The issue opens with a grassroots feature on township agriculture, following TEDA’s visit to two Winterveld farms — Ntombikayise Matjene’s poultry abattoir (employing 20 people, processing 120 chickens/hour) and Dimakatso Ramahlodi’s organic farm, Maledi Fresh. Both entrepreneurs face structural barriers like loadshedding costs and limited market access despite strong production capacity, illustrating TEDA’s role in bridging production and market linkage. The bulletin also covers Tshwane’s G20 readiness efforts (a flag-hoisting ceremony ahead of hosting Urban 20 engagements), the agency’s relocation to new Centurion offices, and the reopening of the SGB-SMIT Power Matla plant by ACTOM Group, restoring 250 manufacturing jobs in Pretoria West.
Governance and partnerships feature heavily: TEDA welcomed a new Board chaired by Paul Serote, with continuing members Jan Mocke and Dr Kennedy Maimela. The agency expanded its international reach through the CEIIF 2026 forum in Zambia (facilitating five Tshwane companies) and a trade mission to Namibia with Wesgro (12 participating companies). Domestically, the 2026 SMME Symposium grew its impact — supporting 1,050 SMMEs in 2025 alone, including 179 cooperatives and 399 youth-owned enterprises — while Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya highlighted Tshwane’s R500 billion GDP contribution and 240,000+ registered businesses. TEDA also engaged the Spanish and German Chambers of Commerce on investment and water security issues ahead of the Gauteng Investment Conference.
The bulletin closes with continued aftercare visits to 2025 TWIBA award winners (six women-led businesses spanning automotive, agriculture, manufacturing, and logistics), a reaffirmation of Tshwane’s investment-readiness via the InvestSA One Stop Shop, and HR updates: farewells to long-serving ICT Manager Bryan Mkhonza, and the welcome of four new interns across trade, investment, and export development roles.