The issue leads with major infrastructure updates: the Tshwane Freight Terminal and Logistic Hub (TFTLH), an 80-hectare inland dry port led by Mzansi Rail Technologies, has received Conditions of Establishment approval and is set to begin operations in late 2025, positioned to become the continent’s largest inland dry port. Alongside this, the Rosslyn Hub — a R5.5 billion piece of the broader R50 billion Tshwane Auto City vision — has already delivered 1,000 houses, a school, student housing, and logistics infrastructure, with an industrial park and hotel/conference centre still to come. TEDA also hosted its inaugural Tshwane Energy Summit in June 2024, drawing over 361 delegates to address the city’s energy crisis, including plans to lease out the Pretoria West and Rooiwal Power Stations to private operators.
The newsletter covers several partnership and governance developments: a Nigerian delegation visited TEDA to benchmark youth employment and digital economy strategies; TEDA signed an MOU with the Black Business Council in the Built Environment to boost investment and market access; and an AgriSA workshop worked toward a City of Tshwane Agriculture Master Plan. On leadership, Dr. Lardo Stander was appointed as TEDA’s new CEO in May 2024, bringing economic policy experience from roles including Chief Economist of the City of Tshwane, and two new board members (Siyabonga Mbanjwa and Paul Serote) joined with backgrounds in energy/property and corporate finance respectively.
The final pages recap 2023/24 financial year highlights — including R2.785 billion in landed investment projects and R22.1 million in exports generated — plus a SAPOA Mayoral Business Breakfast on ease of doing business, and a forward-looking note that the Mayoral Committee has tasked TEDA with managing key City assets (the Fresh Produce Market, Bon Accord Quarry, Tshwane Events Centre, and Wonderboom Airport) to drive revenue and investment in 2024/25.