A Smart Cities Impact Fund Project · Modderfontein · Gauteng

GAU
CITY

The City of Gold Reborn

Africa's first AI-native smart city - rising on the historic Modderfontein node, rooted in the heritage of Gauta, the Sotho name for gold.

2,750Hectares
R180BProjected GDV
250KFuture Residents
100%Renewable Energy
The Five Pillars

Built on Heritage.
Powered by the Future.

Five principles connecting Gauteng's gold past to a climate-smart, AI-native urban future.

IGauta - Gold Heritage→
IIGautrain - Connected Mobility→
IIIGreen Gold - Sustainability→
IVUbuntu - Inclusive Urbanism→
VGauta Exchange - Future Finance→
A project of Smart Cities Impact Fund Modderfontein · Gauteng · South Africa
About GAUCITY

From Gauta -
The Word for Gold

Gauta is the Sesotho word for gold - the root of Gauteng itself. GAUCITY is named not after a province, but after gold: after the migrant workers who descended into the earth, after the labour that built a city and a nation.

Positioned on the historic Modderfontein node - where dynamite once blasted gold from beneath this earth - GAUCITY is Gauteng's gift to its own future: an AI-native, climate-smart, inclusive urban precinct designed around the people and heritage of the Golden Province.

Where previous smart city visions imported foreign ambition, GAUCITY tells the authentic story of eGoli - and reimagines it for the next century.

GAUCITY City Vision
"From gold dust to green gold - a smart, inclusive and sustainable urban future built on the heritage of the Golden Province." GAUCITY Strategic Vision · Smart Cities Impact Fund · 2026
The Five Pillars

Five Foundations of a New City

I
Gauta - Gold Heritage

Honouring Gauteng's gold history and mining labour. The Circle of Remembrance engraves in gold the names of all who toiled in the shafts below.

II
Gautrain - Mobility

Transit-oriented development anchored to the Modderfontein Gautrain node. 22 minutes to OR Tambo, 18 to Sandton. Vehicle-free surface streets.

III
Green Gold - Sustainability

100% renewable energy, closed-loop water, BIPV solar facades, zero-waste systems. Net-positive energy target by 2040.

IV
Ubuntu - Inclusive Urbanism

Mixed-income housing, affordable rental, student accommodation, healthcare, education and cultural infrastructure for all of Gauteng.

V
Gauta Exchange

Africa's first dedicated impact finance and green-tech district - where the New Gold of data, innovation and sustainability is traded.

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Invest in the New Gold

Explore the investment framework, deal structure and Phase 1 financial close opportunity.

Gallery

See the City
Come to Life

Cinematic flyovers, walkthrough experiences and architectural renders - a window into the city Gauteng deserves.

Birds Eye Flyover
Aerial · Cinematic
CBD Walkthrough
Street Level · Narrated
Drive Through
From Gold Dust to Green Gold
Slow Motion Drone
Yesterday to the Future
Gautrain View
Connected to Gauteng
Circle of Remembrance
Halala to the Gold Miners
GAUCITY Overview
GAUCITY Smart City
GAUCITY Logo
GAUCITY Dark Logo
GAUCITY Smart
Investor Relations

Invest in the
New Gold

GAUCITY represents the convergence of impact capital, green finance, PropTech and infrastructure investment - Africa's most compelling urban development opportunity.

R180B+ GDVSDG 11Green Bond B-BBEE Level 1Net Zero 2040DBSA / IDC Ready

Phase 1 Financial Close

Target: Q1 2027. Seeking strategic capital partners, anchor tenants, technology co-investors and institutional impact funders. The Land-as-Equity JV eliminates transfer duty and accelerates close.

Structure

SPV · Joint Venture · Development Management Agreement · B-BBEE Level 1 · Performance Bond

Why GAUCITY

Four Reasons to Invest

🏗️
Land as Equity Model

Modderfontein Development Group contributes Modderfontein land as equity. SCIF contributes capital and tech expertise. No cash land purchase - avoids transfer duty and accelerates financial close.

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Smart Infrastructure Ownership

SCIF owns and operates the tech and energy spine - Data Reef, micro-grid, fiber backbone - generating recurring infrastructure revenue independent of property sales cycles.

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Impact Finance Qualification

Qualifies under SDG 11, green bond frameworks, B-BBEE Level 1 structures and SA's emerging green infrastructure investment mechanisms.

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35–60% Value Uplift

The GauCity Innovation Precinct increases surrounding Modderfontein asse t values by a projected 35–60%, demonstrated value creation for all stakeholders from day one.

Deal Architecture

The Structure

ComponentMechanismPurpose
The VehicleSPV - GauCity Tech Precinct (Pty) LtdRing-fences liability. B-BBEE compliant from Day 1.
EquityJV Agreement - Land as EquityModderfonteincontributes land; SCIF contributes capital and technical expertise. No cash transfer.
ExecutionDevelopment Management AgreementSCIF holds veto rights over all smart-city specification changes throughout construction.
De-riskingEngineering Partner - Performance GuaranteeDigital Twin proof-of-concept, GauCity Specs, 36-month post-completion performance bonds.
AnchorTier-1 Tech Tenant Pre-CommitmentGlobal data centre / fintech anchor tenant secured before LOI execution.
Public LeverageGautrain TOD PartnershipGAUCITY's TOD position activates the Modderfontein Gautrain station with GMA and provincial co-investment.
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Project
GAUCITY
A Smart Cities Impact Fund Project
Location
Modderfontein Node
Gauteng, South Africa
General Enquiries
info@gaucity.co.za
Investor Relations
invest@gaucity.co.za
Phase 1 Financial Close
Target: Q1 2027

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Modderfontein · Gauteng · South Africa

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