{"id":95763,"date":"2026-02-12T09:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-regains-status-as-africas-mining-innovation-hub"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:52:19","slug":"gauteng-regains-status-as-africas-mining-innovation-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/gauteng-regains-status-as-africas-mining-innovation-hub","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng Regains Status as Africa&#8217;s Mining Innovation Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile said that the province is recovering its position as Africa&#8217;s mining innovation capital.<\/p>\n<p>Maile made the comments to delegates at the Mining Indaba currently underway in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering of mining giants, government leaders from across the world and investors wraps up on Thursday, after days of talks about the state of the industry.<\/p>\n<p>While primary mining accounts for a small portion of Gauteng\u2019s GDP, Maile said the province hosts most of the continent\u2019s mining finance, capital equipment manufacturers, corporate headquarters and technical expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Maile said this positions Gauteng as a regional industrial hub, supporting cross-border mineral value chains under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), rather than competing with extraction-focused provinces or neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future of mining in Africa will not be shaped by extraction alone, but by how we use mining to build integrated, high-value, and resilient industrial economies across the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said if infrastructure, energy and logistical challenges are addressed, local processing and beneficiation of critical minerals could create more than two million jobs and boost Africa\u2019s GDP by 12%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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