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
Daily Podcast – August 13, 2025
By: Trent Roebeck 13th August 2026 Making headlines: MKP calls ConCourt dismissal of Phala Phala interdict appeal ‘lazy’; DA lays criminal charges against 10 ‘worst’ municipal... →
Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial postponed as she seeks discharge 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th August 2026 The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday postponed the high-profile corruption trial of former National Assembly Speaker... →
DA reveals 88 Ekurhuleni Metro Police officer cases of criminal bribery, but just 8 dismissals
13th August 2026 The DA can reveal that Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department officers face 88 cases of corruption and bribery, in just the last five years, but only 8... →
SAHRC says water crisis should be declared a state of disaster
By: Natasha Odendaal 12th August 2026 The South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) stands firm on its view that the country’s water crisis needs to be declared a national disaster.... →
Gauteng learners lose 8,925 school days in 2026 due to electricity disconnections
12th August 2026 Gauteng learners have missed out on 8,925 invaluable school days in 2026 due to electricity disconnections at public schools across the province.... →
The DA pledges to get Ekurhuleni working again
12th August 2026 Ekurhuleni does not need another list of promises. Residents know what is broken because they live with it every day: roads falling apart,... →
38.1% unemployment. 56% locked out. 15,000 jobs lost. ANC has failed North West
12th August 2026 The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey delivers a devastating verdict on the ANC government’s handling of the North West economy. The province’s... →
Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa urges communities to exercise extreme caution as heavy snowfall and extreme cold affect parts of the country
11th August 2026 The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, has urged residents and communities in affected... →
Ramokgopa lauds outcomes of South Africa-China energy mission
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 11th August 2026 South Africa’s Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has welcomed tangible results emerging from the high-level investment... →
Arrests, fines and imprisonment a reality for employers hiring illegal foreign nationals
11th August 2026 As Government intensifies enforcement against employers who hire undocumented foreign nationals, businesses found to be in contravention of the... →
