The headline story is a hugely successful Tshwane Investment Summit held on 10 September 2025, where investors pledged R86 billion — far exceeding the City’s R5 billion target, with R16 billion for catalytic projects and R70 billion for large-scale infrastructure, aviation, and renewable energy. This built on momentum from CEO Dr Lardo Stander’s foreword, which reported TEDA improved performance by nearly 38% year-on-year, built a R1.7 billion investment pipeline plus R16 billion in pledges, and is working toward the Tshwane Economic Revitalisation Strategy’s goals of 80,000 jobs and 3.9% growth by 2029. Following the summit, a new InvestSA One Stop Shop satellite office opened in Centurion (22 September), consolidating SARS, Home Affairs, CIPC, and other services to fast-track investor approvals.
Tshwane also raised its international profile by co-hosting the 2025 Urban 20 Summit with Johannesburg on 12–13 June — the first G20-related event held on African soil — focused on inclusive growth, urban financing, and innovation. A second Tshwane Energy Summit followed on 13 June at the CSIR, themed “Energy is a catalyst for economic development,” which included the launch of a Renewable Energy Youth Innovation Challenge with UNISA. TEDA also grew its SMME Symposium (20 exhibitors, up from 15 in 2023) and hosted the fourth Tshwane Women in Business Awards on 30 September, honouring winners across sectors like agro-processing, manufacturing, and tourism, with prizes including a R50,000 cash award from TASEZ.
The bulletin closes with a BPESA GBS/BPO Conference in Durban (4–5 November) where TEDA promoted Tshwane’s investment assets to the business process outsourcing sector, and a Human Resources update: TEDA appointed Busisiwe Shongwe as its new CFO, bid farewell to former Acting CEO Jobe Mkhonto, and welcomed seven new staff members and interns as it heads into the 2025/26 year.