa Capital for example has a supply chain of 

over 250 SMME’s that have facilitated the creation of 2 500 

jobs. 

TOSACO investments is planning to advance capital to 

young black entrepreneurs who aspire to own and manage 

Total Filling stations around the country. 

For more information: 

Call: 0800 843 843 or 

visit: www.labour.gov.za

CONTENTS 

Automotive and components 50 

The South African Auto Master Plan has been unveiled. 

Food and beverages 51 

Gauteng’s big market is attractive to producers. 

Tourism52 

Major new investments in tourism are under way. 

Business services 58 

South African consulting is a leader in Africa. 

Education and training 60 

The private sector is growing fast. 

ICT62 

Financial institutions are investing in ICT. 

Banking and financial services 63 

Newcomers are challenging the established players. 

Development finance and SMME support 68 

Public and private funding is available for entrepreneurs. 

Government 

Gauteng Provincial Government 78 

A guide to Gauteng’s provincial departments 

and their MECs. 

GAUTENG PROVINCE 

Gauteng Local Government 79 

A guide to metropolitan, district and local municipalities 

in Gauteng Province. 

N1 

Limpopo 

References 

North West 

Hammanskraal 

Mpumalan 

Sector contents 42 

Overview of the main economic sectors of Gauteng. 

N1 

Index80N4 

Map 

Gauteng provincial map. 15 


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Cullinan 

PRETORIA Mamelodi 

Ekangala 

Zithobeni 

N4 

Centurion 

N4 

Atteridgeville 

Bronkhorstspruit 

Irene 

N1 

N14 

R21 

Magaliesburg 

Midrand 

Muldersdrift 

Tembisa 

Sandton Alexandra 

Krugersdorp Randburg Kempton Park 

Roodepoort 

Isando Benoni 

Edenvale 

N14 Randfontein 

N12 

JOHANNESBURG 

Kagiso 

Boksburg Daveyton 

Mohlakeng 

Germiston 

Wattville Brakpan 

Soweto 

Alberton 

Bekkersdal 

Reiger Park KwaThema 

Lenasia 

Katlehong 

N12 

Springs 

Westonaria 

Vosloorus 

N1 Tokoza Tsakane Duduza 

Nigel 

R59 

N3 

Heidelberg 

Evaton 

Ratanda 

Meyerton 

Sebokeng 

Boipatong Vereeneging 

Bophelong 

Vanderbijlpark Sharpeville 

Devon 

Mpumalang

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FOREWORD 

Gauteng Business 

A unique guide to business and investment in Gauteng. 

Gauteng Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly 

successful annual journal, that has established itself as 

the premier business and investment guide for the 

Gauteng province. Special features for 2017/18 include 

a focus on major new developments in the region’s metros, complemented 

by detailed overviews of the main economic sectors in 

South Africa’s most important provincial economy. 

The print journal is complemented by the ebook edition at 

www.gautengbusinessguide.co.za, and updates, business news 

and event listings can be found on the monthly Business South Africa 

e-newsletter, with a circulation of over 30 000. 

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by a national business guidebook, South African Business. 

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Email: chris@gan.co.za 

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A REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF 

GAUTENG 

Gauteng’s metros are driving growth and investment. 

By John Young 

Gauteng province covers just 1.4% of South Africa’s land mass but it produces about a 

third of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP), and a remarkable 10% of that of 

the African continent. Whereas mining used to account for Gauteng’s dominance of the 

regional economy, the province is now a leader in a wide range of other sectors: finance, 

manufacturing, commerce, IT and media among them.

SPECIAL FEATURE 

The Bureau of Market Research (BMR) has shown 

that Gauteng accounts for 35% of total household 

consumption in South Africa. 

The leading economic sectors are finance, real 

estate and business (21% of provincial GDP), manufacturing 

(16.5%), government services (16.3%) and 

wholesale, retail, motor trade and accommodation 

(12.8%). The so-called creative industries (including 

advertising and the film sector) employ upwards 

of 180 000 people and contribute more than 

R3.3-billion to the provincial economy. The provincial 

government’s Economic Development Plan sees 

this sector as one of the key drivers of future growth. 

In the provincial capital, Johannesburg, financial 

services and commerce predominate. The JSE, 

Africa’s largest stock exchange, is situated in the 

heart of Johannesburg’s business district, Sandton. 

Tshwane (which includes Pretoria) is home to 

many government services and is the base of the 

automotive industry and many research institutions. 

The Ekurhuleni metropole has the largest concentration 

of manufacturing concerns, ranging from 

heavy to light industry, in the country. The western 

part of the province is concerned mainly with mining 

and agriculture, while the south has a combination 

of maize farming, tobacco production and 

the heavy industrial work associated with steel and 

iron-ore workings. 

Gauteng is not just an important centre of economic 

activity, it is also an important launching pad 

for local and international businesses to enter the 

African market. The country’s biggest airport, OR 

Tambo International Airport, is at the core of the 

province’s logistical network. Other airports include 

Rand Airport (Germiston), Wonderboom (Pretoria) 

Lanseria and Grand Central (Midrand). 

The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality plans 

on building an “aerotropolis” in partnership with the 

provincial government and private investors. The 

intention is to link the airports of OR Tambo and 

Lanseria and expand logistics capabilities. 

The Gauteng Division of the High Court of South 

Africa (which has seats in Pretoria and Johannesburg) 

is a superior court with general jurisdiction over 

the province. Johannesburg is also home to the 

Constitutional Court, South Africa’s highest court, 

and to a branch of the Labour Court and the Labour 

Appeal Court. 

The province has several outstanding universities, 

and the majority of South Africa’s research 

takes place at well-regarded institutions such as 

the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 

(CSIR), the South African Bureau of Standards 

(SABS), Mintek, the South African Nuclear Energy 

Corporation (NECSA), the Human Sciences Research 

Council (HSRC) and several sites where the work 

of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) is done. 

Geography 

The province is located in the Highveld region of 

South Africa, approximately 1 700 metres above 

sea-level. It is a landlocked province, surrounded 

by four other provinces. 

The Vaal River forms a natural border with the 

Free State, which lies south of Gauteng, while the 

North West province is located to the west, Limpopo 


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to the north and Mpumalanga to the east. The geography 

of Gauteng includes low parallel ridges, 

mountain ranges and undulating hills. 

Johannesburg is the capital of the Gauteng 

province, while Pretoria is the administrative capital 

of South Africa. Other major urban areas include 

Roodepoort and Krugersdorp to the west of 

Johannesburg; and Germiston, Springs, Benoni and 

Brakpan to the east. Soweto, renowned as a focal 

point in the struggle against apartheid and home 

to more than two-million people, is situated south 

of Johannesburg. 

Investment 

Gauteng is a national leader in attracting foreign 

direct investment (FDI). In the period 2014-16, the 

province attracted R66-billion. The Gauteng Growth 

and Development Agency (GGDA) has a specialised 

subsidiary, the Gauteng Investment Centre, which 

acts as a “one-stop shop” for potential investors 

looking for advice and support. 

Efforts are also being made to improve the 

regional economy by identifying blockages and 

shortcomings. Researchers from the universities of 

Johannesburg and Pretoria (through the Gordon 

Institute of Business Sciences) are examining employment 

rates, empowerment policies and the 


export value chain. At the same time, the Gauteng 

Innovation Hub is leading a process to bring innovation 

and research to the fore in economic 

policy-making and planning. Partners include the 

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 

the University of the Witwatersrand and the Vaal 

University of Technology. 

Gauteng City Region 

Provincial planning is increasingly being done along 

“Gauteng City Region” lines, whereby the primacy of 

economies of the cities and towns of the province 

is acknowledged. 

In June 2016, the Gauteng City Region Economic 

Indaba was attended by all the mayors of the region, 

the national Minister of Finance and was addressed 

the South African Deputy President. Gauteng 

Premier David Makhura gave notice of “how we 

can unlock, jump-start and reignite a sustainable 

and inclusive growth trajectory for key sectors of 

our provincial economy”. 

Individually, the biggest Gauteng cities contribute 

to the national GDP as follows: Johannesburg 

(15%), Tshwane (9%) and Ekurhuleni (7%). 

At the indaba, the following development corridors 

of the City Region were identified, each with 

its own industries and comparative advantages: 

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• City of Johannesburg, Central Development 

Corridor: provincial capital, finance, services, 

ICT and pharmaceutical industries, green and 

blue economy. 

• City of Ekurhuleni, Eastern Development Corridor: 

manufacturing, logistics and transport hub. 

• City of Tshwane, Northern Development Corridor: 

national administrative capital, automotive sector, 

research, development, innovation and knowledge-based 

economy, tourism, agri-processing. 

• West Rand District, Western Development 

Corridor: transitioning mining economy. A new 

diverse economy to be created around tourism 

(Maropeng World Heritage Site), agriculture and 

agri-processing, Lanseria Airport City, renewable 

energy industries. 

• Sedibeng District, Southern Development 

Corridor: steel industry in decline. A new economy 

to be based on entertainment and tourism (Vaal 

River City), logistics, agri-processing and urban 

agriculture. 

Opportunities for the private sector were mentioned 

in connection with several aspects of the 

City Region indaba, not least of which was the necessity 

for infrastructure investment. Neither the 

central government nor provincial and local government 

has sufficient resources to cover what the 

provincial government has estimated is needed 

in the Gauteng province in the 15 years to 2030 – 

R1.3-trillion. A 15-year Gauteng Infrastructure Master 

Plan has been adopted but it is hoped that multiple 

sources of funding will see the plan succeed in areas 

such as the provision of water, broadband connectivity, 

public transport, energy and the reshaping of cities to 

accommodate citizens in a better way than was the 

case under apartheid. 

A World Bank report has shown that a 10% increase 

in infrastructure spending results in a 1% growth 

in GDP. 

Ekurhuleni is putting considerable resources into 

infrastructure improvement. With a corridor-based 

masterplan, the aim is to promote industrial activity. 

The corridors (and focus areas) are: 

• Thami Mnyele: transport, BRT, M&T Development 

and Plumbago Industrial Park 

• OR Tambo Aerotropolis: creative sector, technology, 

research and development, logistics 

• Thelle Mogoerane: logistics, Carnival Junction, OR 

Tambo inland port, Prasa rolling stock manufacturing 

facility (Prasa has signed a R51-billion contract 

with Gibela consortium to deliver 600 trains). 

The city budget for 2016/17 has allocated 

R45-million for the revamping of four industrial 

parks in Labore and Wadeville. Other projects and 

investments include: 

• Riverfields mixed use estate 

• Green Reef Innovation District 

• Badenhorst Estate 

• Recapitalisation of the Springs Fresh Produce 

Market (R110-million) 

• Infrastructure to support agri-processing and distribution 

of agricultural products (R80-million) 

• R269-million over three years to Township 

Economy Strategy. 

The nine towns of Ekurhuleni are 

being connected by the new Bus 

Rapid Transit system (Harambee). 

The City of Johannesburg’s 

good credit record allowed it 

to borrow R3.3-billion for infrastructure 

expenditure in 2016. In 

2014/15 a surplus of R3.9-billion 

was achieved and the city spent 

94% of its capital budget, or R10.8- 

billion. In 10 years Johannesburg 

has raised more than R100-billion 

for infrastructure. 

Tshwane is planning a series of 

transformative infrastructure and 


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property developments, including expanding the 

Bus Rapid Transport System, Government Boulevard, 

Tshwane House, Times Square, the Nelson Mandela 

Development Corridor, the West Capital project and 

the African Gateway. 

Together with the three large metropolitan 

PROVINCEmunicipalities, Gauteng also has two district 

municipalities. 

Sedibeng District Municipality 

Towns: Sebokeng, Heidelberg, Sharpeville, 

Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark 

Local municipalities are Emfuleni, Midvaal and 

Lesedi. The Vaal University of Technology and the 

North North-West WestUniversity’s Vaal campus are located in 

Sedibeng. The Emfuleni Local Municipality (including 

Evaton, Sharpeville, Vanderbijlpark Hammanskraal and Vlakplaas) 

is at the core of the Vaal Triangle, which in turn is 

at the GAUTENG heart PROVINCE of South Africa’s iron N1 and steel industry. 

Metal products, machinery and equipment are N1 

made here. ArcelorMittal has been a major employer 

in Vanderbijlpark since 1947. 

Cullinan 

PRETORIA Mamelodi 

N4 

N4 

Centurion 

N4 

Atteridgeville 


North WestIrene 

N1 

N14 

R21 

Hammanskraal 

Magaliesburg 

Midrand 

Muldersdrift 

Tembisa 

Sandton Alexandra 

N1 

Krugersdorp Randburg Kempton Park 

Roodepoort 

Isando Benoni 

Edenvale 

N14 Randfontein 

N12 

JOHANNESBURG 

Kagiso 

Boksburg DaveytonCullinan 

Mohlakeng 

Germiston 

Wattville PRETORIA Brakpan Mamelodi 

Soweto 

N4 Alberton 

N4 

Bekkersdal 


Centurion 

Lenasia 

Katlehong 

N12 

Atteridgeville Springs 

Westonaria 

Vosloorus 

Irene 

N1 Tokoza Tsakane N1 Duduza 

N14 

R21 Nigel 

Magaliesburg 

R59 

Midrand 

Muldersdrift N3 Tembisa 

Sandton Alexandra Heidelberg 

Krugersdorp Randburg 

Evaton 

Ratanda Kempton Park 

Roodepoort 

Isando Benoni 

Edenvale 

N14 Randfontein Meyerton 

N12 

Sebokeng 

JOHANNESBURG 

Kagiso 

Boksburg Daveyton 

Vereeneging 

Mohlakeng 

Germiston 

Boipatong 

Wattville Brakpan 

Soweto 

Alberton 

Bekkersdal 


Bophelong 

Lenasia 

Katlehong 

N12 

Springs 

Westonaria 

Vosloorus 

Vanderbijlpark Sharpeville N1 Tokoza Tsakane Duduza 

Nigel 

R59 

N3 

Heidelberg 

Evaton 

Ratanda 

N1 

Meyerton 

Sebokeng 

Boipatong Vereeneging 

Bophelong 

Vanderbijlpark Sharpeville 

Free State 

N1 

Free State 

N1 

Limpopo 

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Heidelberg produces bacon and tobacco: Eskort 

and British American Tobacco are the two major 

companies in the area. The Midvaal area has agriculture 

and tourism as its two main economic activities 

and the city of Meyerton is the site of newly built, 

multi-million-rand Heineken brewery . The Klip River 

at Henley-on-Klip and the Vaal Dam are major tourist 

attractions, while ecotourism opportunities have the 

potential to grow. The Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve 

is a prime regional asset. 

West Rand District Municipality 

Towns: Randfontein, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp, 

Westonaria 

Local municipalities are Merafong City, Mogale City 

and West Rand City. Both the N12 and N14 highways 

pass through this area which allows for a great deal 

Mpumalanga 

of commuter traffic into the Johannesburg CBD. 

The West Rand is the area of Gauteng where mining 

has retained its strongest presence. Large-scale 

Limpopo commercial farming also takes place. Randfontein 

Local Municipality is where the world’s deepest 

Ekangala gold mine was dug. To the 

Zithobeni 

south, mining contributes 

75% to Westonaria Local 

Municipality’s economy. An 

Mpumalanga industrial park is planned to 

N12 

assist in the process of diversifying 

the economy. 

Mogale City Local 

Ekangala Municipality is very much 

Zithobeni 

N4 

the economic driver of the 


Devon 

district, including as it does 

N17 

the town of Krugersdorp. 

N12 

Krugersdorp has considerable 

manufacturing capacity 

and has a motor-sports racing 

Mpumalanga track that attracts international 

Devon 

N17 drag-racing events. Tourism 

in the district is mostly located 

within the surrounds of 

Mpumalanga 

Mogale City. Significant tourist 

attractions include the Cradle 

of Humankind, the Magalies 

Motorway 

Meander, the Sterkfontein 

Main Road 

N Railway 

caves and the Krugersdorp 

Game Reserve. 

N3 

Motorway 

Main Road 

Railway 

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Unlocking the door for inner-city 

investment in Johannesburg 

High-rise, low-cost accommodation could be transformative. 

Sometimes fast, sometimes slow. Government-led 

at times, on other occasions initiated 

by private investors. That’s the story 

of the regeneration of Johannesburg’s 

inner city. It is a story that has had notable successes 

along the way, but progress has been sporadic and 

efforts have mostly been concentrated on quite 

small parts of the city. 

The Newtown urban renewal project included 

a focus on the arts at Mary Fitzgerald Square; the 

building of the Nelson Mandela Bridge in 2003 improved 

linkages and gave the city a cool symbol; 

the Johannesburg Development Agency installed 

156 public art works, cleaned up squares and installed 

street furniture. More recently, the Maboneng 

Precinct on the eastern edge of the CBD has become 

a busy mixed-use zone with a focus on the arts, 

design and entertainment. 

Now there is a drive to transform the central business 

district (CBD) in a concerted and coordinated 

way. The city’s new mayor, Herman Mashaba, said 

of Johannesburg in his “100 Days” address that, “It 

can become a model for a modern, post-apartheid, 

South African city. It has the ability to produce a 

vibrant socio-economic mix of high-rise, low-cost 

and affordable housing for our people.” 

Mashaba represents the Democratic Alliance 

which has been running Johannesburg as the leader 

of a coalition of parties since local government 

elections in 2016. A notable entrepreneur himself, 

Mashaba strongly believes that private businesses 

and developers are ready and willing to invest in 

downtown Johannesburg. “These are the people 

with the balance sheets that can turn this city into 

a construction site within a matter of months,” 

says Mashaba. 

