The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A, Municipality and covers an extensive Area from Germiston in the West to Springs and Nigel in the East, making the covered Area: 1 975 km². The former Administrations of the nine Towns in the former East Rand were amalgamated into the metropolitan Municipality, along with the Khayalami Metropolitan Council and the Eastern Gauteng Services Council. It is one of the most densely populated Areas in the Province, and the Country.
The Economy in the Region is larger and more diverse than that of many, small Countries in Africa. It accounts for nearly a quarter of Gauteng's Economy, which in turn contributes over a third of the National Gross Domestic Product. Many of the factories for production of goods and commodities are located in Ekurhuleni, often referred to as ‘Africa's Workshop'.
The network of Roads, Airports, Rail Lines, Telephones, Electricity Grids and Telecommunications found in Ekurhuleni, rivals that of Europe and America. It can be regarded as the Transportation hub of the Country. It is Home to OR Tambo International Airport; South Africa's largest Railway hub; a number of South Africa's modern Freeways and Expressways; the Maputo Corridor Development; direct Rail, Road and Air links connecting Ekurhuleni to Durban; the Blue IQ projects, with linkages to the City Deep Container terminal; the planned Gautrain rapid rail link to Johannesburg and Pretoria; and the OR Tambo International Airport Industrial Development Zone.

Mthatha Airport serves the charming Town of Mthatha (affectionately known as Madiba Country) in the Eastern Cape Province. It is the Hometown of many great African leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu!
The Airport was previously known as K. D. Matanzima Airport and is one of the main Airports in the Eastern Cape. Mthatha Airport was used by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for border security operations, before being handed over to Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).
The Airport has undergone a number of upgrades in recent Years, including an expanded Runway, state-of-the-art Terminal Building, rental car Facilities, refueling Station, security fence, and Roadways. Mthatha Airport does not have any lounges or facilities! The Airport was handed over to the South African National Defence Force for border security operations in 2012 but has since been taken over by ACSA. The Airport serves Domestic departures and arrivals within South Africa. It also offers connecting flights to the major Airports for International departures. The Airport is situated 25 minutes from the Town centre of Mthatha.

SA Express and SA Airlink have temporarily suspended all flights to and from Mthatha Airport due to the airport's downgrade.

This 4 110 megawatt Station, constructed at a cost of R 11.9 Billion, is one of the five biggest Power Stations in the World and the first to have been officially opened in South Africa after 1994. Construction started in 1983 and the first of its six units was placed in Commercial operation in April 1996. The remaining five units were added at a rate of one unit per Year, with the final unit coming into operation in April 2001. Majuba Power Station has always generated a great deal of interest and speculation. The original planning proposal for Majuba as contained in the Planning Proposal for Expansion Schemes dated January 1982, allowed for Unit 1 to start production in September 1988, with subsequent units at one year intervals (Unit 6 in September 1993). Majuba being the latest of Eskom's "6 Pack" Power Plants, in the Country. It is able to use different sources of coal and has no dedicated Mine. Majuba currently purchases coal from 15 different suppliers. Approximately 700 Hundred Coal Trucks per Day, make their deliveries!

Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of Cheetahs". Legend has it that when the first settlers arrived, they were stunned by the vast Plains that were roamed freely by cheetahs. Before the municipal Elections of 18 May 2011 Mangaung was a local Municipality under the Motheo District Municipality.
The Motheo District was disenabled on 18 May 2011. When this happened; of its three constituent local Municipalities: Mangaung was upgraded to become an autonomous metropolitan Municipality, Naledi became part of Xhariep, and Mantsopa became part of Thabo Mofutsanyane. The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is located in the Free State Province, in the center of South Africa. The Free State is bordered by six provinces, namely Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and North West provinces, as well as the neighboring Country of Lesotho. The Municipality was formed after the local Government elections in May 2011, and has been a local Municipality since 2000 by amalgamating the Transitional Local Councils of Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu and two Rural Councils. The Municipality is working to integrate the City and ensure that previously disadvantaged Communities are spatially linked to the rest of the City.
Being the sixth largest City in the Country, the Mangaung Municipal hosts a population of about 850 000 people. The languages spoken in the Area are mainly Sesotho, Afrikaans, English and Setswana. Mangaung, meaning “Place of the Cheetah”, accentuates the vibrant, dynamic and energetic character of the Tourism Industry in the “City on the move”.
Mangaung remains the seat for the Supreme Court Of Appeal (formerly the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court) and is therefore generally regarded as the Judicial Capital.

