Sectors
Gauteng is South Africa's main manufacturing base with almost half of all factories located in the province, particularly in Ekurhuleni and Metsweding. The manufacturing sector stimulates the growth of other economic activities.
Agriculture
Education
The province has the largest number of education centres in South Africa. Johannesburg is home to the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg, formerly the Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (RAU). Tshwane has the largest residential university in South Africa - the University of Pretoria. Both Johannesburg and Tshwane have a wide range of tertiary educational institutions including technikons, technical colleges, teacher's training colleges, business schools and training academies in marketing and media.
Manufacturing
Gauteng has over 9 300 companies in the manufacturing sector, employing more than 600 000 people. Gross annual output exceeds R50 billion and is expected to grow significantly as international markets open up. Industries that have contributed significantly to this output are: basic iron and steel, fabricated and metal products, food, machinery, electrical machinery, appliances and electrical supplies, motor vehicle parts and accessories, and chemical products.Medical
Gauteng has over 9 300 companies in the manufacturing sector, employing more than 600 000 people. Gross annual output exceeds R50 billion and is expected to grow significantly as international markets open up. Industries that have contributed significantly to this output are: basic iron and steel, fabricated and metal products, food, machinery, electrical machinery, appliances and electrical supplies, motor vehicle parts and accessories, and chemical products.Mining
There are 159 mines (44 of them gold mines) in Gauteng that together produce a quarter of South Africa's total mineral production. Although gold, diamond and coal mining continue to provide jobs and valuable foreign exchange, their combined contribution to Gauteng's economy is declining. Mining produces only 6 percent of Gauteng's total income and 31 percent of export earnings. Extractive mining is predominantly located in the West Rand.Technology
Gauteng's wide range of IT, telecommunications and high-tech industries are growing in leaps and bounds. All the big names in IT worldwide are present, and the bustling high-tech corridor in Midrand (halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria) is the most rapidly developing IT space in the country.Tourism
The province boasts unique township tourism, excellent nightlife, routes that show the history of the anti-apartheid struggle, tours of historical sites, excellent shopping malls and eco-tourism adventures.
- the development of the Cradle of Humankind into a major sustainable tourist attraction;
- the establishment of a "Big Five" nature reserve in Metsweding;
- the Johannesburg inner city development of the Newtown Cultural Precinct; and
- the development of Constitution Hill in Braamfontein.
Not only is business tourism on the rise, so too is community tourism, which means visitors get to have an authentically home grown experience - and local communities benefit too.
The end of apartheid signalled an end to many restrictions, including restrictions on travel. Many South Africans are not only getting their first chance to travel to foreign shores, they are also discovering the wondrous gems of their own country for the first time.
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