The Premier of the Gauteng Province, David 

Makhura, is a member of the African National 

Congress which continues to be the majority party 

at provincial and national level. In his State of the 

Province address, Makhura said, “We are in agreement 

with Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba that 

the renewal of the Johannesburg inner city has to 

be undertaken urgently in partnership with the 

province, the city and the private sector.” 

Political agreement of this sort is rare, so the chances 

of success for Johannesburg are better than they 

would be in a fractious political climate. 


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When the ANC led 

the municipality, an 

Inner City Roadmap 

underpinned longterm 

planning for 

revitalising the CBD 

in response to a number 

of firms relocating 

their offices to 

Sandton, Rosebank 

and Randburg. A start 

was made via a number 

of measures: CCTV 

security cameras were 

installed, the bus rapid 

transport system 

(Rea Vaya) was introduced 

and a number 

of formerly derelict 

or hijacked buildings 

were converted 

to blocks of flats by 

the Johannesburg 

Housing Company (JHC). 

Mashaba has committed the municipality to 

cleaning up the city, improving billing for services, 

enforcing by-laws and speeding up bureaucratic 

processes so that investors don’t have to go from 

pillar to post to get something done. Reclaiming 

buildings from criminals masquerading as landlords 

is high on his agenda. Says Mashaba, “I will be assembling 

a team of human-rights lawyers to assist us to 

reclaim the inner city from criminals and slum-lords. 

“We are going to be the government that unlocks 

the door to the potential that our inner city holds 

for our people,” is Mashaba’s pledge. 

The mayor envisages the private sector putting 

R20-billion into projects every year. Among the 

things that are needed in central Johannesburg, 

and which private investors might provide, are rental 

accommodation for the so-called “Missing Middle” 

(people earning R3 000 to R8 000 per month) and 

low-rent office space to accommodate new companies 

and young professionals starting out. 

Mashaba’s vision is that Johannesburg can be 

“a place of home, work and play that becomes the 

thriving and inclusive heartbeat of our city”. 

Global trends 


Making inner cities more liveable is a global trend. 

Flight from the cities in the second half of the 20th 

century saw factories relocate to industrial parks 

(or other countries) and offices and people move 

to suburbs. The move back to cities is spurred partly 

by the relative cheapness of property in CBDs, 

legislation encouraging inner-city investment and 

even a perception that suburbs are “boring”. 

Density is a key factor in modern urban planning. 

Mphethi Morojele of MMA Design Studio 

makes the point that “the more dense and integrated 

your city is the more money circulates, 

the more people have access to opportunity”. 

Morojele’s firm has worked on a number of public 

buildings and urban projects, including the Ellis 

Park Sports Precinct Parks. “Creating denser 

multi-functional environments is not only good 

for the quality of life of citizens but is also economically 

more efficient and ecologically sustainable,” 

says Morojele. “The economic argument 

is compelling.” 

Not only does a denser environment mean that 

service-sector businesses such as laundries and 

restaurants have more passing trade, but the provision 

of bulk services becomes much more costeffective 

for utility companies and municipalities. 

A dense urban environment also has the potential 

to overturn one of the worst aspects of 

apartheid – the fact that most South Africans 

were forced to live a long way from their place of 

work, causing them to spend a lot of money on 

transport, a situation that still exists today. 

Nudges and nodes 

The Gauteng Growth and Development Agency 

(GGDA) is one of several organisations other than the 

City of Johannesburg which has been encouraging 

development in the inner city. 

One of the most important nudges for developers 

has been the tax incentives that accompany 

the Urban Development Zone (UDZ). Initially 

pegged to expire in 2012, the UDZ concession has 

now been extended to 2020. 



Various “improvement districts” have also contributed, 

for example the RID (Retail Improvement 

District) where businesses in a designated area 

pay levies to secure improved cleaning and security 

services. The Johannesburg City Improvement 

District Forum shares information among the CIDs. 

Expenditure by CIDs collectively on supplementary 

public space safety, cleaning and maintenance 

is estimated to be about R 61-million annually. 

Investment in public space infrastructure from CIDs 

was more than R50-million over the last five years. 

The Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) has 

attracted about R3.5-billion in private-sector funding 

for affordable housing in the province since 2012. 

The Brickfields housing and rental development in 

Newtown was funded by the GPF and implemented 

by the Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) as 

one of the first inner-city rejuvenation projects. JHC 

is a leader in converting bad buildings to useable 

rental space. 

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) 

projects range from the upgrading of Constitution 

Hill, the Faraday Station precinct, work on the 

Fashion District and pavements of the inner city, 

renovation of the Drill Hall and the big Newtown 

make-over. 

Mayor Mashaba intends fast-tracking the delivery 

of title deeds to the beneficiaries of the city’s 

housing projects. 

Public spaces need to be included in urban regeneration 

planning, as do buildings for social purposes. 

When the Outreach Foundation Community 

Centre was built in Hillbrow in 2015, it was the first 

piece of social infrastructure to go up in the suburb 

since the 1970s. The design, a glass box in a light 

steel frame which seems to hover over the site, won 

architects Local Studio the Saint Goban architectural 

award and provides space for dance and computer 

classes and offices. 

The same architects also developed a public 

service centre on top of a renovated building for 

Urban Task Force, a private property development 

company. The building in Hillbrow, Mimosa Square, 

was a famous art deco building that had been 

hijacked by criminals. 

Private developer Indluplace Properties bought 

nine large apartment blocks in 2015, taking its total 

buildings in the central Johannesburg CBD, Berea and 

Hillbrow to 23: 33% of the units are bachelor pads, 

22% are two-bedroomed flats. The listed company (its 

major shareholder is Arrowhead) intends to “aggressively 

grow its portfolio” of high-yielding properties 

as it believes the rental market has huge potential. 

The developers of the Maboneng Precinct are 

also very upbeat. The Propertuity website states, 

“With Arts on Main as the catalyst, Maboneng has expanded 

east along Fox Street, and beyond Albertina 

Sisulu Road. Community projects like Trim Park and 

Common Ground offer spaces for the public to use 


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and enjoy, while buildings have been re-developed 

into multi-purpose spaces.” 

The City of Johannesburg has identified the 

following nodes for development: 

• Carlton Precinct: Johannesburg’s tallest building 

attracts tourists; undergoing revamp; Sky Rink 

TV and film studio being developed; conference 

centre planned. 

• Park Station: intermodal node catering for cars, 

Mapping buses, by rail commuters Client and . taxis; Gautrain link to OR 

Tambo International Airport; wide variety of users. 

• Central park: JDA has JHB worked Inner City on (CIDs) greening Map and 

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High St 

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Quartz St 

Clare Rd 

Kerk St 

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community engagement and wants the park to 

be a symbol of the successful city. 

• Doornfontein/Ellis Park railroad corridor: planned 

retail hub and student village. 

• Fordsburg: interior design focus; more offices and 

accommodation can be built. 

• Newtown: cultural precinct with the potential 

to cater to students and university departments 

with specialised offices and spaces. 

• Hillbrow, Berea, Parktown, Bellvue, Yeoville: creation 

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Long St 

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New city-like developments are 

springing up in Gauteng 

Infrastructure spending is on the increase. 

South African television viewers have been 

treated to nostalgia-tinged television advertisement 

which tells the story of how Sandton 

was transformed from farmland to the 

richest square mile in Africa, from a sparsely populated 

area north of Johannesburg to a bustling mixture of 

shops, offices, flats, entertainment complexes and 

hotels that is a key component of the city-region’s 

economy. With the Liberty Group among the financiers, 

Sandton City shopping centre, with 50 000m² of 

lettable space, opened in 1973 and sparked fantastically 

fast growth around it, mostly at the expense of 

Johannesburg’s central business district (CBD). 

A new wave of development is sweeping over 

Sandton again and the area’s 10 000 businesses and 

300 000 residents are spoilt for accommodation 

choices, but city-like developments are springing 

up in other parts of Gauteng as well, partly as a reaction 

to new trends in transport (the Gautrain and bus 

rapid transport) and partly in response to the concept 

of corridor development being pursued by the City 

of Johannesburg and the Provincial Government 

of Gauteng. 

Some of South Africa’s biggest companies are 

building new headquarters in Sandton. Sasol has 

constructed its new global head office to the latest 

green specifications and Paragon Architects 

created a 4 000m² roof garden encompassing 

four biomes. Discovery’s new group headquarters 

also follows green principles. The building’s three 

towers offer a total of 110 00m² lettable space, 

developed and jointly owned by Growthpoint 

Properties and Zenprop Property Holdings. 

Ironically, Liberty’s modern headquarters are in 

the centre of Johannesburg, but the rejuvenation 

of the inner city is the subject of a separate article. 

The Sandton model 

Something like the Sandton model is being replicated 

in other parts of Gauteng with existing 


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estates aiming to bulk up and new developments 

setting impressively ambitious goals. 

The biggest is Menlyn Maine in the eastern 

suburbs of Pretoria. Not only is this a huge multiuse 

project, it also aims to be South Africa’s first 

“Green Precinct”. Overlooking the main project is 

Boogertman + Partners Architects. 

Everything about Menlyn Maine is on a grand 

scale. Covering 315 000m² in total, the area will 

comprise residential apartments, 35 000m² of retail 

space and a hotel precinct with three-, fourand 

five-star hotels, a conference centre, a casino 

and an 8 000-seater arena. Sun International’s 

Times Square and Casino is a R4.2-billion project. 

The Capital Hotel on the Central Square Piazza 

offers 150 hotel rooms and 50 apartments. 

Among the first occupants of office space 

will be the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), 

who are building new corporate headquarters at 

Menlyn Maine. Connections to the Gautrain and 

Tshwane’s expanding Bus Rapid Transport system 

are boosting the new development’s popularity, 

with all of the retail space already fully let before 

it is completed. 

Professional services and consulting firm PwC 

has chosen the Waterfall City estate near Midrand 

as the site for its new R1.5-billion headquarters. 

It will house 3 500 employees and have a total of 

40 000m² of lettable space. The striking design of 

PwC Tower (shown overleaf, top) was conceived 

by LYT Architecture. The building is owned by 

Attacq and developed by Atterbury. 

The same joint venture is also behind Deloitte’s 

Gauteng headquarters which will put Pretoria and 

Johannesburg staff (3 700 in all) under one roof 

at Waterfall City. Aevitas are the architects. Other 

corporate tenants to choose Waterfall City include 

Group Five, Cell C and Premier Foods. 

Services offered include a City Lodge, a Netcare 

hospital (in partnership with Phelang Bonolo 

Healthcare Group) and a Curro-owned tertiary 

body, the Embury Institute. 

A big feature of Waterfall City is the Mall of 

Africa, the Atterbury Group’s 131 000m² shopping 

centre with 300 shops and 6 500 parking bays. 

Randburg could become a new centre of 

development if plans to extend the Gautrain 

are carried through. Multichoice is one of the 



core businesses in the area, with a huge headoffice 

complex. Randburg Square has recently 

been converted from offices to 180 flats by Vukile 

Property Fund. 

This kind of conversion is becoming a trend, 

with office vacancies standing at 11% in early 2017 

across South Africa. The building of their own huge 

new corporate headquarters by big companies exacerbates 

this trend. Another property fund, Emira, 

plans to convert some of its Rosebank office space 

into accommodation. Even within the new Menlyn 

Maine development, planners are expecting to convert 

some of the residential accommodation being 

offered in the first phase to offices when demand 

picks up again. 

Less exclusive nodes of development (or new 

mini-cities) are in the works near Orange Farm south 

of Johannesburg (Savannah) and around the capital 

city of Tshwane. 

Tshwane’s West Capital Project will be a mixeduse 

development comprising retail outlets, health 

facilities, residential accommodation (including a 

student village) and commercial premises. 

The African Gateway project is planned for an 

80ha site near to the Centurion Gautrain station that 

will be tied in with designs for the government and 

Tshwane International Convention Centre precincts. 

Corridors 

Much of the development referred to above is 

taking place in terms of a broader framework of 

development. Johannesburg’s Freedom Corridors 

are designed to guide future development and 

break down the spatial framework that apartheid 

created. Central to the concept is the availability 

of public transport which will allow residents easy 

access to other parts of the city including public 

spaces and retail or entertainment nodes. 

The Wynberg-Alex-Marlboro corridor is earmarked 

for high-density residential development 

which will create markets for small businesses 

and tourism. Another corridor, the Orange Grove- 

Bramley-Waverley-Highlands North-Kew corridor, 

already has a large number of small businesses and 

automotive repair and trade shops so the plan is 


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to build on that to develop the existing strengths 

of the area. 

The efficient and popular Gautrain is proving a 

magnet for development, with a number of property 

developers targeting Gautrain stations as the site for 

projects. The busiest stations are experiencing daily 

visits of up to 60 000 commuters and on popular lines 

at busy times it is standing room only. More wagons are 

on order and line expansions are under consideration. 

One estimate puts the number of annual work days 

saved for regular commuters at 3.5-million. 

The Bus Rapid Transport system (Rea Vaya) has the 

potential to be a similar catalyst but the system is not 

expanding as fast as developers would like. 

Plans for the creation of an “aerotropolis” in the 

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality based on OR 

Tambo International Airport have long been in the 

works and the broad outlines of the plan are well 

known. In response, private developers have been buying 

up land along key routes such as the R21 highway. 

Infrastructure 

The Provincial Government of Gauteng spent R30- 

billion on infrastructure between 2013 and 2016. A 

further R46-billion has been pledged for the three 

three years to 2019. In addition, Gauteng municipalities 

will spend R94-billion over the next five years using 

their city budgets. 

A study carried out by KMPG for the province found 

that spending on infrastructure resulted in additional 

economic activity worth R26-billion in the province 

and created 92 000 direct jobs. 

The following priorities have been identified: 

• public transport 

• broadband and free Wifi 

• water and sanitation 

• mega human settlements 

• new industrial nodes. 

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) will spend 

R19-million on fixing the city’s bridges, mostly by replacing 

bridge expansion joints, as part of its overall 

mandate of maintaining and building roads for the city. 

Speaking at the Infrastructure Funding Summit 

in May 2017, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said 

that the Gauteng Infrastructure Master Plan put the 

figure of R1.8-trillion to the province’s infrastructure 

needs over a 15-year period. Makhura hoped that the 

private sector would come on board to help “reshape 

the spatial economy of the Gauteng City Region”. 

MAJOR ROUTE OVERHAUL 

Gauteng’s busy highways are in need of constant 

work as part of the vital infrastructure 

that supports the country’s most important 

economic hub. 

Complex designs are the order of the day for 

the rehabilitation of a section of the R511 

highway, a major route from Midrand towards 

the North West province. It also serves as a 

collector/distributor for the rural areas and 

towns along the route. The 18-month, R150- 

million project attracted several prospective 

contractors who will work together with the 

company appointed to design the upgrade, 

Zimile Consulting Engineers. The project has 

attracted contractors of CIDB level 9CEPE due 

to the complexity of its nature. This project is 

one of the biggest projects Zimile has successfully 

designed. 

Work includes constructing crushed stone 

bases and lower sub-bases, importing upper 

sub-bases and sealing with asphalt. Rip and 

re-compact existing G7 subgrade to 150mm. 

If the engineer is not satisfied with the material, 

then the layer will be constructed of G6 

from commercial sources. Edge beams must 

be constructed and all road signs and markings 

must be reinstated and guardrails have to be 

replaced, realigned or repaired. The road reserve 

and drainage structures must be cleaned, 

reinstated and repaired. The contract was 

issued by the Gauteng Department of Roads 

and Transport. 


PROFILE 

Zimile Consulting 

Engineers 

A broad range of skills are available to help deliver projects ranging from water resources 

to transportation and buildings. 

Zimile Consulting Engineers is a 100 % HDI womanowned 

multi-disciplinary consulting engineering 

and project and construction management 

firm. By embracing the dynamism that is in the 

built environment through technological advancement, 

Zimile Consulting Engineers seeks 

to offer value-adding and innovative engineering 

solutions. 

The company offers independent technologybased 

professional services in the built environment. 

The services offered range from concept 

development to project commission or an involvement 

at a particular stage of the project 

life cycle. It is an engineering consulting and 

management practice with competence in water 

resources development, property development, 

municipal infrastructure, buildings and structures, 

transportation infrastructure and environmental 

solutions. 

The company has its headquarters in Gauteng and 

has a strong presence nationally with major projects 

in the provinces of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern 

Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and North West. 

Vision 

Zimile Consulting Engineers is committed to be 

the professional service provider of choice for engineering 

solutions within South Africa and ultimately 

Africa through inspired engineering drawn from: 

• Innovative thinking 

• Simple approach to problems 

• Proactive attitude and 

• Smart application to problem solving 

Shawn Gama, MD 

Mission 

Zimile Consulting 

Engineers undertakes 

to provide its 

clients and recipients 

of its services 

with engineering 

solutions which deliver 

infrastructure 

that will create a 

better every day for 

communities and 

the clients it serves. 

Objectives 

Zimile Consulting Engineers was established with 

the following prime objectives: 

• Deliver projects that are both economically 

feasible and technically viable. 

• Deliver projects that are recognised for their 

quality. 

• Employ basic and advanced design solutions in 

addressing client needs. 

• Be socially relevant to the community. 

• Use labour intensive methods where possible 

to create work on projects we are involved in. 

Resources and structure 

Zimile Consulting Engineers currently has the 

following personnel resources: 

Two professional registered engineers (PhD), 

two civil engineers, two civil technologists, three 

technicians, two civil technicians/trainees, one 


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PROFILE 

Construction Monitoring of, for example, offices, 

schools, recreation centres, community centres 

and housing complexes. 

The Kwa Jona Community Hall in Jozini. 

secretary. The resumes of our professional and 

commited staff are available on request. 

The company is structured to optimally maximise 

the resources available. Most of the staff members 

within our company are from the previously disadvantaged 

communities. The objective of Zimile 

Consulting Engineers is to meet the needs of the 

client by providing proficient and specialised consulting 

engineering services. Communication is 

of the utmost importance to achieve this and we 

therefore appoint a senior member of the company 

as a leader for each project. 

