{"id":44800,"date":"2026-02-25T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/?p=44800"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:35:13","slug":"introduction-to-city-of-ekurhuleni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/featured\/introduction-to-city-of-ekurhuleni\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment opportunities in the City of Ekurhuleni"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>he City of Ekurhuleni is found in the heart of the Gauteng province in South Africa, and set to be the first Aerotropolis in Africa.<\/p>\n

Spread over 15.6% of Gauteng\u2019s land, it houses 5.4% of the country\u2019s population and 29% of Gauteng province\u2019s population. Pronounced \u2018e-koo-roo-le-ni\u2019, Ekurhuleni<\/em> is a Tsonga (one of the 11 official languages of South Africa) word meaning \u2018place of peace\u2019. The choice of a Tsonga word for the name of the metropolitan municipality is symbolic of the diversity of the new city, and of its vision of an equitable and progressive community.<\/p>\n

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In 2013, the City of Ekurhuleni adopted its Growth and Development Strategy 2055. This GDS 2055 gave the City structure and vision for the years ahead. For the City to navigate itself five long term goals will guide the 2055 journey, namely:<\/p>\n

Sustainable urban integration, job creating economic growth, social empowerment, environmental wellbeing and effective cooperative governance.<\/p>\n

The five leading strategies deployed to pursue these goals are:<\/h5>\n