The City of Tshwane multiparty coalition government is driving an ambitious economic recovery plan, anchored by the upcoming Tshwane Investment Summit to be held on 10 September 2025. Under the theme, Tshwane Rising, the summit aims to attract significant investment and unlock Tshwane’s vast economic potential.
The Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Cllr Nasiphi Moya, announced that the City is targeting to secure R5 billion in investments at the landmark event. This initiative is a central pillar of the administration’s clear commitment to prioritise economic growth as the foundation for job creation, revenue stability and improved service delivery.
“The Tshwane Economic Revitalisation Strategy (TERS) is our practical roadmap for growth, not just another policy document,” stated Cllr Moya. “Our bold targets are to grow the local economy at an average of 3,9% by 2029, attract up to R26 billion in investments and create at least 80 000 new jobs.”
The strategy focuses on ten priority sectors identified for their potential to diversify and strengthen the Tshwane economy. The summit will initially spotlight the following four key areas:
- The automotive sector
- Tourism and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events)
- Property and construction
- Agriculture and agro-processing
Unlocking strategic City assets
The summit will serve as a marketplace for serious investors, showcasing a portfolio of strategic City assets that are being prepared for investment, which include the following:
- Wonderboom National Airport: To be developed into a logistics hub for Tshwane industries
- Tshwane Events Centre (Showgrounds): To boost business tourism
- Tshwane Market: To support agriculture and agro-processing
- Pretoria West and Rooiwal Power Stations: To address waste-to-energy needs and deepen energy security
- City resorts, nature reserves and heritage sites: To enhance tourism
- Strategic land parcels: To develop student accommodation, low-cost housing and office parks
A package of support for investors
Cllr Moya emphasised that the City is backing its investment drive with the following tangible support mechanisms designed to make doing business in Tshwane easier:
- Tshwane’s Strategic Investment Committee (STRIC): To fast-track mutually beneficial investment ventures
- New Applications Processing System (NAPS): To accelerate land use and building plan approvals
- The VIP Business Line: To provide dedicated support to Tshwane’s Top 200 businesses
Foundation of reliable infrastructure
Addressing infrastructure challenges in Tshwane is critical to attracting investment. The administration is prioritising the following four key projects to secure energy supply, safeguard water quality and enable growth:
- Rooiwal Power Station: Plans to revive the dormant station to contribute 300 MW to the grid, with the City open to private sector partnership
- Pyramid Substation: Successfully rebuilt and expanded after a fire to stabilise electricity supply in Region 2 and unlock the northern development corridor
- Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works: Under refurbishment to end pollution of the Apies River and stabilise water supply to Hammanskraal – the City is seeking over R2 billion in investment for Phase 2
- Strategic solar land parcel: A site has been identified to diversify Tshwane’s energy supply through solar farming
“This is the beginning of our bold efforts to revive our economy, get our people back to work and restore dignity,” Cllr Moya concluded. “We are building a Tshwane that works for all its people.”
The Tshwane Investment Summit will be held on 10 September 2025.