The GGDA

📽️ 🚪 Opening doors to manufacturing is a meticulous process — one that requires expertise, coordination, and proven strategy. At the GGDA, we bridge industry and government by: 📍 Securing strategic sites aligned with Gauteng’s growth corridors 📈 Developing robust business…

🚨 📽️ Long before the factory operates, Gauteng is already at work. The GGDA steps in at the beginning, helping manufacturers: 📍 Find the right industrial site 📈 Build strong business models 🗂️ Navigate approvals 🏭 Access SEZ incentives and infrastructure It’s not just about…

This #MandelaDay, let’s turn compassion into action. Whether you’re donating books to under-resourced schools, helping serve meals at a local soup kitchen, or planting trees in your neighborhood, your contribution matters. #manufacturedingauteng #ORTamboSEZ

3RD ANNUAL AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA AFCFTA CONFERENCE The integration of markets through AfCFTA empowers MSMEs to play a transformative role in regional trade. The key ways they act as catalysts include the enhancing of cross-border trade. MSMEs, often constrained by…

🌍 Earlier this morning, @GautengDED MEC, @LebogangMaile1 delivered the keynote address at the 2025 #AfCFTA Conference, themed "Empowering MSMEs: Catalysts for Regional Trade and Growth." In his remarks, MEC Maile highlighted the central role of MSMEs in transforming Africa’s…

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📽️ Ting Tang Tea – A Legacy Brewed Into Manufacturing Excellence What began as a family tradition in Letlhabile has become a globally recognised wellness tea brand — crafted, packaged, and scaled in Gauteng. Ting Tang Tea is a shining example of how the GGDA helps local…

💡 Market access without the right kind of finance is a bridge to nowhere. Speaking at the TPO Leadership Dialogue, GGDA Acting Group CEO, @Saki_Zam emphasised the need to redesign ecosystems that truly serve SMEs: 🟢Finance must be structured to solve market failures, not…

🚀 Africa’s Next Frontier in Global Trade? Its SMEs. Small and medium-sized enterprises (#SMEs) make up 90% of private firms and drive 45% of employment across Africa — yet their integration into global trade remains limited. In @GautengProvince, SMEs are critical to township…

As a proud partner in this year’s TPO Leadership Dialogue (a precursor to the ITC SME Ministerial Meeting starting tomorrow), the GGDA reinforces its commitment to building connected, inclusive ecosystems that enable SME growth, financial access, and industrial development. This…

PICTURES| MEC @LebogangMaile1 has convened an urgent meeting with the @Gautenggamblin and legal advisors, to begin drafting amendments to the Gauteng Gambling Act, highlighting the need to respond to the rapid growth of online gambling. #GrowingGautengTogether

🚨 📽️ From Budget Table to Factory Floor The Gauteng Department of Economic Development 2025/26 Budget Vote, tabled by MEC @LebogangMaile1, set the tone for a decisive shift — from policy to production, from planning to implementation. This year’s economic development priorities…

🚨📽️ Watch: Building the Township Economy 💼 From spaza shops to fashion studios, township businesses are the heartbeat of Gauteng’s economy. The 2025/26 Budget Vote, tabled by MEC Lebogang Maile, puts real power behind township entrepreneurship — enabling thousands of small…