Commercial and private planes can easily be spotted on the runway a few meters away from their open air viewing deck. It all began when In 1974 the dream became a reality and work began to build Johannesburg’s alternative International Airport, with a mere investment of R 2,7 Million. The residents of the Area were not too excited about the prospect of getting a noisy airport on the boarders of their peaceful Farming land! They formed a committee and protested against the development, which regularly made front page news. However, the Minister of Planning, Mr J.J. Loots confirmed the need for a new Airport on 6 June 1972, and said the new facility would rival the only other large Airport at the time, 'Jan Smuts International'. Just two years later, the Airport opened it's doors to privately operated aircraft.
In 1975 Lanseria International Airport was chosen to host Air Africa International '75 - a major event on the International aerospace calendar and a milestone in South African aviation History. For the first time, South African buyers were afforded the opportunity of being able to select the latest International Aircraft and electronic equipment. Air demonstrations that were originally produced for air shows in Farnborough and Paris, now delighted thousands of spectators at Lanseria!
The success of the first air show spurred on another in 1977. More than R 100 Million rand worth of aircraft and equipment was on display at the Aviation Africa Show in October that year. More International air shows followed in 1979 and 1981 and the exhibitors and crowds grew every Year.
Lanseria was also Home to 4 Impala Squadron and 41 Reconnaissance Squadron of the South African Air Force from May 1979 until their Base was closed in 1991.
In 1977, The Department of Transport published several changes in regulations governing private and charter aircraft. “Lanseria International Airport is to be the new terminal for all flights to and from South Africa by visiting aircraft registered in foreign countries and engaged in carrying passengers or cargo to South Africa for remuneration”, the Gazette stated. The move took much needed pressure off the busy Jan Smuts Airport, so that it could “focus on major passenger flights.”

In 1990, Lanseria's co-owners, the Roodepoort and Krugersdorp Municipalities and the Transvaal Administrator, announced that the Airport was to be sold. Tenders for the ownership and management of the Airport were issued and the tender was awarded to a consortium of private investors in 1991.
During 1991 Lanseria International Airport handled more than 108 000 aircraft movements and catered for more than 250 000 passengers. Many private and charter companies operated from Lanseria International Airport, using the Airports 24 Hour, customs service and the many other facilities catering for pilots and passengers from all over the World!
When former President, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison in May 1990, he was flown to Johannesburg and the first time he set foot on Gauteng soil after such a long time, this was onto the tarmac, at Lanseria International Airport. The Airport continues to be the first choice to welcome International guests, Presidents and superstars into our Country.
By 1999, the continued growth was evident in the number of airline operators, passengers and freight volume utilizing Lanseria Airport. The 27-year old Terminal Building was no longer able to meet this demand and an expansion programme started. In 2002 a larger Main Terminal Building was completed along with an upgrade of all runways and taxiways. In 2003 about 160 000 passengers passed through it’s Terminal.
In 2004 both runways and taxiways were lengthened and widened to accommodate bigger aircraft like the Boeing 757-300 and Airbus 319 aircraft. Ms Wrenelle Stander, Director-General of Transport opened the airports extensions.
In May 2010 it once again became necessary to expand the Terminal Building. The Domestic Departure Lounge area was revamped to accommodate the overwhelming demand for scheduled flights to and from Durban and Cape Town. New Shops and Restaurants were also added, along with more Parking facilities, all of which have contributed to the continued success of the Airport!