One-Stop Shop for investors launched in Tshwane

A new InvestSA One-Stop Shop has opened in the City of Tshwane to assist investors to speed up their new businesses or projects and cut bureaucratic red-tape.

The centre, based at the Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA) offices in Centurion, is part of the government’s drive to become investor friendly by improving the business environment by lowering the cost of doing business and making the process easier.

The official opening, on 23 September 2025 highlighted the last drive by the City of Tshwane in attracting investors to support its infrastructure development and local economic growth, and is in keeping with its #TshwaneRising campaign.

The one-stop shop, which aims to improve the ease of doing business, attract and retain investment, thereby creating jobs and supporting the City’s economic revitalisation, is the result of a strategic partnership between the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency, and TEDA.

It is also an important development for the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone, providing another platform to showcase the TASEZ business case for investors.

The City of Tshwane’s executive mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya noted that the launch of the centre came just weeks after the City’s investment summit.

The one-stop shop is an important facility in helping the investors who made pledges to the tune of more than R16-billion at the summit.

Dr Moya reiterated the City’s ambitious plans encapsulated in the Tshwane Economic Revitalisation Strategy, which has plotted the roadmap of empowering the City through creating more than 80 000 jobs, attracting up to R26-billion in new investment, and achieving a growth rate of 4% within the next five years.

The latest Statistics South Africa data confirms that the City of Tshwane is making significant progress. It has shown a 4.5% decrease in unemployment, driven by the city creating more jobs than any other metro.

“This shows that Tshwane is rising,” the MMC for Economic Development and Spatial Planning Sarah Mabotsa said.

The City of Tshwane has identified 11 key economic sectors, with the automotive manufacturing sector sitting at the top of that list.

TASEZ, which is based in the east of the City of Tshwane, is a prime example of what investment can do in boosting the local and provincial economy, providing jobs for township businesses and individuals, transforming both the sector and the economy, and promoting skills development and innovation.

With the launch of Phase 2 and the development of logistics infrastructure, TASEZ now provides new avenues for investors to explore, further enhancing Tshwane’s role as a hub of innovation, manufacturing and trade.

These initiatives are not only creating jobs today but also laying the foundation for long-term prosperity. “We need to agree on the vision that we have for the future of this city and its people,” said Moya.