The R84-billion
Modderfontein New City
project plans – which include
a trade and logistics park
and light industry park –
have made headway, with
the Centenary access road
completed and services
installed.
Ayanda Khumalo,
spokesperson for Zendai
Development South Africa
(ZDSA) – the Chineseowned
company developing
the 1 600-hectare parcel of
land in Johannesburg’s East
Rand – told FTW that while
the development plans had
been re-submitted to the
Ekurhuleni municipality for
approval, following suggested
amendments, certain
infrastructural elements were
currently being put in place.
“We want to ensure we are
ready to begin construction
once we get the green light,”
she said, pointing out that
traffic impact assessments were
also near completion.
While developers hope
to complete construction of
the project – which allows
for commercial, industrial
and residential development
– within 20 years of its
2014 conception, Khumalo
admitted that this might be too
ambitious. “There are so many
aspects of the project, which
are all subject to approval, that
we haven’t set any hard and fast
completion dates as yet.”
She confirmed that the
Modderfontein development
had also been identified as
a base for the Zendai group
to pursue future expansion
in South Africa and other
countries in Africa.
