Gauteng Business 2023-24
The 2023/24 edition of Gauteng Business is the 14th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, a special feature on Special Economic Zones is included in this edition. SEZs are a major plank of industrial policy at national level and Gauteng is enthusiastically rolling out sector-specific zones in every district. The Vaal SEZ, which is preparing the way for ratification by national authorities, is the newest zone intended to boost development. All of the main economic sectors of the provincial economy are reviewed, ranging from agriculture, transport and logistics, energy and manufacturing through to education and training. Like the rest of the world, Gauteng is adapting to and innovating in the field of energy. The fact that mining companies and others are starting to build facilities to generate power is significant for the country as a whole. Gold Fields’ 40MW solar project at its South Deep mine and Sibanye-Stillwater making land available on the West Rand for solar farms are indicators for the future. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on Gauteng is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title and the new addition to our list of titles, The Journal of African Business, which was launched in 2020.
The 2023/24 edition of Gauteng Business is the 14th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province.
In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, a special feature on Special Economic Zones is included in this edition. SEZs are a major plank of industrial policy at national level and Gauteng is enthusiastically rolling out sector-specific zones in every district. The Vaal SEZ, which is preparing the way for ratification by national authorities, is the newest zone intended to boost development.
All of the main economic sectors of the provincial economy are reviewed, ranging from agriculture, transport and logistics, energy and manufacturing through to education and training. Like the rest of the world, Gauteng is adapting to and innovating in the field of energy. The fact that mining companies and others are starting to build facilities to generate power is significant for the country as a whole. Gold Fields’ 40MW solar project at its South Deep mine and Sibanye-Stillwater making land available on the West Rand for solar farms are indicators for the future.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on Gauteng is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title and the new addition to our list of titles, The Journal of African Business, which was launched in 2020.
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INTERVIEW<br />
development, including the <strong>Gauteng</strong> Growth and<br />
Development Agency (GGDA).<br />
We also liaise with the City of Johannesburg and<br />
the City’s Economic Development Department. Our<br />
goals are to support the city with its vision.<br />
We sit on the Community Policing Forum<br />
Committees and we are active partners on the<br />
committees of LDAC (Local Drug Action Committee),<br />
which is the local organisation driving crime<br />
prevention, so we look at all areas of safety and<br />
security for the people within our area.<br />
Are your members drawn from different sectors?<br />
If you’re a registered business you need to be a<br />
member of the Chamber. All legitimate industry<br />
sectors are entitled to be members of our chamber.<br />
We will support you and try to help you wherever<br />
we can. Our members are from all business and<br />
industry sectors.<br />
Would it be correct to say that the area covered<br />
by the RCCI has some of the country’s most<br />
dynamic businesses?<br />
The areas we cover form the economic powerhouse<br />
of South Africa. I cannot stress strongly enough that<br />
the business hub of Sandton alone is responsible for<br />
decision-making (on signing powers and approval)<br />
of a large number of business transactions taking<br />
place across the country. We are also the media hub<br />
of the country.<br />
Are there particular challenges?<br />
Randburg Chamber, which was founded in 1959,<br />
would love to embrace more businesses in our<br />
area. There is so much opportunity and we could<br />
facilitate so much more if businesses joined our<br />
chamber movement.<br />
We are delighted with the way our current<br />
directors and their teams are covering the web,<br />
social media, Facebook, LinkedIn and events.<br />
Things are very positive in our neck of the woods<br />
and we need all businesses to participate, so we<br />
can work more together in these tough times.<br />
The more businesses stand together with<br />
their local chamber of commerce, the stronger<br />
our voice will be. The way of doing business<br />
has changed and the Chamber is moving with<br />
the times.<br />
We are represented on the right committees,<br />
we are connected to the right people at the City<br />
of Johannesburg and we are dealing at the right<br />
levels of government through SACCI.<br />
Do we have the correct connectivity to be able<br />
to assist local businesses in their areas of need?<br />
We continually ask this question to improve our<br />
offering. The businesses out there need to tell us<br />
what their needs are. This way we can provide a<br />
better service for them.<br />
What does the future hold?<br />
Our Electronic Certificate of Origin programme for<br />
export is available. This saves the member so much<br />
time and is designed in South Africa especially for<br />
our markets. <strong>Business</strong>es and members can look<br />
forward to renewed focus, positive opportunities,<br />
and facilitation in the SADC region for business<br />
growth and opportunity. ■
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