Where communities are affected, projects are 

structured to allow community input and participation 

in the planning, design and implementation 

stages. Job creation and training form part of 

the overall strategy. 

Professional services 

Zimile Consulting Engineers offers the following 

range of professional services and products. The 

company’s professional staff, local partners and 

shareholders have proven track records and considerable 

technical expertise and experience. 

Municipal Services 

Including Strategic and Master-Planning, Analysis 

and Optimisation, Scoping, Design, Documentation, 

Procurement, Contract Administration and 

Construction Monitoring. 

Buildings and Structures 

Including Analysis, Design, Documentation, 


Transportation Infrastructure 

Including Planning, Design, Documentation, 


Construction Monitoring of roads, public transport 

facilities, airports, railways and parking areas. 

Water Resources Development 

Including Situation Analysis, Resources Assessments, 

Requirements Evaluation, Hydrological Modelling, 

Hydraulic Analysis, System Analysis and Operations, 

Options Analysis and Development, Flood Studies, 

Demand Management, Planning and Development 

of bulk national and regional infrastructure. 

Waste Management 

Including Community Participation, Environmental 

management, Integrated Waste Management, 

Resource Optimisation, Environmental Audits and 

evaluating service levels. 

Labour Based Construction and Contractor 

Development 

Including Development of Construction Methods 

focussing on Poverty Relief, Local Employment 

Creation, Stimulation of Local Economic 

Development and Local Contractor Development. 

Project Management 

Including Client Liaison, Multi-disciplinary Teams 

Coordination, Project Cost Control, Risk Assessment 

and Management and Conflict Resolution. 

CONTACT INFO 

Head office: Suite F, First Floor, 41 Kyalami 

Boulevard, Kyalami Business Park, Midrand 

1682, Johannesburg 

Tel: +27 11 466 8576 

Cell: +27 81 566 3598 

Fax: +27 11 466 881 

Email: info@zimileeng.co.za 

Website: www.zimileeng.co.za 


Going smart 

A partnership with a Danish city promises smart rewards for the City of Tshwane. 

Tshwane and the Danish city of Aarhus have 

established a partnership to get the most out 

of data and information technology. The plan 

is to make the cities as smart as they can be. 

As Carsten Lützen, an architect in the Danish 

city’s Centre for City Development and Mobility 

Planning says, “Wherever it makes sense to use 

smart technologies, we use it.” Key focus sectors 

are mobility, transport and energy. 

Makgorometje Makgata, Tshwane’s acting head 

of Economic Development and Spatial Planning, 

points out that smart city thinking is not necessarily 

the central idea, rather, “Whatever programmes 

you do, you ensure that you incorporate smart 

city planning. You look at the bigger picture, for 

example with the traffic congestion, you look at 

various modalities, how can you use technology 

to help you.” 

Lützen and Makgata met in Copenhagen recently, 

and discussed the options for cooperation 

between the two cities. The first step will be the 

formal signing of a memorandum of understanding 

and then more specific projects will be targeted. 

“One of our tasks,” says Lützen, “is to facilitate 

links between companies in our region and in the 

Gauteng region. Big companies like Kamstrup and 

Vestas are present in South Africa, but there is a huge 

potential for other companies to start up.” There 

are possibilities for partnerships and joint ventures 

between universities, architects, city planners and 

suppliers of services. 

“There might be various fields of cooperation in 

the future. We aim to facilitate whatever makes good 

sense to make people connected.” 

Makgata was in Denmark as part of an African 

delegation of urban planners and architects studying 

urban design. He was a guest of the Danish 

Embassy in Pretoria. 

During his time in Denmark, Makgata was introduced 

to the Danish Outdoor Lighting Laboratory 

(DOLL), a 1.5km² industrial park in Copenhagen that 

doubles as a living experiment in street lighting 

and technology applications. Private companies use 

space at the publicly-funded DOLL to experiment 


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among the 12km of road and bicycle lanes. Eighty 

separate experiments are under way at any one time, 

via 156 sensors placed around the industrial park. 

Testing for air quality, waste removal bins that 

send signals to headquarters when they are full, 

smart parking and intelligent lighting (that reduces 

intensity when no cars or bicycles are around) are 

among the ongoing trials. 

Makgata thinks this kind of experimental park is 

something that the City of Tswhane could replicate: 

“We want to use that concept to resolve urban issues.” 

Several of Tshwane’s automotive manufacturers like 

BMW have already said that they are receptive to 

the idea. 

A smart city network requires three layers of infrastructure. 

Firstly, it needs cables and sensors and 

places to put them. Fortunately, cities have lots of 

street light poles which can carry many cables, not 

just cables for the individual street light. Street furniture 

can also be used for this purpose. Secondly, 

there must be data platforms and networks that can 

interpret the data being collected at street level. Finally, 

smart cities must deliver smart urban services in the 

form of apps (to tell drivers where parking is available 

as shown in the photograph on this page of a DOLL 

manager reading parking space data) and other valueadded 

services. 

The system does not need very high power as 

the individual sensors would not be communicating 

all day: the smart waste bin might only send a 

message when it is full. 

Makgata sees potential for multiple uses in 

Tshwane: “On one platform you can have solutions 

for safety and security (including lighting), 

traffic management and other aspects. In waste 

management, instead of sticking to our schedule 

which says come on Monday but the bins are 

empty, we rather receive the signal when the bin 

is full. We can rearrange the traffic flow if there is 

an accident.” 

Tshwane plans to build four multi-storied parking 

stations on the outskirts of the inner city linked 

to the bus rapid transport (BRT) system. Up-todate 

data on car movements will help the city 

allocate busses. 

Aarhus is Denmark’s second-biggest city and is 

a renewable energy hub and research centre. The 

city hosts the head office of wind turbine company 

Vestas and already uses smart technology for traffic 

management. “In Aarhus when people arrive in the 

city by car, you can always find information about 

where to find free parking spaces,” says Lützen. 

He makes the point that a lot of smart city applications 

are invisible. “The whole traffic system, 

including the traffic lights, is coordinated in a 

smart way so you get the best flow via sensors in 

the roads.” 

Sophie Meritet, Affiliate Professor at the Paris 

Institute of Political Studies, argues that the particular 

dynamics of African cities must be taken 

into account when planning smart cities. African 

Cities quotes Meritet on Africa’s design priorities 

which should be “mobility and energy efficiency 

for cities, and this should be done by designing 

low-consumption urbanism”. 

The South African and Danish representatives 

agree that the focus must be on local issues. 

Makgata was impressed that at the DOLL laboratory: 

“Whatever they do, there is a focus on how you 

resolve urban management issues.” Lützen stresses 

that the Danes don’t want to impose any solutions. 

Rather, he says, the key question is, “Where can we 

make a positive change?” 

At national level, the Danish and South African 

governments have several agreements such as the 

Strategic Sector Cooperation on Water and the 

Environment. Renewable energy is another area 

of cooperation. 



South African economy at a glance 

Insight into the performance of the South African economy is provided through these 

graphical representations of key statistics. 

ZIMBABWE 

NAMIBIA 

BOTSWANA 

Limpopo 

0.9% (7.1%) 

MOZAMBIQUE 

North West 

-3.6% (6.5%) 

Gauteng 

2.1% 

(34.3%) 

Mpumalanga 

2.7% 

(7.5%) 

SWAZI- 

LAND 

Northern Cape 

2.8% (2.1%) 

Free State 

1.8% 

(5%) 

LESOTHO 

KwaZulu- 

Natal 

2.3% 

(16.1%) 

Western Cape 

2.0% (13.6%) 

Eastern Cape 

1.0% (7.6%) 

SA GDP: Percentage of growth per province (2014) and percentage 

contribution to national GDP (figures in brackets). 

SOURCE: STATS SA WWW.STATSSA.GOV.ZA 

PROVINCE CAPITAL PREMIER POPULATION (2015) AREA GRP BILLION RAND 

Eastern Cape Bhisho 

Phumulo 

Masualle 

6 916 200 168 966km 2 R289.9 

Free State Bloemfontein 

Elias Sekgobelo 

"Ace" Magashule 

2 817 900 129 825km 2 R189.1 

Gauteng Johannesburg David Makhura 13 200 300 18 178km 2 R1 305.6 

KwaZulu- 

Natal 

Pietermaritzburg Willies Mchunu 10 919 100 94 361km 2 R610.1 

Limpopo Polokwane 

Stanley 

Mathabatha 

5 726 800 125 754km 2 R271.5 

Mpumalanga Mbombela David Mabuza 4 283 900 76 495km 2 R284.2 

North West Mahikeng 

Supra 

Mahumapelo 

3 707 000 104 882km 2 R249.5 

Northern Cape Kimberley Sylvia Lucas 1 185 600 372 889km 2 R79.9 

Western Cape Cape Town Helen Zille 6 200 100 129 462km ² R518.1 

Snapshot of South Africa’s provinces 

SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATION’S SOUTH AFRICA SURVEY 2016 AS REPORTED ON BUSINESSTECH.CO.ZA 


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ADVERTORIAL 

Meet the Nedbank leadership 

team in Gauteng 

In line with our new brand proposition, our leadership team and staff 

are made up of money experts whose goal is to help clients ‘see money 

differently’ and enable them to reach their goals. 

Dave Schwegmann 

Divisional Executive: 

Retail and Business Banking 

Gauteng North 

Brigitte Ryder Provincial 

General Manager 

Gauteng East 

Nozizwe Tshabuse 

Provincial General Manager 

Gauteng Central 

Linda Mbambo 


Tshwane & North West 

Mohammed (Salim) Kadoo 


At Nedbank we believe that money has the infinite 

capacity for good, if you understand the true 

nature of it. 

We know that money well managed can make a real 

difference in people’s lives. 

And we always take it seriously. For us, being ‘good 

with money’ means looking at it differently. 

Finding new and better ways to grow it, invest it, 

leverage it and manage it for the greater benefit of 

individuals, businesses and communities. We believe 

our real reason for being should be using our money 

expertise to do good, by inspiring you to make better 

choices with your money. 

We believe that when we apply our expertise and, 

more importantly, use it to help you see the effect your 

money can have, you will experience the difference 

between money being money and money making 

a difference.

ADVERTORIAL 

Making it easier to do business with 

Nedbank Whole-view Business Banking 

Brigitte Ryder, Nedbank Provincial General Manager of Retail and 

Business Banking, Gauteng North, says her team is ready to assist clients 

with a comprehensive range of financial products and services. 

Nedbank’s goal is to have all service offerings and 

departments under one roof, making it easier to 

deliver on its new brand proposition to ‘see money 

differently’. Nedbank recognises that you have a full 

range of banking needs that go beyond transacting 

and borrowing. That is why its dedicated team of 

specialists partner with you to give you a bird’s-eye 

view of your business and a different perspective on 

how your money needs to flow to meet your goals. 

Our expertise will help clients navigate 

challenges and meet their goals 

Brigitte Ryder prides herself on building 

relationships and understanding the needs 

of clients, saying that partnership- and 

relationship-based banking is a key driver 

of how Nedbank conducts its business 

to ensure clients benefit from its money 

expertise. 

‘We believe you need a financial partner who has a 

deeper understanding of your business – someone 

who offers innovative, relevant solutions and who 

gives you a banking experience that is hassle-free. As 

money experts, we are committed to doing good, so 

you can concentrate on what’s most important to you 

– running your business,’ says Ryder. 

We look forward to continuing our relationships with 

our valued existing clients, and to offering our value 

proposition to new clients as well. At the core of our 

offering in Gauteng North is a relationship-based 

model with a business manager dedicated to your 

business as your key point of entry to the bank. We 

encourage you to see money differently with Wholeview 

Business Banking from Nedbank, and to take 

advantage of our one-stop banking service. 

To take your business to the next level or to obtain more 

information about Nedbank’s specialised service offering 

call Brigitte Ryder on +27 (0)11 294 7520, send an 

email to brigitter@nedbank.co.za or visit 

www.nedbank.co.za.

ADVERTORIAL 

Our money experts are available to provide 

professional advice 

Nozizwe Tshabuse, Nedbank Provincial General Manager, Gauteng 

East, explains how Nedbank can help business owners in the region. 

Business Banking are ready to assist you with 

professional advice, industry-specific solutions and a 

comprehensive range of financial products 

and services. 

At the core of Nedbank’s offering in the province is a 

relationship-based model with a business manager 

dedicated to your business as the key point of entry 

into the bank. 

There is good news for Gauteng business 

owners and entrepreneurs seeking a 

unique banking experience: Nedbank 

Business Banking has business managers 

located across the province specialising 

in commercial industries as well as the 

agricultural sector. Nedbank also offers 

innovative and relevant solutions to 

franchisees, incorporating customised 

lending solutions, transactional banking 

solutions and value-added services. 

Our tailored solutions take franchisees’ current 

and future goals into consideration, and aim to 

assist franchises in attaining the competitive edge 

needed to succeed. A dedicated business manager 

gives franchise owners the opportunity to have 

an experienced financial expert as a partner in 

your business. Our money experts at Nedbank 

‘We encourage you to see money differently with 

Whole-view Business Banking,’ explains Tshabuse. 

What does this mean for the client? It is an additional 

benefit of banking with Nedbank Business Banking 

and means that your business and your personal 

financial needs are managed in one place. ‘Because 

business owners and their businesses are very often 

financially dependent on each other, our client 

service teams now also offer individual banking 

solutions to you and your staff because we already 

know and understand your needs,’ says Tshabuse. 

With this in mind, Nedbank has seamless offerings for 

you, your employees and your household. Through 

Nedbank’s workplace banking offering, communities, 

including individual and business clients, are provided 

with access to products and services through a 

dedicated banker. 

Should you be interested in taking your business to the 

next level and improving staff engagement, please call 

Nozizwe Tshabuse on +27 (0)11 458 4405, send an 

email to nozizwet@nedbank.co.za or visit 

www.nedbank.co.za.

ADVERTORIAL 

Expertise in small business aimed at 

stimulating growth 

Linda Mbambo, Nedbank Provincial General Manager, Gauteng Central, 

explains how Nedbank is committed to partnering with businesses 

for growth. 

which provides key insights and trends on smallbusiness 

behaviour and the challenges that small 

businesses face; and the new Essential Guide for 

Small-business Owners, which helps small businesses 

understand and handle the complexities of starting 

and running a business. In addition, business 

registration services are available in branch through 

SwiftReg or by applying online through CIPC. 

‘Small businesses are the lifeblood of our 

economy. Nedbank has, over the years, 

instituted various interventions aimed at 

giving support to the small-business sector. 

Over and above our small-business services 

solutions, we provide small-business 

owners with support that goes beyond 

banking, freeing up their time to focus on 

running their businesses,’ says Mbambo. 

Nedbank has built a solid reputation as a bank for 

small businesses through initiatives such as Vote 

Small Business, which calls on everyone to make a 

conscious decision to support small businesses with 

their hearts, feet and wallets; the SimplyBiz.co.za 

platform where business owners can network and 

engage with other business owners, ask questions 

and spark discussions; the Small Business Index 

At Nedbank Business Banking we believe that you 

need a financial partner who understands your 

aspirations, offers relevant solutions and gives you 

a banking experience that is hassle-free. We are 

committed to doing good, so you can concentrate 

on what’s most important to you – running 

your business. 

Nedbank is making it easier to deliver on our new 

brand proposition – ‘see money differently’ – through 

our Whole-view Business Banking which provides us 

with a bird’s-eye view of your business and therefore 

enables us to offer solutions and services aimed 

at giving your business the edge in challenging 

economic times. 

Speak to the money experts at Nedbank Business Banking 

if you are interested in taking your business to the next 

level or want to find out more about our specialised 

service offering. Contact Linda Mbambo on 

+27 (0)11 671 7149, email the Business Banking team 

at business@nedbank.co.za or visit 

www.nedbank.co.za.

ADVERTORIAL 

New brand proposition encourages clients to 

‘see money differently’ 

Mohammed (Salim) Kadoo, Nedbank Provincial General Manager, 

Tshwane and North West, explains how the new brand values build 

on the expertise of the bank to benefit clients. 

advertising and communication campaigns, as well 

as its products, services and channels. All these 

changes are designed to inspire clients and society to 

see money differently and partner with the bank to 

achieve their goals. 

Our new brand proposition is not just a marketing 

initiative, but a reflection of the continuing business 

evolution at Nedbank. As a bank we want to ensure 

that our clients experience our brand in a way that is 

aligned with our brand promise. 

Nedbank officially launched its new brand 

repositioning during the first day of the 

world’s largest design festival – the 2017 

Design Indaba on 1 March. The bank’s new 

tagline challenges clients and society to 

‘see money differently’. 

The new brand positioning is built on Nedbank’s 

purpose: to use financial expertise to enable 

individuals, families, businesses and society to do 

good. Our new brand proposition was born after 

almost two years of research and client engagement 

which revealed that people want to work with 

purpose-driven institutions they can trust. They 

want a professional financial partner that balances 

expertise with a genuine commitment to do good. 

The public will see a number of changes in the next 

few months as the bank evolves its corporate identity, 

It is common knowledge that we live in a volatile 

socioeconomic environment, so it is even more 

important for us to intensify our commitment to 

improve on our skill in enabling clients to navigate 

challenges and meet their goals. 

One of the solutions from Nedbank is Whole-view 

Business Banking, which provides a bird’s-eye view 

of clients’ businesses, and a different perspective on 

how their money needs to flow to meet their needs. 

With our expertise and insights we can help our 

clients to see money as we do, so that together we 

can cocreate unique solutions that can unlock the 

possibilities that will take their business to the 

next level. 

