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Gauteng

Gauteng is a province of South Africa and the country's economic heartland. Its capital is Johannesburg, which also serves as the provincial and national commercial hub. The province is the smallest by area but the most populous, home to more than 15-million people. Gauteng generates around a third of South Africa's gross domestic product, driven by finance, manufacturing, trade, transport and professional services. Major cities include Johannesburg, Pretoria (the national administrative capital), Ekurhuleni and the Vaal Triangle industrial complex. The province hosts the headquarters of most major South African corporations, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and key infrastructure including OR Tambo International Airport. Mining historically underpinned the economy, particularly gold extraction on the Witwatersrand, though the sector's contribution has declined as services and manufacturing have grown. Gauteng's name derives from the Sotho word for "place of gold", reflecting its origins in the late-nineteenth-century gold rush. The province was established in 1994 from the former Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging region.

Gauteng News


Origin Enterprises CEO Gary Shayne discusses the rationale of acquiring established independent coatings manufacturer ProPaint
Origin Enterprises sees value in SA's fragmented coatings market with ProPaint acquisition
Updated 4 hours ago

In 2023, diversified group Origin Enterprises acquired independent coatings producer ProPaint Manufacturing, a long-established South African coatings manufacturer headquartered in Gauteng. The... 


Department lays the groundwork for South Africa’s future water security
29th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) continues to advance national bulk water and national resource projects across South Africa. During her Budget Vote speech this month, Water and... 


The Mponeng mine
Two employees killed in incident at Harmony's Mponeng mine
25th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Harmony Gold Mining Company has confirmed the death of two employees in a shaft engineering-related incident at the Mponeng mine, near Carletonville, in Gauteng. "We are deeply saddened by this... 


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African countries to draft climate roadmaps
22nd May 2026

Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa will be supported by green building network World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) to develop or advance national climate action roadmaps for the building... 


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Why Artisan Training Institute is leading South Africa’s skills revolution
22nd May 2026

South Africa stands at a dangerous crossroads. Industries are crippled by severe skills shortages, while thousands of young people remain unemployed or underemployed. The National Development Plan... 


Gary Shayne, CEO of Origin Enterprises, bets on specialist steel fabrication for waterworks and SA's industrial recovery
Origin Enterprises backs specialist steel fabrication for SA's industrial recovery
21st May 2026

South Africa's industrial fabrication sector is in the early stages of a consolidation cycle that will reshape the segment over the next decade. Origin Enterprises, a diversified group led by Gary... 


South Africans have rewritten the rules of car buying – and legacy brands are paying the price
18th May 2026

A study, by consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals how challenger brands have tripled their share of the South African new vehicle market in four years by redefining what "value for money" means.... 


MMD Africa business development manager Mark Peeters
MMD, MAGNA showcase high-capacity, digitalised mobile crushing solutions
15th May 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mineral processing solutions company MMD Group and MAGNA, a Terex Brand, has showcased a strategic drive towards high-capacity mobile crushing solutions, faster mine deployment, hybrid and... 


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R20bn in airport projects poised to take off in Cape Town
15th May 2026 By: Irma Venter

The airspace over Cape Town is set to become much busier in the next two to seven years, with two mega-projects ramping up to allow for increased air traffic to and from the Western Cape capital.... 


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Global logistics company to develop new centre
15th May 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

Signalling its confidence in South Africa’s role as a regional logistics and distribution hub for sub‑Saharan Africa, global logistics company DHL will invest R220-million in a new multi user... 


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Mogale Tailings Retreatment – Soweto cluster expansion, South Africa – update
15th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study is expected to be completed by June 2026. 


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Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update
15th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

West Wits achieved first gold on March 17, 2026, at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Ezulwini plant. 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy highlights private prospects in freight logistics on eve of rail announcement
12th May 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that major private sector participation (PSP) projects in the freight logistics sector will be brought to market in the current financial year and... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy speaking at the launch of the Draft National Rail Master Plan
Draft masterplan outlines R2-trillion vision for restoring rail as ‘backbone’ by 2050
8th May 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Draft National Rail Master Plan released by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy for public comment outlines an ambitious R2-trillion vision for repositioning South Africa’s underperforming rail... 


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Private investor’s role in logistics renewal spotlighted
8th May 2026

In an opinion piece, real estate investment trust Redefine Properties national asset manager and development head Johann Nell noted that the transport and shipping narratives in South Africa are... 


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Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
8th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

DRDGOLD expects to take beneficial occupation of a portion (about one-third) of the regional tailings storage facility by the first quarter of the 2027 financial year. 


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Daggafontein tailings storage facility, South Africa – update
8th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

First deposition is expected in first quarter of the financial year ending June 30, 2027. 


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Menar coal projects, South Africa – update
8th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Menar, through its subsidiaries, will have the capability to produce almost 20-million tons of coal a year from 2025. 


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Withok tailings storage facility, South Africa – update
8th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Withok is DRDGOLD’s longer-term tailings storage facility initiative and forms part of the company's Ergo metallurgical plant's expansion plans.  


FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA expands local footprint with new Polokwane branch, boosting support for Limpopo industries
7th May 2026

FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA has announced the opening of a new branch in Polokwane, marking a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing expansion strategy and reinforcing its commitment to... 


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