Makhura says plans are being made to breathe new life into the manufacturing, logistics, agricultural and agricultural processing sectors of the Vaal Triangle by creating a special economic zone on both sides of the Vaal River – in Gauteng and the Free State.
Network24 reports Sedibeng investment projects include the development of a freight transport and logistics hub, the Vaal Marina development, developments such as the Savannah City and Vaal River City projects, an AB InBev investment project and logistics and mining investments in the Heidelberg -environment.
Delivering his State of the Province Address at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Ga-Rankuwa, Tshwane, Makhura says the government hopes the planned projects will push about R40bn worth of investment into the economy of the Vaal Triangle. He says the national and provincial governments are already in talks with the two universities in the area – the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) and the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark campus. They want to explore the possibilities of a master plan to consolidate these two universities into a single, prosperous and innovative university village with a university-based economy. “Growing Gauteng Together is about building a sustainable future for all,” he said.
