DEVELOPMENT ZONES
CATALYSING ON DEVELOPMENT-BASED PARTNERSHIPS
In its quest to become the continent’s first Aerotropolis City, the City of Ekurhuleni is effectively leveraging its location and ambitious goals partnering with valued private sector players on infrastructure development projects of massive scales.
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s the country’s former manufacturing hub, Ekurhuleni has a long history of industrial and commercial prowess. Over the years, models of modern urban development have evolved to determine the most efficient and integrated approaches possible in and around the Aerotropolis. Wide-scale, integrated projects that have extensive spatial footprints and deploy mixed-use models are key in the
creation of zones in which development can thrive. The City of Ekurhuleni has identified 11 bulk massive-scale Strategic Urban Developments (SUDs) within the municipal area that are set to be key drivers of economic growth to fast-track private sector developments. These SUDs, as listed below, are in various stages of planning or development: 1. M&T (Route 21) 2. Riverfields Mixed-use Precinct 3. PRASA-Gibela Industrial Park 4. Tambo Springs Inland Port 5. Carnival Junction Mixed-use Precinct 6. Lords View Industrial Estate 7. Leeuwpoort Mega Development 8. GreenReef Mixed-use Development 9. O .R. Tambo International Airport Precinct 10. S&J Industrial Industrial Estate 11. Daggafontein Mega Development.
RIVERFIELDS The Riverfields Development covers
DID YOU KNOW? The Special Economic Zones have an estimated combined investment value in the region of R300 billion. some 1 900 ha of mixed-use spaces, including the upmarket Glen Erasmia Boulevard and Glen Eagle Estate housing developments. Commercial developments on the site include Plumbago Business and Logistics Parks and the Glen Eagle Office Park, which have attracted multinationals such as DHL, John Deere, DB Schenker and Caterpillar. Riverfields is also home to Africa’s largest Teraco Data Centre. During 2020, Teraco announced that construction had commenced on a new hyperscale data centre called JB4. The expansion, taking place over
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