If you would like to explore further how Business Banking 

can help take your business to the next level, and for more 

information about Nedbank Retail and Business Banking 

Services, call Mohammed (Salim) Kadoo on 

+27 (0)12 436 7740 or send an email to 

mohammedk@nedbank.co.za.

ADVERTORIAL 

Trust us to protect your business against 

everyday risk 

Stella Tedeschi, Regional Manager of Broker Channels, Gauteng, explains 

why Nedbank Insurance is not a one-size-fits-all business. 

informed decisions – making sure that they have 

the appropriate cover and that the business or 

individual is not under- or over-insured. Advisors are 

equipped with a wealth of invaluable sector-specific 

experience and knowledge ensuring that cover is 

adequate for clients’ exposure to risk. Furthermore, 

insurance mitigates loss, secures financial stability, 

and promotes trade and commerce activities that 

play a role in economic growth and development. 

Therefore, insurance plays a crucial role in the 

sustainable growth of an economy. 

Nedbank Insurance has evolved into a 

business that provides integrated insurance 

to Nedbank’s individual and business 

clients. Our purpose is to provide certainty 

to our clients at a time when it matters most 

to them and ensure that we can be relied 

on to support them during challenging 

times in their business or personal lives. Our 

offering comprises comprehensive shortterm 

insurance solutions, life insurance 

solutions and investments. 

In recent times, it has become evident that the 

benefits of having a reputable insurance partner 

outweighs the disadvantages of not having 

appropriate cover. Our team of experts provides 

valuable advice that enables clients to make 

Nedbank Insurance provides a comprehensive 

offering of short-term products with blue-chip 

insurers. Our broad offering includes professional 

analysis and advice; appropriate product design 

and implementation, for example BizzInsure, 

our white-label product; ongoing portfolio 

management together with claims management 

and administration; and specialised cover, including 

goods in transit, public liability, personal accident and 

various motor insurance options. 

Should you be interested in expert advice for the type 

of business cover that is exactly right for your business 

needs, look no further. Nedbank has a team of specialists 

ready to provide you with information necessary to allow 

you to make an informed decision. For more information 

call Stella Tedeschi on +27 (0)12 436 7659, send an 

email to stellat@nedbankinsurance.co.za or visit 

www.nedbank.co.za.

ADVERTORIAL 

Nedbank Business Bundle is a game changer with 

savings and personalised services for 

small enterprises 

The new Business Bundle from Nedbank is a game changer for small 

enterprises, offering the best value for money when set against rivals, 

with exclusive benefits and personalised services for entrepreneurs. 

business Owners, available at www.nedbank.co.za. 

Through initiatives such as training and enterprise 

development, Nedbank invests heavily in small 

business, growing the economy and creating jobs. 

With the country’s challenging economic 

environment, the Business Bundle not only 

offers you personalised banking services, 

but also critical tools to save – with up to 

40% savings on monthly banking fees, 

contributing directly to the bottom line at a 

time when every cent counts. 

In line with Nedbank’s new brand proposition to 

‘see money differently’, the Business Bundle resonates 

with the bank’s commitment to using expertise for 

good in promoting small enterprises. 

To ensure that business owners are better equipped in 

understanding and handling the complexities of starting 

and running a business, Nedbank provides practical tips 

for entrepreneurs through the Essential Guide for Small- 

‘Our efforts in the small-business sector are 

underpinned by our Banking and Beyond philosophy 

that provides non-financial support such as Vote 

Small Business, which encourages consumers to keep 

small businesses in their communities top of mind 

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also includes other flagship initiatives, such as the 

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The Business Bundle is another way Nedbank ensures 

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Call 0860 116 400, send an email to 

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“ 

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” 

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GAUTENG 

Sparrow FET College is a Melville-based provider of skills training 

coupled with life skills and job readiness training. In 2015, the 

Foundation funded R500 000 to the organisation to provide 

accredited training to 20 youth in Fluid Hose Reeling, a scarce 

skill on many mines. 

The Maharishi Institute: R1 975 000 was funded by the Old Mutual Foundation for the purposes of expanding 

the for-profit call centre operation Invincible Outsourcing, which provides business processing services to large 

corporates. The 250-seat call centre is part of a self-funding sustainability strategy by the Maharishi Institute to 

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‘earning their education’, providing them with invaluable workplace and job readiness experience. 

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to SMMEs with 51% plus ownership by women, youth 

or people with disabilities. 

The Masisizane Fund disbursed R147m worth of funds 

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In Gauteng, R21.1 million was disbursed, providing 

12 clients with soft loan financing, and facilitating 

173 jobs. 

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CTU is a 100% black woman owned business that 

specializes in manufacturing hospital clothing, 

linen and medical accessories for Gauteng health 

institutions. The initial loan was used to acquire raw 

material to fulfil orders from the Department of Health 

Gauteng (DOHGP). A further revolving funding 

facility was given in 2014 to assist CTU to execute a 

12-month contract to supply linen to all Gauteng health 

institutions, which has been renewed for a further 

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which 27 are permanently employed. 

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Between 2007 and the end of 2016 more than 589 808 

people were reached through face-to-face workshops 

held for communities as well as employees in the public 

and private sector. 

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our On the Money workshops nationally, with 24 674 

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INTERVIEW 

Member-oriented 

scheme strengthened 

by high reserves 

Christo Becker, Principal Officer of Selfmed, shares some 

insights on the medical insurance industry. 

Christo Becker 

BIOGRAPHY 

After completing his studies in 

1996, Christo worked as a paramedic 

in Cape Town and Port 

Elizabeth (where he was seconded 

to run the Eastern Cape 

operation for Netcare911). He 

furthered his career in healthcare 

when he was appointed as 

hospital manager for a hospital 

in the Netcare Group. Christo 

went on to manage a number 

of other hospitals before joining 

Selfmed Medical Scheme as the 

Principal Officer in 2014. 

Please provide an overview of Selfmed, including the 

history and size of the organisation. 

Selfmed Medical Scheme was established more than 50 years ago and 

it is one of the older schemes in South Africa. 

Providing coverage for about 8 000 principal members and 13 500 

beneficiaries, we are one of the smaller schemes and we focus on providing 

individual attention to our members. Our size allows us to do this. 

Could you outline the different options? 

Members are able to choose one of five medical aid options: 

SelfNET – this entry-level product is our most affordable as it covers 

a narrow band of benefits. 

MedXX1 – a hospital plan that extends beyond the prescribed minimum 

benefits and pays out at 100% of scheme rates for covered 

in-hospital treatment and in-hospital doctor’s consultations. 

Selfsure – an option that provides in-hospital and out-of-hospital 

benefits and is a great choice for a family with young children. 

Med Elite – a broader hospital plan that covers additional conditions 

including greater coverage for oncology expenses, hip, knee and 

back operations. 

Selfmed 80% – 80% of bills relating to a wide range of conditions 

are covered. 

What is the solvency ratio of Selfmed and how does this 

compare to other medical aid schemes? 

Selfmed has a solvency ratio of 100.37%, which is way more than the 

25% mandatory requirement. We are one of the top schemes in the 

country in terms of our reserves. 

What differentiates your offerings from those of your 

competitors? 

Selfmed has a very strong member focus. As someone who has 

previously worked as a paramedic and a hospital manager, I’m 

passionate about healthcare. All of us share the passion and want 


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to ensure our Selfmed members 

receive good healthcare. 

We are able to attend to requests 

for ex-gratia payments 

on a case-by-case basis and our 

members appreciate knowing 

that their health conditions are 

not compared to other people’s, 

but are evaluated individually. 

Furthermore, because our 

cash reserves are so high and 

our systems (administration, call 

centre and marketing, etc) are 

managed internally, members 

feel confident about the level of 

service we can provide. 

What is your view of the 

National Health Insurance 

(NHI) scheme and how do 

you think it will impact private 

healthcare in South 

Africa? 

We all support the idea that 

healthcare should be accessible 

to all, however, a number of issues 

weren’t addressed in the White 

Paper. These include what the basket of care will 

look like and who will provide the care. 

This is the first phase of a 14-year implementation 

period and it is likely that the parameters of the NHI 

will change during its implementation. 

A specific risk for private healthcare providers 

relates to the introduction of a one-payer system. 

I don’t think people are going to be happy to take 

the money they usually pay into a medical aid and 

pay it into a centralised state-run system. 

Given that the UK, with its lower unemployment 

rate and higher number of taxpayers and health 

professionals, struggles to deliver the desired level of 

care via its National Health Service, it is unlikely that 

that South Africa will have the reserves to roll out a 

system that will rival private healthcare. 

How does the South African healthcare 

system compare internationally? 

I believe that the private healthcare system in South 

Africa – private medical care and medical insurance – 

is equal to the best in the world. Many of our doctors 

and medical professionals go overseas for training or 

to attend medical conferences and we have some of 

the most advanced medical equipment in the world 

in our private hospitals. Furthermore, in countries like 

the USA, medical care is far more expensive than it 

generally is in South Africa. 

Ideally, representatives of the entire healthcare 

industry here should get together to discuss challenges 

and collaborate on viable ways to solve 

these so that quality healthcare can be made 

accessible to more people. 

Increased legislation, particularly legislation 

relating to prescribed minimum benefits, has 

meant that medical schemes are under increased 

pressure though. 

www.selfmed.co.za 

41 GAUTENG BUSINESS 2016

KEY SECTORS 

Overviews of the main economic 

sectors of Gauteng. 

Agriculture 44 

Mining 46 

Manufacturing 48 

Automotive and components 50 

Food and beverages 51 

Tourism 52 

Business services 58 

Education and training 60 

ICT 62 

Banking and financial services 63 

Development finance and 

SMME support 68

OVERVIEW 

Agriculture 

Good rains bring good news for Gauteng farmers. 

The Fresh Produce Market in Johannesburg is South Africa’s biggest 

market. The region’s other two metropolitan areas, Tshwane 

and Ekurhuleni, also have large markets to cater for the region’s 

large population. The Springs Fresh Produce Market accounts 

for 3% of South African market share which it intends increasing as it 

expands its facilities. 

Gauteng has a small landmass but in the agricultural sector, as in 

many other sectors, it punches above its weight. The province is home 

to some of South Africa’s largest agricultural companies, including 

AFGRI, a listed agriculture services and foods company, which specialises 

in animal feed production. Africa’s largest feedlot for cattle is 

located in Heidelberg: Karan Beef’s facility can accommodate 120 000 

cattle. The feedmill processes 1 400 tons per day and the associated 

abattoir in Balfour in neighbouring Mpumalanga sometimes deals with 

1 800 head of cattle per day. The 2 330ha Karan estate also includes a 

game farm and an eco-development. 

The Kanhym Agrimill in Vereeniging is one of three in the company’s 

portfolio, which collectively processes 250 000 tons of animal 

feed annually. Kanhym Estates is the largest producer of pigs in the 

country and the company’s Middelburg farm in Mpumalanga is geared 

to supply the Gauteng market. 

Gauteng’s agricultural sector is largely concentrated on producing 

vegetables for the huge cities that dominate the region. There is 

commercial farming in the southern sector of the province (part of 

South Africa’s maize triangle) and the farming of cotton, groundnuts 

and sorghum is undertaken in areas near Bronkhorstspruit (east) and 

Heidelberg (in the south). 

Fruit, dairy products, eggs, maize and grain are also produced in 

large volumes within the province. 

As the most populous region of South Africa, Gauteng consumes 

huge quantities of food. And South Africans eat more chickens than 

anything else. Poultry farm and production facilities abound in 

Gauteng. Astral Foods, RCL Foods and Daybreak Farms are among 

the biggest companies in the province. 

The poultry industry in South Africa has been in the spotlight 

with a change in the arrangements relating to import duties from 

the US. Cheaper imports from other areas such as the EU and Brazil 

SECTOR INSIGHT 

Woolworths and Massmart 

have small-grower support 

programmes 

• Maize crops are expected 

to top 15-million tons. 

were already putting pressure 

on local producers, but the decision 

in 2016 to allow a potential 

65 000 tons from the US into South 

Africa has led to several thousand 

workers being laid off. 

Good rains in the interior have 

decisively ended the drought in 

areas such as Gauteng. Farmers 

are expecting a bumper maize 

crop in 2017 of about 15-million 

tons, which will be enough to 


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create a surplus to export. This 

is the biggest crop in more than 

25 years. 

Many agriculture-focused 

research institutions are based 

in the province. The Agricultural 

Research Council’s (ARC) national 

research facilities are in Pretoria, 

and include the Roodeplaat 

Vegetable and Ornamental Plant 

Institute and the Onderstepoort 

Veterinary Institute. In addition, 

the Forestry and Agricultural 

Biotechnology Institute (FABI) 

is located at the University 

of Pretoria. 

Provincial plans 

At the West Rand Economic 

Summit held in early 2017, plans 

to prioritise agriculture and agriprocessing 

(amongst other sectors) 

in the West Rand were laid 

out. These include: 

• establishment of the 

Westonaria hydroponic Agripark 

(including the latest 

technology) 

• Merafong Flora Agri-park is 

completed (products include 

tomato, cucumber and green 

pepper) 

• investment in Isigayo Milling 

Plant in Randfontein. 

A broader province-wide 

agro-processing summit was 

held earlier, bringing together 

small-holder and commercial 

farmers, food retail companies, 

finance institutions and researchers. 

The summit was organised 

by the Gauteng Department 

of Economic Development, 

Environment, Agriculture and 

Rural Development. 

The provincial government is supporting 178 small-holder farmers 

through farmer support and development initiatives. An information 

technology programme is to be implemented in 2017/18. This will 

focus on crop and livestock monitoring and is intended to increase 

productivity. 

The Gauteng City Region will roll out the deployment of information 

technology in the farming community in 2017/18. This will present huge 

opportunities for farmers to monitor their crops/livestock and increase 

productivity. The R50-million programme encompasses: 

• Gauteng Agriculture Information System 

• Farm Business Analysis (DNA) 

• Gauteng Agriculture Economy Analysis (including market 

monitoring) 

• Smart Agriculture Feasibility. 

Even the city centre of Johannesburg is getting in on the drive to 

provide food security. The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) 

is promoting roof-top garden initiatives in downtown Johannesburg. 

Together with the Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) and its 

subsidiary, Makhulong A Matala, JDA has funded three such projects. 

Massmart, the retail group now owned by US giant Walmart, invested 

R15-million in the five years to 2017 to create opportunities 

in its food chain for emerging farmers. Techno-Serve, a non-governmental 

organisation, oversees the programme. The Massmart Supplier 

Development Fund has enabled small farmers to have the security of 

a confirmed buyer for their products and many of them have grown 

their businesses substantially. 

Woolworths’ Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme 

gave Sophiatown-born Jimmy Botha the chance to become a successful 

farmer of baby spinach, rocket and basil. With advice from a supportive 

neighbour farmer (who was already supplying to Woolworths), 

Botha grew his farming business to the point where he now has 

42 full-time employees and 30 seasonal workers. 

CONTACT INFO 

Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa: 

www.aeasa.org.za 

Agricultural Research Council: www.arc.agric.za 

AgriSA: www.agriinfo.co.za 

Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: 

www.gdard.gpg.gov.za 

Johannesburg Development Agency: www.jda.org.za 

National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: 

www.daff.gov.za 

South African Poultry Association: www.sapoultry.co.za 


OVERVIEW 

Mining 

Gauteng is the home of mining and minerals research. 


Petra’s expansion plans will 

see diamond production soar. 

• The Chamber of Mines is 

set for a major rebranding. 

• AngloGold is scaling back 

production in Gauteng. 

Boosting productivity 

The mining industry’s employer body is the Chamber of Mines. The 

Chamber’s address in Hollard Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 

reflects the fact that the city of Johannesburg was founded on gold. 

A 400km gold reef stretching across most of Gauteng and 

some of the neighbouring provinces was for many years the backbone 

of South Africa’s mining industry. Gold production has generally 

been in decline for some years, with older mines such as AngloGold’s 

TauTau either closing unprofitable shafts or being put on care and 

maintenance (Kopanang). Global demand for gold has see-sawed in 

recent years. 

Cullinan, east of Pretoria, is the site of one of the greatest finds 

in diamond mining history. The eponymous diamond was cut into 

several smaller diamonds, including the 530-carat Great Star of Africa. 

Today, Petra Diamonds continues to mine Cullinan as one of its four 

South African projects. 

In the six months to December 2016, Petra Diamonds reported 

a 24% increase in production and a 48% improvement in overall 

revenue. At Cullinan the orebody contains a diamond resource of 

194 Mcts which is why Petra is expanding with a goal of annual production 

of 2.2 Mcts by 2019. A R1.6-billion processing plant is being built 

at Cullinan, with a throughput capacity of 6 Mtpa. Petra established a 

Women in Mining Committee in 2015. In 2016, 43% of intern positions 

were held by women and 58% of scholarships were taken up by girls 

from local schools. 

All miners have been trying to mine 

more efficiently. Mechanisation 

has not been a seamless success 

but the CEO of Anglo American 

told the African Mining Indaba 

in early 2017 that productivity 

improved by 40% since 2013. 

Mark Cutifani credited advanced 

analytics, the efficient use of data 

and integrated systems thinking 

for improved safety and reduced 

spending on maintenance. 

Anglo American was one of 

several South African companies 

to benefit from the uptick in global 

resource prices in 2017. Shares 

in AngloGold doubled by the end 

of March 2017, Sibanye’s stock 

improved by 124% and Harmony 

Gold did even better. South Deep 

did not do so well, but remains 

convinced that its mechanisation 

project will deliver. 

Because of improved prices in 

ferrochrome, Mogale Alloys has 

converted its furnaces from the 


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production of silicomanganese 

to making ferrochrome. Mogale 

Alloys is based in Krugersdorp 

and owned by Afarak Mogale. 

