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 Updates
ActionSA Exposes Serious Discrepancies in SAHRC Hospital Overcrowding Data
9th June 2026 ActionSA Health and Wellness Spokesperson in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Emma More, has officially responded to the South African Human... →
Daily Podcast – June 08, 2026
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th June 2026 Making headlines: Govt writes off e-toll debt, but those who paid will not receive refunds; Treasury welcomes Fitch upgrade to BB with stable... →
Lesufi’s government's delay in implementing Township Economic Development Act affects jobs
8th June 2026 The unnecessary delay by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s government in implementing the Township Economic Development Act (TEDA), passed in 2022,... →
Internet access is unequal in South Africa’s economic powerhouse: survey shows race and income mark the digital divide
8th June 2026 Digital technologies create great opportunities, but the transformation they offer isn’t equally within reach of everyone. Access is determined by... →
Cabinet finally closes e-toll historical debt chapter
8th June 2026 The Minister of Transport, Ms Barbara Creecy and the Deputy Minister Mr Mkhuleko Hlengwa have welcomed the Cabinet decision to approve that SANRAL... →
Govt writes off e-toll debt, but those who paid will not receive refunds
By: Schalk Burger 8th June 2026 The Department of Transport (DoT) welcomes Cabinet's approval of State-owned South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s) plans to... →
My Vote Counts warns Rise Mzansi’s R30m donation exposes flaws in Party Funding Act 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 5th June 2026 Civil society group My Vote Counts argues that Rise Mzansi’s R30-million loan conversion highlights major flaws in the Political Party Funding Act,... →
ActionSA Women’s Forum outraged by the brutal panga killing of a Soweto learner
5th June 2026 ActionSA Women's Forum is deeply saddened and outraged by the brutal killing of an 18-year-old learner from Braamfischerville, whose life was... →
R221-million case shows that SARS wins in the end — And why frivolous litigation can backfire
4th June 2026 Taxpayers embroiled in disputes with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) often believe that if they can eventually settle the outstanding tax... →
Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources expresses concern over foot-and-mouth disease response
3rd June 2026 The Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources has expressed serious concern about the North West province’s response to... →
