Expansion of roads key to economic growth in Gauteng: Maile

Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile says the expansion of roads has been identified as one of the key projects to stimulate economic growth in the province.

Maile addressed a business breakfast at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) together with the JSE’s Capital Markets’ Director, Valdene Reddy.

The gathering comes ahead of the Gauteng Investment Conference set to be held in April which aims to attract about R800 billion in investment over the next three to five years.

Maile says they are confident in the investment potential of the province.

“While this might sound like an insurmountable target, we are confident in the investment potential of the province, as well as the existence and further development of the infrastructure that is necessary to convince the global investor community of our capacity.”

MEC for @GautengDED & @GautengTreasury, @LebogangMaile1 & @JSE_Group Capital Markets Director, Valdene Reddy this morning jointly addressed a business breakfast meeting to provide an update on Gauteng’s state of readiness for the Inaugural Gauteng Investment Conference #GIC2025 pic.twitter.com/2mu2Qa1UDq

— Gauteng Provincial Gov (@GautengProvince) February 13, 2025