West Wits Mining, an Australian 

junior miner, is hoping that it can 

mine productively in an area that 

has been the scene of excavations 

for more than a hundred years. It 

is calling its project the Soweto 

Cluster Gold Project, located between 

Roodepoort and Soweto. 

Research 

Gauteng is home to most of the 

research and training bodies associated 

with mining. AECI, the 

explosives and chemicals company 

which has been involved 

in mining in South Africa almost 

as long as there has been a mining 

industry, supports the Virtual 

Reality Mine Design Centre located 

at the University of Pretoria. 

Mintek is an autonomous body 

based in Randburg which receives 

about 30% of its budget from the 

Department of Mineral Resources. 

The balance comes from joint ventures 

with private-sector partners, 

or is earned in research and development 

income, the sale of 

services or products and from 

technology licensing agreements. 

An example of collaboration 

is Project AuTEK which has found 

a way of getting gold catalysts 

to play a role in improving fuel 

cell efficiency. Mintek teamed up 

with the Department of Science 

and Technology and AngloGold 

Ashanti. 

The University of the 

Witwatersrand School of Mining 

has two houses that are partfunded 

by mining houses and equipment suppliers including Xstrata, 

Lonmin, De Beers, Anglo Platinum and Sandvik. 

Pretoria University has a Department of Mining Engineering, the 

University of South Africa offers three national diplomas in minerelated 

fields, the University of Johannesburg has mine-surveying 

courses and the Vaal and Tshwane universities of technology have 

engineering faculties. 

Mine bodies 

In 2017 the Chamber of Mines announced that it would be undergoing 

a rebranding and examining its identity for the modern era. The 

Chamber’s new president, Exxaro Resources CEO Mxolisi Mgojo, will 

lead the chamber in identifying a new way of operating. A charter that 

has recently been developed, the Zambezi protocol, suggested ways 

of operating in Africa in a sustainable way that helps communities. 

Developed by the Brenthurst Foundation, the charter is likely to guide 

the rebranded chamber in its deliberations. Mgojo wants to see mines 

developing agriculture on land adjacent to projects. 

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) has set up two 

clusters to encourage innovation and collaboration amongst all the relevant 

parties in mining in South Africa. These are the Mining Equipment 

Manufacturers of South Africa and the South African Mineral Processing 

Equipment Cluster (SAMPEC), which falls under the South African 

Capital Equipment Export Council, a dti company. SAMPEC looks for 

opportunities for import replacement and local beneficiation along 

the value chain. 

A typical application in the mineral sector is the development of fuel 

cell technology. In a world looking for green solutions, South Africa’s 

abundant supply of platinum could be a big problem-solver, and a big 

earner for the country too. 

All of the bodies that oversee the South African mining industry 

are located in Gauteng. 

CONTACT INFO 

Chamber of Mines: www.chamberofmines.org.za 

Council for Geoscience: www.geoscience.org.za 

Department of Mineral Resources: www.dmr.gov.za 

Mining Qualifications Authority: www.mqa.org.za 

Mintek: www.mintek.co.za 

Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: 

www.saimm.co.za 

South African Minerals Processing Cluster: 

www.saceec.com/sampec 


OVERVIEW 

Manufacturing 

Gauteng leads the nation in manufacturing. 

Manufacturing contributes 14% to Gauteng’s real economy 

output, and provides 40% of South Africa’s manufacturing 

overall. More than 600 000 people are employed in 

the sector, with metal products, food and beverages and 

chemicals being the biggest employers. 

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has the greatest concentration 

of manufacturing enterprises, especially between Wadeville and 

Alrode, south-west of Alberton. Germiston is the country’s biggest rail 

junction and Transnet Engineering has invested hundreds of millions 

of rands in new equipment at its facility there. Nigel and Boksburg 

host Union Carriage and Wagon (UCW), DCD Rail and Lennings Rail 

Services, a division of Aveng. 

Packaging company Nampak has metals (cans), plastic, paper 

and glass operations at various locations including Industria West, 

Boksburg and Olifantsfontein. The glass plant in Germiston has nearly 

doubled its output (to 40 000 bottles per year) to cater for increased 

wine exports. The country’s biggest glass producer, Consol Glass, has 

facilities in Clayville, Wadeville and Nigel. 

Household products manufacturer Unilever represents an example 

of the lighter industrial capacity of the East Rand. Kellogg’s, Kimberly- 

Clark South Africa and Procter & Gamble all have significant manufacturing 

capacity in the area as well. Corrugated paper manufacturer 

Corruseal recently purchased the Enstra Mill in Springs from Sappi, 

giving it greater control of production. 

The southern portion of Gauteng around Vanderbijlpark and 

Vereeniging is synonymous with steel production. Flat iron is made 

at the large plants of ArcelorMittal. Scaw Metals’ chain-making factory 

in Vereeniging (McKinnon Chain) has invested R110-million in 

expanding and modernising its operations. Domestically, the main 

consumers of steel products are the mining, manufacturing, building 

and construction sectors, while a significant share is destined for 

the export market. 

There are as 35 aluminium processing firms in Gauteng, involved 

in both secondary processing to produce foils, cans, bars, rods and 

sheets, and final fabrication in the form of die-casting and sheet metal 

work. Within Gauteng, the automotive and packaging industries are 

the chief consumers of these products. 


Lucchini’s new R200-million 

factory will produce forged 

wheels for the railways. 

• Scaw Metals is expanding 

chain production. 

AECI is a large manufacturing 

company with its roots in 

the mining industry. It comprises 

two principal divisions: AEL 

Mining Services (with a large factory 

site at Modderfontein south 


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of Johannesburg) and Chemical 

Services, which presides over 

20 separate companies (including 

Senmin, the group’s mining 

chemicals company). 

Incentives 

The Manufacturing and 

Competitiveness Enhancement 

Programme (MCEP) of the national 

Department of Trade and 

Industry (dti) announced in 2017 

that it had disbursed a total of 

1 552 grants to the value of R5.8- 

billion which had resulted in 

230 000 jobs being “sustained”. 

Plastics, pharmaceuticals and 

chemicals received 31% of the 

money, metal fabrication, capital 

and real transport equipment 

28% and agri-processing 21%. 

Italian forged wheel manufacturer 

Lucchini received tax and 

training allowances from the dti 

which helped it decide to invest 

R200-million in a new forged 

wheel-making facility. Blank 

railway wheels imported from 

Italy will be completed at the 

Germiston plant. Lucchini previously 

sold its wheels in South 

Africa through DCD Ringrollers, 

itself a maker of forged steel tyre 

products. Lucchini has committed 

to increasing the local 

content in the manufacturing 

process. 

The Provincial Government 

of Gauteng has specific plans to 

bolster manufacturing capacity 

in the province’s western areas. 

Some of the projects include: 

• a bicycle manufacturing 

or assembling factory in 

Mohlakeng 

• continuing to buy busses for the province’s BRT system from the 

Busmark plant in Randfontein which manufactures and assembles 

buses. In 2016 a dual fuel bus was launched, with the bodies of the 

busses designed and built in Randfontein. 

• establishment of agri-parks: Westonaria hydroponic agri-park; 

Merafong Flora agri-park (tomatoes, cucumbers and green peppers); 

investment in Isigayo Milling Plant in Randfontein 

• revitalisation of industrial parks at Khutsong, Mohlakeng and 

Chamdor. 

The plan prioritises mining and mineral beneficiation, capital equipment 

and machinery, agriculture and agri-processing, tourism, retail 

and economic development in townships. 

Pharmaceuticals 

South Africa’s pharmaceutical sector is worth approximately R20- 

billion annually. Although there are more than 200 pharmaceutical 

firms in the country, large companies tend to dominate the field, 

with Aspen (34%) and Adcock Ingram (25%) the two key players, followed 

by Sanofi, Pharmaplan and Cipla Medpro. A number of large 

pharmaceutical firms have made significant investments in South 

Africa. Adcock Ingram, for instance, has invested heavily in its South 

African operation. 

The private sector accounts for 80% of pharmaceutical industry 

sales by value and 20% by volume, while this ratio is reversed in 

the case of the public sector. The public sector dispenses comparatively 

cheap pharmaceutical products to its users in public hospitals 

and healthcare centres within South Africa, whereas pharmaceutical 

products produced by the private sector in South Africa serve a 

niche market. 

Among the other big international brands active in Gauteng are 

Merck, which has a 55 000m² plant at Modderfontein, and Pfizer 

SA, which runs a laboratory in Sandton amongst its facilities in 

South Africa. 

CONTACT INFO 

Aluminium Federation of South Africa: www.afsa.org.za 

Centre for Advanced Manufacturing: www.cfam.co.za 

Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association: www.caia.co.za 

Gauteng Department of Economic Development: 

www.ecodev.gpg.gov.za 

Manufacturing Circle: www. manufacturingcircle.co.za 

National Department of Trade and Industry: www.thedti.gov.za 


OVERVIEW 

Automotive and components 

The South African Auto Master Plan has been unveiled. 

In the context of policy uncertainty in some areas of the South African 

economy, and in the year of elections to the top positions within 

the country’s ruling party, it was significant that a South African Auto 

Master Plan was announced in early July 2017, just a few days after 

the policy congress of the African National Congress. 

The Department of Trade and Industry, working together with the 

National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa, set targets 

for 2035 to increase production to 1% of world volumes (which would 

mean 1.4-million more vehicles made in SA), increasing local content 

and doubling employment and black-owned businesses in the sector. 

Some of the world’s largest motor vehicle brands (including BMW, 

Ford, Nissan and Tata) have manufacturing facilities in Gauteng. The 

province is also home to a thriving automotive components industry, 

together with several bus and truck assembly plants. These include 

Scania, TFM Industries and MAN Truck and Bus South Africa, as well 

as the Chinese truck manufacturer FAW, which owns an assembly 

plant in Isando. Bejing Automotive Works (BAW) assembles taxis at 

Springs and has committed (with its partners) to a new investment 

of R250-million. 

BMW is spending R6-billion on its facility at Rosslyn to gear up to 

produce the X3. It already has a high reputation as a maker of the 

3 Series. The Ford Motor Company of South Africa started producing 

the Everest SUV at Silverton in 2016. The Nissan/Renault plant at 

Rosslyn, Pretoria, produces the Renault Sondero hatchback, Nissan 

light commercial vehicles and the Tiida and Livina models. UD Trucks, a 

part of the Volvo group, announced in 2017 that they will assemble the 

CONTACT INFO 

Automotive Industry Development Centre: www.aidc.co.za 

Automotive Industry Export Council: www.aiec.co.za 

Automotive Supplier Park: www.supplierpark.co.za 

National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South 

Africa: www.naamsa.co.za 

National Association of Automotive Component and Allied 

Manufacturers: www.naacam.co.za 


UD Trucks will assemble 

the Croner heavy vehicle in 

Rosslyn. 

Croner heavy commercial vehicle 

at Rosslyn. 

Armoured cars are also 

produced in Gauteng. DCD 

Protected Mobility manufactures 

armoured cars in Boksburg, 

which are branded as Vehicle 

Mounted Mine Detectors. In 

nearby Benoni, BAE Systems 

OMC designs and manufactures 

protected vehicles. 

The Automotive Industry 

Development Centre (AIDC), the 

City of Tshwane (CoT) and Tshwane 

Economic Development Agency 

(TEDA) are collaborating on a strategic 

project to boost the sector 

with a focus on infrastructure. 

Incentives are available to 

firms and investors within the 

automotive industry. The national 

Department of Trade 

and Industry’s Automotive 

Investment Scheme (AIS) offers 

from 20-30% in non-taxable 

grants to qualifying investments. 

Such incentives are a key factor 

in encouraging firms within the 

automotive industry to upgrade 

or expand their facilities. 


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Food and beverages 

Gauteng’s big market is attractive to producers. 

OVERVIEW 

More than half of the companies operating in the food and 

beverage sector in South Africa are located in Gauteng, 

including Nestlé, Tiger Brands, Pioneer Foods, RCL, AVI 

and Astral. There are approximately 4 000 food-processing 

companies in the province, employing more than 100 000 people. The 

food and beverage sector experienced 18% growth from 1996 to 2013. 

Nestlé operates four manufacturing plants in the province and 

has invested heavily in increasing production volumes over the last 

three years. Tiger Brands runs six plants in Germiston that produce a 

range of meat products, and the establishment of a new tomato sauce 

plant and pasta plant rank among the company’s recent investments 

in the province. McCain Foods, located in Springs, produces frozen 

vegetables for the Gauteng market. 

Although the South African poultry business as a whole has taken 

a knock because of the relaxation of import duties, the South African 

consumer still eats a lot of chicken. Earlybird Farm, one of Astral’s operations, 

processes 800 tons of chicken per day at its two factories in 

Olifantsfontein. RCL operates 18 farms and two feed mills in Gauteng 

alone. Daybreak Farms, an AFGRI operation, is located in Springs and 

produces about 650 000 broilers every week. 

Several beverages in AVI’s portfolio (including Ciro) are produced 

at the group’s Kempton Park facilities. 

The South African beer market is growing by 1.5% per year. 

Three of the seven breweries operated by SAB in South Africa are 

in Gauteng. AB Inbev, SAB’s new owner, will spend R2.8-billion 

on new facilities in South Africa and recycling plants in Gauteng. 

Amalgamated Beverage Industries, a subsidiary of SAB, has plants 

in Midrand, Devland and Pretoria. 

CONTACT INFO 

Food Advisory Consumer Services: www.foodfacts.org.za 

National Agricultural Marketing Council: www.namc.co.za 

FoodBev SETA: www.foodbev.co.za 

South African Association for Food Science and Technology: 

www.saafost.org.za 


Heineken is expanding its 

brewery. 

Heineken’s fairly new brewery 

at Sedibeng is already undergoing 

expansion, with cider production 

set to increase. 

Key players in the industry 

in South Africa include South 

Africa Breweries (SAB) (malt 

beer), United National Breweries 

(sorghum beer), Distell (spirits and 

flavoured alcoholic beverages, or 

FABs) and Brandhouse (malt beer, 

spirits and FABs). 

Investment opportunities in 

this sector include: production of 

ground-nuts, sunflowers, cotton 

and sorghum; soya beans, rooibos, 

beverages, fruit and vegetables; 

essential oil extraction from 

herbs and indigenous plants; expanding 

the “exotic” meat (kudu, 

ostrich and springbok) market, 

locally and globally; packaging of 

agri-processed goods; the Green 

Hub in the West Rand District 

Municipality will promote the 

growth of sustainable, green industries; 

research and development 

of organic food production, 

health foods and natural remedies; 

and small business opportunities 

within the brewing industry. 


OVERVIEW 

Tourism 

Major new investments in tourism are under way. 

Gauteng is visited by more than half of the visitors to 

South Africa and is primarily known for business or 

retail tourism. The province aims to be a “Gateway to 

Africa” and the “Home of Champions”, a reference to the 

hosting of sporting events. 

Cultural and history tourism are very well catered for, with 

more than 60 museums and art galleries in the province, including 

the acclaimed Apartheid Museum. Other major facilities range 

from the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (Transvaal 

Museum), Museum Africa in Johannesburg’s cultural Newtown 

precinct and the South African Military History Museum to the 

National Cultural History Museum. 

Kliptown in Soweto is the site of the signing of the Freedom 

Charter. An urban regeneration project has seen the development 

of the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication. Constitution Hill is an old 

prison converted to house the country’s most important court, 

and several important old buildings have been restored around it. 

The provincial authorities have recently expanded infrastructure 

at the Maropeng Cradle of Humankind World 

Heritage Site to accommodate the increase in tourism 

numbers after the exciting discovery of Homo naledi. 

Paleology is the hot science of the moment and even more 

visitors are expected. 


Marriott International will 

spend R1-billion on hotels at 

Melrose Arch. 

• Sun International’s Times 

Square and Casino in 

Tshwane is a R4.2-billion 

project. 

The nearby Sterkfontein caves, 

owned by the University of 

Witwatersrand, have long been 

a source of great archaeological 

finds. The university’s own Origins 

Centre in Johannesburg is well 

equipped and provides more fascinating 

insight into the origins of 

mankind through art and science. 

The centre hosts superb representations 

of Khoi and San rock art. 

Another site where South 

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Freedom Park, a sprawling complex 

of museums, open spaces 

and memorials on a hillside overlooking 

Pretoria in Tshwane. 

Craft markets at Rosebank, 

Bruma and many other places draw 

large numbers of visitors, and provide 

economic opportunities for 

a wide range of entrepreneurs in 

textiles, leather, traditional art and 

beadwork. The broader creative industries 

sector contributes more 

than R3.3-billion to the Gauteng 

economy and employs 182 000 

people, according to the provincial 

government. This includes film and 

advertising studios. 

South Africa’s biggest international 

airport is OR 

Tambo International Airport in 

Ekurhuleni. Some R200-million 

was spent on extending and upgrading 

the runways and aprons 

prior to South Africa hosting the 

2010 World Cup football tournament. 

OR Tambo caters about 

20-million passengers every 

year, receives more than 105 000 

arriving air traffic movements and 

employs 18 000 people. 

Gauteng is a continental leader 

in conferences and events. Most 

large hotels have conference facilities. 

The Johannesburg Tourism 

Company has a dedicated unit, the Johannesburg Convention Bureau, 

that assists companies in preparing bid documents and in supplying 

relevant information on telecommunications and IT services and the 

securing of visas for visiting international delegates. 

Large venues in Johannesburg are: 

• Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec. Capacity: 15 000 

• Coca-Cola Dome, Randburg. Capacity: 14 000 

• Standard Bank Arena, New Doornfontein. Capacity: 6 300 

• Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton: Capacity: 4 500 

CITY STRESSING 

We all know the benefits of stress. Stress is a driving force, it gives 

us clarity and energises us to focus on what must be accomplished. 

Stress is most beneficial when we have a low baseline stress level, 

with occasional spikes, but can impact our physical and mental 

health negatively when it remains elevated for too long. 

