Maile emphasised that these sectors are critical to ensuring development on a provincial, national and continental level.

Gauteng Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile, announced the province’s goal of securing R300bn in investment pledges at the Gauteng Investment Conference (GIC) set to take place at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton on Thursday, 3 April 2025.

“Leaders across all tiers of government, including Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, Premier of Gauteng Premier Lesufi, and Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, are providing inputs at the conference.

“Of equal significance is the large contingent of leaders across the business and government sectors on the African continent, the African diaspora and the globe. With over 50 companies represented, the conference is a convergence point of the world’s most important companies in various sectors,” Maile said.

The Gauteng province is of importance for South Africa’s economy and contributes at least 33% to the national Gross Domestic Product, and nearly 7% of sub-Saharan Africa’s output.

“The [GIC] is a transformative event in affirming the place of the Gauteng province in the continental economy. We are asserting that the development of Gauteng is in the best interest of South Africa, the Southern African Development Community and the continent broadly.

Source: Zawya