In our modern world our stresses have changed, they have become 

more complicated and take longer to resolve. Fewer stresses 

can be solved with physical activity, and our sedentary lifestyle, 

combined with poor diets (for good health never eat food with its 

own ad), and higher body fat percentages, is leading to persistent 

low-grade inflammation. 

This persistent low-grade inflammation in turn triggers or contributes 

to what we now call lifestyle diseases: heart disease, 

auto-immune disorders, depression, diabetes, cancer, chronic 

pain and neuro-degenerative diseases. 

A few tips on how to reduce lifestyle-induced inflammation: 

Lose excess weight 

Fat is a store of inflammatory agents which starts having a 

negative impact for body fat of over about 25% (too little fat is 

also bad – be sensible) 

Eat Omega-3 fatty acids 

These foods help to directly reduce inflammatory responses. Oily 

fish, walnuts and spinach are all good sources 

Exercise 

Physical activity helps your liver to metabolise fat, and release 

anti-inflammatory chemicals 

Stretch 

Extending inflamed muscles reduces inflammation almost 

immediately 

Take low-dose aspirin 

Check with your doctor first. 

Anette Kruger is Managing Director of Hoogland Health Hydro, a 

holistic wellness centre in Gauteng’s largest private game reserve. 


OVERVIEW 

The city of Ekurhuleni successfully hosted Airport Cities: World 

Conference and Exhibition in 2013 as part of the city’s plan to establish 

an aerotropolis around OR Tambo International Airport. The Tshwane 

Events Centre and the CSIR International Convention and Exhibition 

Centre are among Pretoria’s most used venues. The OR Tambo Building 

of the Department of International Affairs and Cooperation (Dirco) 

won architectural awards and hosts conferences and meetings of the 

Pan-African African Parliament. 

Hotels 

A huge new multi-use development is taking shape in Pretoria’s eastern 

suburb of Menlyn. Sun International’s Times Square and Casino is a 

R4.2-billion project which will be the second biggest in the country 

with 60 tables and 2 000 slot machines. The Capital Hotel has 150 hotel 

rooms and 50 apartments. 

The apartment component points to a trend that is growing in 

the South African hospitality industry. The Legacy Group was one 

of the first to introduce apartments to the hotel development mix, 

when it added the Davinci Hotel on Nelson Mandela Square to its 

portfolio just before South Africa hosted the Soccer World Cup in 

2010. The Legacy collection includes the Michelangelo Hotel and 

Michelangelo Towers. The Davinci was designed with 166 hotel 

rooms, 54 apartments in the upper reaches, with a further four 

luxurious penthouses above that. 

The number of hotel rooms in Sandton alone increased by 40% in 

response to expected demand from the international tournament. 

Reduced occupancies in the period after the World Cup tournament 

has led to some consolidation in the sector with large brands buying 

up smaller groups but independent hotels such as the Indaba Hotel, 

Spa and Conference Centre continue to attract guests. 

CONTACT INFO 

City of Tshwane: www.tshwane.gov.za/tourism 

Cradle of Humankind: www.maropeng.co.za 

Dinokeng: www.dinokeng.co.za 

Ekurhuleni Municipality: www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/tourism 

Gallagher Convention Centre: www.gallagher.co.za 

Gauteng Tourism Authority: www.gauteng.net 

Johannesburg Tourism and Convention Bureau: 

www.joburgtourism.com 

Sandton Convention Centre: www.saconvention.co.za 

South African Tourism: www.southafrica.net 

South African Tourism Services: www.satsa.com 

Another significant move in 

the hotel sector is the decision 

by Marriott International to develop 

Marriott branded hotels in 

Johannesburg and Cape Town. 

After acquiring the Protea brand 

in 2014, Marriott introduced 

“Protea Hotel by Marriott” as 

the model but the decision in 

2016 to use the mother brand 

for new hotels suggests an increased 

commitment to the local 

market. In partnership with 

the Amdec group, the group will 

spend about R1-billion on the 

Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch (150 

rooms) and Marriott Executive 

Apartments Johannesburg 

Melrose Arch (200 flats). 

Buying into Protea Hotels 

has given Marriott access not 

only to the South African market, 

but to many other African 

countries. Between Tshwane and 

Johannesburg (and in the nearby 

Magaliesberg mountains), Protea 

by Marriott has no fewer than 17 

hotels across three brands: Fire 

and Ice, Protea; Protea Hotels 

and African Pride Hotels, the 

premier brand. 

Tsogo Sun has 36 hotels and 

three casinos in Gauteng. The hotels 

range across several brands 

covering four market segments, 

and they include a handful of 

stand-alone hotels such as the 

Palazzo (at Montecasino) and 

54 on Bath (a boutique hotel 

in Rosebank). Sun Square, 

Southern Sun Hotels, Southern 

Sun Resorts, Garden Court 

and Stayeasy are among the 

group’s brands. 


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CONFERENCE 

BANQUETS 

LUXURY SUITES 

EPSOM BISTRO 

CHIEF’S BOMA 

MOWANA SPA 

INDABA HOTEL, SPA & CONFERENCE CENTRE 

YOUR AFRICAN DESTINATION IN JOHANNESBURG 

Just north of the fast-paced business world of Sandton lies the 258 bedroom Indaba Hotel, Spa & 

Conference Centre. It is a compelling blend of business-like efficiency and relaxed country 

atmosphere within close proximity of the International Airport making the Indaba perfect for groups 

and leisure travellers. 

The hotel features 24 multi-purpose conference venues ranging from Executive Boardrooms to large 

Banquet Venues seating up to 500 people. Boasting 2 world class restaurants and the renowned 

MOWANA Spa, the Indaba Hotel is sure to meet your business and leisure requirements. 

Phone: +27 11 840 6600 | Email: indaba@indabahotel.co.za 

Website: www.indabahotel.co.za

Coupled with easy and convenient access to all main highways, O.R Tambo International Airport and 

a mere 15km from Lanseria International Airport, the hotel features an impressive selection of some 24 

multi-purpose conference venues that can accommodate up to 2 000 delegates in total, with 

banqueting facilities for up to 500 people. 

With two restaurants on property, there is no need to leave the comfort of the hotel to enjoy world 

class cuisine. Our 300 seater Chief’s Boma Restaurant caters for all tastes with over 120 Africaninspired 

dishes ranging from North African Moroccan cuisine to Koeksisters and Melktert from the 

Cape - and with a “Shisa Nyama” grill boasting a variety of game meats, everyone is sure to find 

their favourite. 

Well-known for the lavish full South African Breakfast buffet which is served daily from 06h30 to 

10h30, the Epsom Terrace Restaurant also boasts an evening Grill Menu which will delight even 

the most demanding gourmet’s exacting standards. A traditional Carvery Lunch with live 

music can be enjoyed every Sunday - Bookings essential for this popular family outing. 

For the ultimate pamper, the MOWANA SPA is a wellness sanctuary set in the tranquil bushveld 

gardens of the Indaba Hotel. Our commitment to service excellence and Staff Empowerment 

through training and mentoring will ensure that your needs are met and your expectations exceeded 

as you enjoy a Day of African Rejuvenation with the “Mowana Makoya Journey” or indulge 

your senses with the “Mowana Time-Out Pamper”. 

The Indaba Hotel - 15 minutes from Sandton ... a million miles away.

OVERVIEW 

Business services 

South African consulting is a leader in Africa. 


Consultants advise on a 

broad range of issues. 

• American and European 

firms have offices in 

South Africa. 

ONLINE RESOURCES 

Chartered Institute of Management Consultants: 

www.cimcglobal.org 

Institute of Management Consultants and Master Coaches of 

South Africa: www.imcsa.org.za 

South African Institute for Management: www.saim.co.za 

Management consulting is an industry that has a history dating 

back to the early 1900s. Companies such as McKinsey 

and Co and Booz and Hamilton were formed in 1930 and 

were based in America. It was only in the early 1980s that 

management consulting started developing in South Africa. In the 

early 1990s the sector experienced a boom, particularly after the first 

democratic elections. Most of the management consulting companies 

originating in America and Europe opened offices in South Africa. 

These companies were used to align other companies with international 

operating standards. 

Management consulting is defined by Barkas and Wilkenson as “the 

provision of objective and independent advice by qualified people in 

order to identify or analyse management problems or opportunities”. 

The range of services offered by consultants varies widely but 

typically seeks to expose clients to the best practices prevalent in an 

industry. Services include process measurement, change management, 

development of strategies, analyses of operational efficiency 

and customer experience, coaching, assistance with the implementation 

of new technology, business 

process mapping and business 

process reengineering. 

The Southern African management 

consulting market was estimated 

to be worth R15.6-billion 

in 2014 (Source: Information 

Services). South Africa represents 

about 75% of Africa’s consulting 

market, but growth in the sector 

has been somewhat quicker 

in other parts of Africa in recent 

years. The management consulting 

market reflects the broader 

outlines of the South African 

economy in this respect. 

Today, many small management 

consulting companies 

offer consulting to a niche set 

of customers. Companies such 

as PricewaterhouseCoopers, 

Deloitte, Accenture, McKinsey 

& Company, Bain & Company 

and EY are amongst the biggest 

consulting firms operating in 

South Africa. 

With thanks to Draw the Line 

Business Solutions. 


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Assisting businesses to 

do business better 

Management consulting firm offers a wide range 

of services and a strong focus on delivering quality. 

FOCUS 

From many years working in various organisations the owner 

has come to realise the importance of having good quality 

processes, procedures, policies, well-designed forms and technology. 

All of these enablers lead to an organisation operating 

in a structured manner and providing excellent customer service as 

well as being highly effective and efficient. Through investment in 

organisations who have the skill set to, any company can yield a high 

return through using their resources optimally. 

We assist businesses with services such as Business Process Reengineering, 

Business Process Mapping, Business Analysis, Process 

Measurement, Enterprise Architectural Design, Project Management, 

Change Management, Testing, Implementation and Customer 

Experience Analysis. 

Vision 

To be recognised as a leading, independent Management Consulting 

company in Africa. 

Values 

Care – We take care of our employees. Our employees care for our customers. 

We take care of our environment and our community by assisting 

through volunteering and supporting organisations in need of assistance. 

Respect – We treat everyone with respect. 

Integrity – We are honest and act ethically when we deal with our 

customers and our fellow employees. We want to build our reputation 

through our behaviour. 

Focus on Delivery – We focus on delivering high-quality service and 

products to our customers. 

Learning and Sharing – We learn by actively taking part in projects. 

We share what we learn and we train our staff so that they are empowered 

to be able to move. 

Building Relationships – We build relationships with our customers and 

with our peers by being friendly and polite. 

Customer Service Excellence – We provide our customers with service 

that makes them smile. We strive to solve their problems effectively and 

efficiently. 

Ursula Henry 

Mission 

To delight our customers in everything 

we do. To continually 

strive to assist businesses with 

improving their effectiveness 

and efficiency so that businesses 

can do more. To be aware of our 

environment. To build lasting relationships 

with all businesses in 

all industries. To employ people 

who are passionate about making 

a difference. 

CONTACT INFO 

Owner: Ursula Henry 

Cell: 082 330 0517 

Email: ursula.henry@ 

drawthelinebusiness 

solutions.co.za 

Website: www.drawtheline 

businesssolutions.co.za 


OVERVIEW 

Education and training 

The private sector is growing fast. 


Gauteng schools are set to 

receive 1 200 laboratories 

and 470 libraries. 

• Curro will open two 

tertiary campuses in 

2018. 

Well-regarded research units, top-ranked business 

schools and a large number of universities, universities 

of technology and colleges are located in Gauteng, 

making the province a hub of educational excellence. 

The new mayor of Ekurhuleni has called for his city to have its own 

tertiary institution as well. 

Three of South Africa’s top five business schools are in Gauteng: 

the Wits Business School, the University of South Africa’s (Unisa’s) 

Graduate School of Business Leadership and the Gordon Institute of 

Business Science, on the Sandton campus of the University of Pretoria. 

Eighty percent of the 1 230 lecturers and researchers at the 

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have post-graduate degrees, 

and 27 A-rated scientists work there. The university offers studies in 

more than 40 schools in five faculties. 

Pretoria hosts the head office of distance university Unisa, which 

has almost a quarter of a million students. The University of Pretoria 

(UP) is renowned for research. One of the most famous faculties is 

veterinary science, which is located at Onderstepoort. The indoor 

compact antenna test range housed in the Department of Electrical, 

Electronic and Computer Engineering at UP is the only one in the 

southern hemisphere. UP also has 

a chair in electronic defence research 

(with the CSIR), the Exxaro 

chair in Energy Efficiency and the 

South African National Energy 

Development Institute Hub. 

The University of 

Johannesburg (UJ) is a comprehensive 

institution offering diplomas 

and degrees through a 

mix of vocational and academic 

programmes. The Tshwane 

University of Technology (TUT) 

and the Vaal University of 

Technology (VUT) have several 

campuses. TUT’s 50 000 students 

attend classes on six campuses 

in four provinces. The main campus 

of VUT is in Vanderbijlpark. 

Altogether, there are more than 

3 300 educational institutions 

in Gauteng. 

The provincial government 

has set a target for 2019 of 

spending R1-billion on higher 

education bursaries. 


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OVERVIEW 

Schools 

The provincial government of 

Gauteng announced in 2017 

that since 2014 it has built 43 new 

schools, including classrooms 

with ICT facilities in existing 

schools. To 2019, a further 34 new 

schools will be erected, together 

with 1 200 laboratories and more 

than 470 school libraries. 

A particular library will be 

built because of the dedication 

of some young community activists. 

When protesters burnt 

down the township’s library in 

2015, members of the Mohlakeng 

Youth Movement decided that 

books were still needed so 

they started the Mohlakeng 

Underground Library, operating 

from a shack. The project has 

grown to become a literacy project 

and assistance is also offered 

with homework. The provincial 

government and the Rand West 

City Municipality will jointly ensure 

that a new library is built for 

the community by June 2019. 

Pupil numbers suggest that 

even more schools need to be 

built: in 2016 Gauteng schools 

accepted two-million pupils. 

A growing trend is towards 

private schooling. Some of the 

new private schools are small 

and modest but the sector is also 

attracting investors and the two 

biggest brands are growing fast. 

JSE-listed ADvTECH has 24 

schools across five brands (from 

primary to high school) and nine 

tertiary colleges in the province. 

Schools include Trinity House 

and Crawford College while 

the tertiary offering includes an 

The administration building at Pretoria University. 

advertising school (Vega), a chef’s academy (Capsicum) and a 

Varsity College. 

Curro Holdings is also listed on the JSE and is rapidly growing 

its portfolio of schools. In Gauteng, Curro already has 34 schools. 

Branching out into the tertiary sector is next on the agenda, and this 

will happen partly through acquisitions, such as that of Curro Embury 

College. The tertiary division will list separately. Two tertiary campuses 

will open in Johannesburg and Pretoria in early 2008. 

A funding agreement with Old Mutual Investment Group SA 

(OMIGSA) and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) will see Curro 

roll out 11 low-fee independent schools in the years to 2019. These 

will be called Meridian Independent Schools. 

CONTACT INFO 

Council of Higher Education: www.che.ac.za 

Gauteng Department of Education: www.education.gpg.gov.za 

National Department of Basic Education: www.education.gov.za 

National Department of Higher Education and Training: 

www.dhet.gov.za 

National Department of Science and Technology: www.dst.gov.za 

National Research Foundation: www.nrf.ac.za 

Southern African Regional Universities Association: 

www.sarua.org 


OVERVIEW 

ICT 

Financial institutions are investing in ICT. 

Gauteng is a leader in the ICT sector. With several global 

companies choosing to station their South African headquarters 

in Gauteng, the province is well connected. 

Spending on ICT in South Africa is expected to reach 

R266-billion in 2017, according to market analyst Gartner, quoted in 

ITWeb. Software spending is driving growth. Among the biggest 

spenders on ICT are banks and other financial institutions. The Big 

Four banks spent R30-billion in the year to June 2016, with Standard 

Bank laying out R14-billion in that period (Tech Central). 

The new mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, recently announced 

that, “We will be aggressively expanding the rollout of our 

free Wifi network across the city.” The City of Tshwane’s free service 

TshWi-Fi is available in 780 zones such as libraries, educational 

institutions, clinics and libraries. 

Premier David Makhura announced in 2017 that more than 1 500km 

of network fibre has been rolled out in Gauteng since 2014. A total of 

3 000 access sites should be connected by 2020. 

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) runs the 

SoftstartBTI ICT incubator in Midrand and Tuksnovation, a high-tech 

incubator, at Pretoria University. Seda is an agency of the National 

Department of Small Business Development, and gives non-financial 

support to entrepreneurs. 

The National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) 

was originally created to create skills for the broadcasting environment, 

but it is now being integrated with eSkills Network and the Institute 

for Satellite and Software Applications (ISSA) to form Ikamva National 

e-Skills Institute (iNeSI). The focus is on developing e-skills capacity 

in South Africa by creating partnerships that guide e-skills initiatives. 

The head office is in Johannesburg. 

CONTACT INFO 

Department of Trade and Industry: www.dti.gov.za 

Technology Innovation Agency: www.tia.org.za 

Ikamva National e-Skills Institute: www.enesi.org.za 

Independent Communications Authority: www.icasa.org.za 

State Information Technology Agency: www.sita.co.za 


Johannesburg and Tshwane 

have free Wifi zones. 

The Universal Service and 

Access Agency of South Africa 

(USAASA) is providing connectivity 

for schools in five provinces, 

and smart devices have been 

distributed to schools. 

A number of incentives relevant 

to companies and educational 

bodies in the ICT sector are available 

from the Department of Trade 

and Industry (dti). These include: 

• The Technology and Human 

Resources for Industry 

Programme (THRIP): companies 

and educational institutions 

working to improve 

technology; 50/50 cost sharing 

grant to a maximum of 

R8-million 

• Technology Development 

Fund: the Technology 

Innovation Agency makes up 

to R50-million available for up 

to 10 years 

• Technology Venture Capital: 

managed by the Industrial 

Development Corporation; 

commercialisation of innovative 

products, processes and 

technologies. 


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Banking and financial services 

Newcomers are challenging the established players. 

OVERVIEW 


Three new banks and three 

new stock exchanges will 

offer more choice. 

• Gap insurance is an 

innovative new product. 

Stock exchanges 

Gauteng is the heart of South Africa’s banking and financial 

services industry. Africa’s largest stock exchange and 

the head offices of many banks and investment houses 

are located in Gauteng. The financial-services industry 

contributes 21% to the province’s gross domestic product. 

So large are the operations of Gauteng’s banks that some of them 

have campuses in downtown Johannesburg, rather than offices. As they 

grow bigger still they are building in Sandton and beyond. Standard 

Bank recently completed a R2.5-billion office complex in Sandton and 

Discovery’s international headquarters in the same suburb is said to be 

the continent’s biggest single-phase office development. 

South Africa is an ideal stepping stone into Africa and several international 

concerns have head offices in Johannesburg. These include 

Bank of China, Bank of Taiwan, Citibank, Deutsche Bank AG and HSBC 

Bank. Add to that the Reserve Bank and the JSE, Africa’s largest stock 

exchange, and one has a sense of the importance of this sector. 

The JSE is the world’s 19th biggest 

exchange and nearly 400 

companies are listed on the 

JSE or AltX, the JSE-owned exchange 

for smaller companies. 

Other investment options that 

are available through the JSE are 

Yield X (interest rate and currency 

instruments), the South African 

Futures Exchange (SAFEX) and 

the Bond Exchange of South 

Africa (BESA). 

In 2017 several new exchanges 

won regulatory approval, with 

ZAR X winning the nod from the 

Financial Services Board (FSB) 

against objections by the established 

JSE and another new 

exchange, 4AX. Shortly after winning 

its court case, ZAR X started 

trading in Senwesbel, the holding 

company of one of South Africa’s 

biggest agricultural trading companies, 

Senwes. There is no trading 

in derivatives or high-frequency 

trading on this exchange. 


OVERVIEW 

A2X will offer secondary listings 

platform for JSE-listed companies 

and aims to cut costs for investors. 

African Rainbow Capital (started 

by Patrice Motsepe) is an investor 

in A2X. 

4 Africa Exchange (4AX) expects 

to start trading in the second 

half of the year. 4AX will focus on 

companies with market capitalisation 

of up to R8-billion. Agricultural 

trading company NWK is a shareholder 

in this venture. 

The newcomers all promise 

to use the latest technology to 

make trading simpler, quicker 

and cheaper. 

Banks 

No fewer than three new banks 

are set to make their debuts 

on the South African market. 

On top of that, life insurer MMI 

Holdings is entering a partnership 

with African Bank to enable it to 

start taking deposits and loaning 

money. It intends to create a 

R10-billion loan book. 

All the new banks come 

from state enterprises: Ithala, 

Postbank and a Human 

Settlements Development Bank. 

The Ithala Development Finance 

Corporation is an enterprise 

funder in KwaZulu-Natal that has 

applied for a banking licence. 

In 2016 Postbank (part of the 

South African Post Office, SAPO) 

received a first-level licence. 

Once a board of directors has 

been appointed and a company 

formed, the Reserve Bank is likely 

to grant the full licence. The current 

Postbank focusses on taking 

deposits and savings accounts. 

Postbank has secured a R3.7-billion loan to enable it to open its own 

loan book. 

Three state entities are merging to create the new Human 

Settlements Development Bank: the National Housing Finance 

Corporation, the Housing Loan Fund and the National Urban 

Reconstruction and Housing Agency. The focus will be on financing 

housing for poorer households and for large state-funded housing 

projects. Part of the drive is to integrate cities better and to combat the 

legacy of the spatial divide that apartheid left behind. Private sector 

investment will be sought. 

For many decades, South Africa had a retail banking Big Four – 

Standard Bank, Nedbank, Absa/Barclays and First National Bank. All of 

them have a strong presence in the province, but they have recently 

been joined by Capitec Bank as a major player in the retail market. 

Banks are working hard to offer products to the previously unbanked. 

Nedbank has partnerships with shops such as Boxer Stores 

and Pick n Pay where customers can have access to financial services 

in previously unserviced areas and also on all days of the week such 

as public holidays and Sundays. 

Standard Bank’s community-banking initiative offers a low-cost 

cellphone-banking service. Retailers can act as agents for the bank, 

even in very remote rural areas. Shops such as Shoprite, Pep and Spar 

are connected, as are certain spazas. 

Merchant banking and investment banking are the most competitive 

sectors with companies such as BoE Private Clients, Rand Merchant 

Bank and Investec prominent. Investec, a company which engages with 

capital markets, private banking and asset management, is dual-listed 

in Johannesburg and London. 

The insurance market has become more varied over time, with a 

greater variety of products now available to more market segments, 

including middle-income earners. A typical example of a specific product 

that is responding to new realities is Old Mutual’s iWYZE medical 

gap cover, designed to pay the difference between what a medical aid 

scheme is willing to pay and what the hospital or doctor is charging. 

CONTACT INFO 

Auditor-General South Africa: www.agsa.co.za 

Banking Association South Africa: www.banking.org.za 

Financial Services Board: www.fsb.co.za 

Insurance Institute of South Africa: www.iisa.co.za 

Insurance South Africa: www.insurance.za.org 

JSE Limited: www.jse.co.za 

Post Bank: www.postbank.co.za 

South African Institute for Chartered Accountants: 

www.saica.co.za 


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Green 

shoots 

give hope for growth 

Research done by Standard Bank’s Commercial Banking 

division points to some positive medium-term indicators 

for the provincial economy. 

South Africa’s national economy is under significant 

pressure, with the outlook for jobs and 

growth uncertain, but green shoots in the economic 

heartland of Gauteng show that a growth 

rate of close to 2% can be achieved over the next 

five years. 

Standard Bank’s Commercial Banking division has 

conducted extensive research into the sectors and 

geographic trends in the Gauteng regional economy, 

providing key insights into major trends that 

will matter for business activity going forward. 

It was announced in the February Budget that the 

South African economy, which grew by an estimated 

0.5% in 2016, is expected to grow by 1.3% 

in 2017 and 2% in 2018 as economic conditions 

strengthen. But that was before ratings agencies 

downgraded the country’s sovereign debt to junk, 

leading to much weaker prospects and cuts in 

GDP outlooks by many analysts. 

However, the Standard Bank research – which 

comes after the downgrades were announced 

– shows that all sectors in Gauteng are expected 

to perform well in a forecast period of 2016-21, 

with the exception of the mining sector (which is 

anticipated to further contract by -1.4%). 

“The slowdown in mining-based returns and 

prospects will continue to bite, but promising 

results are earmarked to come from remaining 

sectors of the economy which resonates with anticipated 

growth projections at a national scale,” 


PROFILE 

says David Pike, Standard Bank 

Head: Commercial Banking 

for Gauteng. 

The data shows that the growth 

rate achieved over the five years 

to 2016 of 2% can be maintained 

over the next five years despite 

all the challenges. 

While manufacturing grew just 

0.6% in Gauteng from 2011-16, 

it is expected to rise by 1.4% in 

the upcoming period to 2021. 

Another surprise is that while 

the electricity, gas and water 

sector fell 1.5% five years ago, 

it is expected to lift by 1.3% 

now. And while agriculture 

declined 1% from 2011-16, it is 

expected to advance by 2.1% 

over the corresponding fiveyear 

period. 

“There will certainly be significant 

challenges ahead, 

especially from the consumer 

perspective and we forecast 

wholesale, retail trade, catering 

and accommodation to rise 1.8% 

in Gauteng from 2.4% in the prior five years and for construction 

to drop from 2.8% to 1.9% in the upcoming period,” says Mr Pike. 

Businesses in the region should not rush in with their eyes wide 

shut and would need to ensure they are well placed to take 

advantage of the growth shoots that do exist. 

Green shoots in the economic heartland of 

Gauteng show that a growth rate of close 

to 2% can be achieved over the 

next five years. 


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PROFILE 

Gauteng is a driver for the national 

economy – it is estimated in a 

Brand South Africa report to contribute 

an estimated 34% to the 

national economy despite only 

occupying 1.4% of the country’s 

land area. 

“Notably, if Gauteng can achieve 

1.9% growth over the next five 

years, our current forecast is for 

the national economy to also 

achieve 1.9%,” says Mr Pike. 

Entrepreneurs, investors and 

businesses all have a fabulous 

opportunity – but having the 

knowledge at their fingertips 

will be key. 

“Our deep dive into these statistics has picked up some significant 

trends that all businesses need to be aware of. Each sector and geography 

has its unique dynamics but if you break it down you can 

truly understand what is likely to happen. Just look at agriculture 

in Pretoria, for example: our research shows that activity fell 3.5% 

in the previous five years but is now forecast to increase by 1.8% in 

the following five years,” says Mr Pike. 

“It is no use getting despondent 

and thinking profits cannot be 

made or expansion cannot be 

achieved. With the right partners 

by your side with the right strategic 

intent, amazing success can 

still be achieved over the next 

five years,” Mr Pike concludes. 

Website: standardbank.co.za 

With the right partners by your side with 

the right strategic intent, amazing success 

can still be achieved over the next 

five years.

OVERVIEW 

Development finance and 

SMME support 

Public and private funding is available for entrepreneurs. 

National government has created an agency to spur the development 

of SMMEs, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa), 

which falls under the Industrial Development Corporation. The 

IDC provides finance across a range of sectors from agriculture 

to tourism. 

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) is an agency of the 

National Department of Small Business Development, and gives nonfinancial 

support to entrepreneurs through training, assistance with filling 

in forms, marketing and creating business plans. It helps small businesses 

draft applications for loan finance. Several of Seda’s technology incubators 

are in Gauteng. 

The Masisizane Fund offers loan financing at good rates and training 

through its Business Accelerator programme. As a non-profit initiative of 

the Old Mutual Group, the fund focusses on the cash flow of potential 

businesses rather than insisting on security in the form of property or 

something similar. 

All the major banks have SMME offerings. Standard Bank’s Community 

Investment Fund (CIF) initiative extends loans to informal businesses. The 

CIF has distributed more than R7-million to more than 630 businesses 

through its six funds in three provinces. 

Nedbank has an enterprise-development product that supports businesses 

with a turnover up to R35-million with at least 25% black ownership. 

The Shanduka Black Umbrellas incubator helps entrepreneurs convert 

their good ideas to sustainable business practice. DRA Minerals is putting 

R3.8-million into the programme over two years. 

Anglo American Zimele, which runs four enterprise development 

and investment funds, helps start and expand SMMEs. Since the 

CONTACT INFO 

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency: www.ggda.co.za 

Industrial Development Corporation: www.idc.co.za 

National Empowerment Fund: www.nefcorp.co.za 

Small Enterprise Development Agency: www.seda.co.za 

Small Enterprise Finance Agency: www.sefa.org.za 

Unemployment Insurance Fund: www.labour.gov.za 


The Gauteng Provincial 

Government spent R6-billion 

in townships in 2016. 

introduction of enterprise hubs, 

the number of projects has grown 

very quickly and Zimele has processed 

more than R500-million in 

loans and two applications are received 

every day. One of Zimele’s 

small business hubs operates out 

of Vanderbijlpark. 

The Gauteng Provincial 

Government spent R6-billion in 

townships in 2016, in a deliberate 

attempt to get those areas into 

the mainstream economy. A total 

of 2 800 township enterprises are 

now selling goods or services to 

the government. 

The goal of the provincial 

government, with its partners 

Harambee Youth Employment 

Accelerator and various private 

sector companies such 

as Microsoft, is to reach half-amillion 

young people through 

the Tshepo 500 000 programme 

by 2019. 

The City of Johannesburg has 

established seven SMME hubs 

where office space, Wifi and 

advice and training are available. 


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Extraordinary Possibilities

2017 marks the tenth anniversary of the Masisizane Fund. 

Established as an initiative of Old Mutual South Africa in 

2007 following the closure of the Unclaimed Shares Trust, 

the Fund has made good inroads in fulfilling their mandate 

to contribute meaningfully to employment creation, poverty 

eradication, the reduction of inequality, economic growth 

and attraction of investments. 

In 2016, loans to the value of R26.3 million were approved 

for the Gauteng region alone, creating 201 jobs. 65.8% of 

these loans were given to male owned businesses, 29.7% 

to female owned and 4.5% to youth owned businesses. 

The Masisizane Fund offers tailored integrated and flexible 

financial and non-financial solutions including financial 

education, capacity development and mentoring support. 

“We take time to fully understand each enterprise’s needs, 

challenges and characteristics. The understanding and the 

partnerships it creates with small business owners adds 

value and offers innovative enterprise 

finance models aimed at ensuring 

long-term enterprise growth, 

sustainability and development 

impact” says Nandi Gaqa, 

Provincial Manager, 

Central Region. 

Nandipa Gaqa, 

Provincial Manager 

Central Region 

A Masisizane Client Competition was 

launched in the second half of 2016 

to celebrate outstanding achievements 

by our clients. This competition 

comprises of five provincial events 

followed by a national event in July 

2017 where we will celebrate our 

10th anniversary and announce 

the overall national winner of the 

competition. 

CTU Manufacturing Co-operative 

(CTU) left the 2016 Gauteng 

competition with three of the five 

awards. CTU Manufacturing Cooperative 

won the Best Female 

Owned Business, Best Employer of the 

Year and Business of the Year awards. 

CTU was registered in 2009 and is 

a business 100% owned by black 

women. The business is managed by 

Nonhlanhla Mphachoe and Busisiwe 

Bhengu who are seasoned business 

women and operates from premises 

in Doornfontein in downtown 

Johannesburg. CTU specialises in 

manufacturing hospital clothing, 

linen and medical accessories. Their 

range includes bed sheets, night 

dresses, theatre gowns, lab coats, 

pillow cases, maternity tops, towelling 

gowns and pyjamas amongst others. 

The business has sustained and built a

MASISIZANE FUND 

reputation for itself over years due to 

the directors’ ability to execute orders. 

CTU initially received a loan from 

the Masisizane Fund in 2013 to 

purchase the raw material required 

to execute orders. In 2014, the loan 

was approved for a revolving facility 

to enable CTU to execute a 12 month 

contract. As a result of this funding, 

CTU could increase its revenue and 

more than double its number of 

employees, sewing machines and 

profitability. Achievements like these 

make CTU a truly worthy winner of 

these three awards. 

The remaining awards were won 

by GTL Food Manufacturing & 

Distribution (Pty) Ltd for Entrepreneur 

of the Year and The Coffee Stop 

Shop Rivonia for Best Youth Owned 

Business. 

Busisiwe Bhengu and Nonhlanhla Mphachoe in the factory at CTU. 

Zizipho Nyanga, CEO Masisizane, Lorato Phalatse and Mlulami Manjezi, both 

Board Members of Masisizane, Nonhlanhla Mphachoe and Busisiwe Bhengu, 

directors of CTU and Tumi Sefolo, Sector Head Franchising at Masisizane. 

The Masisizane Fund can be contacted at: 

Kokstad Flagship Office 039 727 3100 NDlamini2@oldmutual.com 

Eastern Cape 043 704 0116 PMlilo@oldmutual.com 

Gauteng (incl. North West, Free State) 011 217 1746 NBoqo@oldmutual.com 

Western Cape 021 509 5074 ASnyders@oldmutual.com 

KwaZulu-Natal 031 335 0402 SNkosi4@oldmutual.com 

Limpopo (Incl. Mpumalanga) 015 287 4279 BSemenya@oldmutual.com 

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PROFILE 

The Small Enterprise 

Development Agency 

(Seda) 

“Together Advancing Small Enterprise Development.” 

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) 

is the implementing agency of the Department of 

Small Business Development (DSBD) responsible for 

providing non-financial support to small, medium 

micro enterprises as well as aspiring entrepreneurs 

in South Africa. Since its inception in 2005, Seda has 

been assisting small businesses which possess the 

highest potential for job creation and empowerment. 

Notwithstanding this, Seda continues to give 

the very best support and service to all entrepreneurs 

and businesses requiring assistance. 

Seda has designed and developed a number of High 

Impact Programmes (HIPs) targeted at addressing 

the needs of small and medium businesses. The 

success of the programmes depends to some extent 

on establishing sufficient value-adding partnerships 

with like-minded entities. The acquisition of 

additional resources will invariably result in a higher 

impact in business development and greater impact 

within the region. 

Seda Gauteng offers to its prospective partners 

11 years of operations experience, and an established 

network comprising three branches: 

Johannesburg Branch, Tshwane Branch and 

Ekurhuleni Branch as well as six co-location points 

in the Tshwane District located in Atteridgeville, 

Olievenhoutbosch, Mamelodi, Sekampaneng, 

Bronkhorstpruit and Mabopane. Inherent in the 

organisational culture is the drive towards finding 

new and cost-effective ways of improving small 

businesses and the environment within which 

they operate. Some of Seda Gauteng choice 

offerings are: 

Last Drop Juice Pty Ltd. 

Supplier Development Programme 

(SDP) 

This programme aim to strengthen the performance 

of supplier firms by enabling them to acquire the 

skills and capacities they need to make them compete 

locally and globally. Supplier Development 

presents several advantages to the buying firm as 

well as to suppliers and these yield benefits to the 

economy. The goals of this programme include 

the capacitation of SMEs to have the ability to do 

business with corporate-sector entities, provide a 

platform to access potential business opportunities 

provided by big enterprises, improve growth 

and diversification through procurement and, lastly, 

facilitate localised supply chain. 


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PROFILE 

Export Development 

Programme 

This programme aims to develop 

and generate export-ready small 

enterprises that are globally competitive 

and able to grow markets 

both locally and internationally. 

The programme is designed to 

help small enterprises in South 

Africa to acquire and apply practical 

skills in developing their ex- 

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port capabilities. It consists of the 

following components: export 

assessment, export training, export development 

and promotional support. 

Women Enterprise Coaching 

Programme 

The focus of this programme is to assemble a 

group of women-owned enterprises and take 

them through coaching by business coaches. These 

coaches provides guidance, advice, support and 

encouragement and help women business owners 

to manage and grow their businesses in areas such 

as sales, marketing and team-building. 

Manufacturing Support Programme 

The programme was developed in line with national 

government’s Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) and 

the New Growth Path. Furthermore, the programme 

is explicitly responding to the specific current challenges, 

needs, skills and capabilities of the country’s 

SMEs in the manufacturing sector; it assists manufacturers 

to be competitive and provides backward and 

forward linkages. The objective of the programme 

is to assist SMEs in equipment upgrade (through 

partners); productivity improvement; increasing 

competitiveness, improvement of processes (in all 

spheres of the business); and strengthening their 

business growth and performance. 

CONTACT INFO 

Where to find Seda Gauteng 

Provincial Office: Mr Colin Leshou, 

Provincial Manager 

Physical address: No 33 Hoofd Street, 

Forum5, 2nd Floor, Braamfontein 

Tel: CONTACT +27 11 408 INFO 6520 

Email: cleshou@seda.org.za 

Joburg Branch: Thabo Sibeko, Branch Manager 

Physical address: No 33 Hoofd Street, 

Forum5, 2nd Floor, Braamfontein 

Tel: +27 11 408 6500 

Email: tsibeko@seda.org.za 

Tshwane Branch: Caren Coetzee, 

Branch Manager 

Physical address: 536 Francis Baard, Arcadia 

Tel: +27 12 400 8892 

Email: ccoetzee@seda.org.za 

Ekurhuleni Branch: Thabang Mpalami, Branch 

Manager 

Physical address: The Business Place, 

Cnr Monument and Voortrekker roads, 

Kempton Park 

Tel : +27 11 973 9640 

Email: tmpalami@seda.org.za 


INTERVIEW 

Randburg Chamber 

of Commerce and 

Industry 

Promoting and representing businesses in the 

economic powerhouse. 

Linda Blackbeard, RCCI CEO 

What is the geographic footprint of the Chamber? 

The areas we cover are: Randburg, Sandton, Fourways, Lanseria and 

Midrand. 

What are the key functions of the Chamber? 

The key functions of the Chamber are primarily to promote business, 

to facilitate introductions, to be the voice of business in the municipal 

local and government levels, in defending business in areas of poor 

decision-making or unintended consequences of various acts that 

are passed. 

BIOGRAPHY 

Linda Blackbeard ran her own 

interior design and hospitality 

businesses before taking up 

the task of CEO of the RCCI. 

Having started as a receptionist, 

she quickly moved through the 

ranks and gained experience 

in marketing, sales and function 

coordination with a large 

corporate and then two hotel 

groups. Her hospitality business 

took her to Zimbabwe, Botswana, 

Mozambique and Malawi. 

Linda serves on a number of forums, 

including being an elected 

council member of the South 

African Chamber of Commerce 

and Industry. 

What does the Chamber do to support SMMEs? 

One of the Chamber’s main focus areas is the development of SMMEs, 

finding opportunities for them, business enhancement with regards 

to training, helping with business plans, company registrations, giving 

direction to ideas that entrepreneurs might have and actually building 

them up so that they can run businesses of their own. Teaching 

them to form joint ventures with other small businesses to actually 

grow and have an opportunity then to tender for works that may be 

available through City of Johannesburg. We promote our local businesses 

getting the work that needs to be done here. We are trying 

to focus on supporting businesses, especially our small businesses 

within our space. 

Does the RCCI interact with the municipal government 

on issues relevant to business? 

The Chamber is represented at the Johannesburg Business Forum, 

which is a platform to speak at a municipal level with regard to things 

like potholes, Pikitup, service delivery, electricity, power outages, etc. We 

also sit in the Community Policy Forum Committees and we are active 

partners on the committees of LDAC (Local Drug Action Committee), 

which is the local organisation driving crime prevention, so we look at 

all areas of safety and security for the people within the area. 

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INTERVIEW 

Are your members drawn from very different 

sectors, or is there a concentration on 

types of businesses? 

If you’re a registered business you need to be a member 

of the Chamber, there is no particular industry 

sector. As long as it’s a company and business with 

integrity and it is legal, we will support you and try 

to help you wherever we can. 

Would it be correct to say that the area 

covered by the RCCI has some of the 

country’s most dynamic businesses? 

The areas we cover form the economic powerhouse 

of South Africa. I cannot stress strongly enough that 

the actual business hub of Sandton alone is responsible 

for decision-making (on signing powers and 

approval) of a large number of business transactions 

taking place across the country. 

Are there particular challenges? 

There are challenges, Randburg Chambers is – for 

the age of the Chamber – not very well known. Our 

biggest battle is to create the awareness that we’re 

serious about wanting to help you, serious about 

moving you forward, connecting you, engaging on 

platforms that bring service to the businesses. By 

that I mean: are we sitting on the right committees? 

Are we connected to the right people at the City of 

Johannesburg? Are we dealing at the right levels of 

government? Do we have the correct connectivity 

to be able to assist you in the areas of your need? 

These are questions we continually ask to improve 

our offering. Most of all it’s the members who need 

to dictate the integrity of our benefits list and not the 

people sitting in the chambers. The businesses out 

there need to tell us what their needs are. This way 

we can provide a better service for them. 

What does the future hold? 

With all the amazing initiatives planned and in the 

process of actioning - including our unique digital 

custom-designed Certificate of Origin programme 

for export. Businesses and members can look forward 

to renewed focus, positive opportunities, and 

facilitation in the SADC region for business growth 

and opportunity. We are also proposing a name 

change to incorporate the very large area we now 

service. 

CONTACT INFO 

Physical address: Unit G8 Atrium Terraces, 

272 Oak Avenue, Randburg, Gauteng 2194 

Tel: 086 101 9218 

Fax: 086 212 4407 

Email: admin@rcci.co.za 

Website: www.rcci.co.za 


INTERVIEW 

Advancing economic 

transformation 

Gauteng Black Management Forum Provincial 

Chairperson, Langalethu Manqele, outlines 

the BMF’s goals. 

Langalethu Manqele, 

Black Management 

Forum Gauteng Provincial 

Chairperson 

BIOGRAPHY 

Langalethu Manqele is the 

Manager in Equities & Equity 

Derivatives at the Johannesburg 

Stock Exchange (JSE), 

having previously worked for 

Nedbank CIB Markets as a 

Senior Manager. Langa chairs 

the Editorial Committee of the 

African Leader, a bi-annual 

publication of the BMF. He is a 

member of the dti B-BBEE Advisory 

Council Sub-Committee 

on the Preferential Procurement 

Policy Framework Act. He holds 

Bachelors Degrees in International 

Finance and Investments, 

from CIDA City Campus. 

What are the main objectives of the Black Management 

Forum (BMF)? 

The BMF is a thought leadership and a business lobby organisation 

focused on the development of managerial leadership and advancement 

of socio-economic transformation in South Africa. The BMF 

serves as the leading voice of professionals and executives – primarily 

black people – in corporate South Africa on matters of workplace transformation. 

Our focus has evolved over time to encompass economic 

development and trade policy with a strong focus on the creation of 

black-owned and managed enterprises. 

Are there particular focus areas? 

The BMF in Gauteng is currently tackling three areas. The first one is an 

Enterprise and Supplier Development through a “Routes to Markets” 

strategy. At a policy level, we have partnered with the Centre for 

Competition and Economic Development (CCRED) to review and 

make recommendations on Competition, Trade and Industrial Policy. 

The second area is that of Capital Markets; this is our response to the 

challenge of capital and therefore of B-BBEE Equity Ownership. We are 

in talks with the JSE and the other newly formed small stock exchange, 

ZARX. We are negotiating MoUs with both exchanges that will commit 

them to helping emerging black businesses raise expansion capital 

and, in the process, create more black-owned and managed listing 

sponsors and stock-broking firms. 

The third and final area of focus is Employment Equity. This is targeted 

at arresting the decline of black executives as reported by the 

Jack Hammer Report in 2015 and the latest Report of the Commission 

of Employment Equity. 

What are some of your most recent achievements? 

We recently held a successful Policy Conference on the role of industrial, 

competition and trade policy in the achievement of inclusive growth. 

The dti and the European Union have endorsed the BMF to receive 

EUR100 000 funding through the EU-SA Dialogue Facility Fund to 

conduct research on the Impact of Foreign Direct Investments from 

the EU in South Africa. 


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Making a big difference to 

a small enterprise 

PROFILE 

Training at Work benefited from Standard Bank support. 

Training at Work is a training and consulting private company established 

in 2001. In 2006 the company was converted from a closed 

corporate to a limited private company. The company is 100% woman 

owned by Patricia Chiloane. Training at Work employs nine full-time 

administrative staff members with more on a contract basis. 

The Standard difference 

Banking advice and support can make a 

big difference to a small business starting 

out, as Patricia Chiloane, Managing Director 

of Training at Work, testifies. “The Small 

Enterprise team taught me to have a separate 

business account with the personal account,” 

she remembers. “I was also advised 

about the importance of audited financials 

and management accounts in order to keep 

business sustainable. 

Patricia Chiloane, 

Managing Director of 

Training at Work. 

“They even introduced me to the private banking section. I was told if 

I need anything to support the business, I must not hesitate to contact 

my business banker.” 

When times were tough, Patricia was able to continue to build the 

business even though cash flow was a problem. To this day, Training at 

Work continues to grow. “We have never said no to business because 

of a lack of finance,” says Patricia. An overdraft facility allowed the 

young company instead to take on “any challenge because the bank 

was there financially”. 

“The bank went further by providing us with the Business Banking 

services. Today we make all banking transaction in the comfort of our 

offices. We don’t have to go and queue for long hours; instead the 

business banker will come and assist us from our office. 

“We appreciate the support of our bank and we hope more SMMEs can 

take the opportunity and use it to grow their small business.” 

Business offering 

Training at Work offers 

Management, Business, Artisanal, 

and IT Programmes to young people, 

employees and management. 

Training programmes help school 

leavers, employers, employees 

and the unemployed to better 

themselves through education 

and training, so that they can improve 

their social and/or economic 

condition. 

The consulting service is targeted 

at employers, non-government organisations 

and governmental bodies. 

This service includes: companyspecific 

skills programmes, training 

workshops and learnerships, custom 

training material (accredited 

and non-accredited), training programmes 

evaluations, impact studies 

and surveys, and HR consulting 

and competency audits. Training at 

Work is accessible throughout the 

country through mobile training, 

including in rural areas. 

Contact information 

Address: 15 Leonie Street, 

Cnr Rifle Range, Winchester 

Hills, Johannesburg 

Tel: +27 11 433 9318 

Email: 

info@trainingatwork.co.za 

Website: 

www.trainingatwork.co.za 


LISTING 

Gauteng Provincial Government 

A guide to Gauteng’s provincial departments and their MECs. 

Office of the Premier 

Premier: David Makhura 

Physical address: East Wing, 13th Floor, Gauteng Provincial Government 

Building, 30 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg 2001 

Tel: +27 11 355 6000 

Fax: +27 11 836 9334 

Website: www.gautengonline.gov.za 

Department of Agriculture 

and Rural Development 

MEC: Lebogang Maile 

Physical address: Diamond Corner Building, 68 Eloff Street, 

Johannesburg 2001 

Tel: +27 11 240 2500 | Fax: +27 11 240 2619 

Website: www.gdard.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Community Safety 

MEC: Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane 

Physical address: 64 Pritchard Street, Johannesburg 2001 

Tel: +27 11 689 3600 | Fax: +27 11 689 3660 

Website: www.gautsafety.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Cooperative Governance 

and Traditional Affairs 

MEC: Mr Paul Mashatile 

Physical address: 63 Fox Street, Johannesburg 2001 

Tel: +27 11 355 4884 

Website: www.cogta.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Economic Development 

MEC: Lebogang Maile 

Physical address: Matlotlo House, 94 Main Street, Johannesburg 2001 

Tel: +27 11 355 8000 | Fax: +27 11 834 1972 

Website: www.ecodev.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Education 

MEC: Panyaza Lesufi 

Physical address: 111 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg 2001 

Tel: +27 11 355 0000 | Fax: +27 11 355 0542 

Website: www.education.gpg.gov.za 

Department of e-Government 

MEC: Barbara Creecy 

Physical address: Imbumba House, 75 Fox Street, Johannesburg 2107 

Tel: +27 11 689 6000 | Fax: +27 11 355 2112 

Website: www.egov.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Health 

MEC: Dr Gwen Ramokgopa 

Physical address: Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Street, Marshalltown, 


Tel: +27 11 355 3000 | Fax: +27 11 355 3811 

Website: www.health.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Human Settlements 

MEC: Paul Mashatile 

Physical address: Bank of Lisbon, 37 Sauer & Albertina Streets, 

Marshalltown 2107 

Tel: +27 11 355 4000 | Fax: +27 11 355 4000 

Website: www.gdhs.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Infrastructure Development 

MEC: Jacob Mamabolo 

Physical address: The Corner House, Cnr Commissioner & Sauer 

Streets, Marshalltown 2107 

Tel: +27 11 355 5855 | Fax: +27 11 355 5012 

Website: www.did.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Roads and Transport 

MEC: Dr Ismail Vadi 

Physical address: 13th Floor, Sage Life Building, 41 Simmonds Street, 


Tel: +27 11 355 7000 

Website: www.roadsandtransport.gpg.gov.za 

Department of Social Development 

MEC: Nandi Mayathula-Khoza 

Physical address: Thusanong Building, 11th Floor, 69 Commissioner 

Street, Johannesburg 2001 

Tel: +27 11 355 7600 | Fax: +27 11 355 7753 

Website: www.socdev.gpg.gov.za 


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LISTING 

Department of Sport, Arts, Culture 

and Recreation 

MEC: Faith Mazibuko 

Physical address: 35 Rissik Street, Surrey House, Johannesburg 2001 

Tel: +27 11 355 2500 | Fax: +27 11 355 2505 

Website: www.sacr.gpg.gov.za 

Treasury 

MEC: Barbara Creecy 

Physical address: 75 Fox Street, Imbumba House, 


Tel: +27 11 227 9000 

Web: www.treasury.gpg.gov.za 

Gauteng Local Government 

A guide to metropolitan, district and local municipalities in Gauteng Province. 

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG 

METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY 

Physical address: Metropolitan Centre, 1st Floor, Council Chamber Wing, 

158 Loveday Street, Braamfontein 

Tel: +27 11 407 7557 

Fax: +27 11 339 5704 

Website: www.joburg.org.za 

CITY OF TSHWANE 

METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY 

Physical address: Nunitoria Building, cnr Madiba and Lilian Ngoyi 

streets, Pretoria 

Tel: +27 12 358 4900 | Fax: 086 732 5458 (SA only) 

Website: www.tshwane.gov.za 

EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN 

MUNICIPALITY 

Physical address: Cnr Queen and Cross streets, Germiston 

Tel: +27 11 999 0906 | Fax: +27 11 999 1564 

Website: www.ekurhuleni.gov.za 

SEDIBENG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 

Physical address: Cnr Beaconsfield and Leslie streets, Vereeniging 

Tel: +27 16 450 3017 

Fax: +27 16 421 3182 

Website: www.sedibeng.gov.za 

Emfuleni Municipality 

Tel: +27 16 950 5452 

Fax: +27 16 950 5001 

Website: www.emfuleni.gov.za 

Lesedi Municipality 

Tel: +27 16 340 4314 

Fax: 086 601 9837 (SA only) 

Website: www.lesedilm.co.za 

Midvaal Municipality 

Tel: +27 16 360 7400 

Fax: +27 16 362 2794 

Website: www.midvaal.gov.za 

WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 

Physical address: Cnr Sixth and Park streets, Randfontein 

Postal address: Private Bag X033, Randfontein 1760 

Tel: +27 11 411 5000 

Fax: +27 11 693 7833 

Website: www.wrdm.gov.za 

Merafong City Municipality 

Tel: +27 18 788 9500 

Fax: +27 18 787 2146 

Website: www.merafong.gov.za 

Mogale City Municipality 

Tel: +27 11 951 2000 

Fax: +27 11 953 4571 

Website: www.mogalecity.gov.za 

Rand West City Muncipality 

Tel: +27 11 411 0000 

Fax: +27 11 693 1736 

Website: www.randwestcity.co.za 


LISTING 

INDEX 

Black Management Forum (BMF).............................................................................................................................................76 

DRA Projects........................................................................................................................................................................................ 69 

Draw the Line Business Solutions.......................................................................................................................................... 59 

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality................................................................................................................................ IFC 

Hoogland Health Hydro............................................................................................................................................................. . 55 

Indaba Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre ............................................................................................................................. 56 

Masisizane Fund................................................................................................................................................................................ 70 

Nedbank....................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 - 35 

Old Mutual.................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 - 39 

Randburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI).................................................................................... ....... 74 

Selfmed........................................................................................................................................................................................ 40, OBC 

Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) .............................................................................................................. 72 

Standard Bank................................................................................................................................................. 7, 9, 65 - 67, 77, IBC 

Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA) ....................................................................................................... 2 

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)...................................................................................................................................... 5 

Zimile Consulting Engineers ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 


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