{"id":39948,"date":"2025-10-28T08:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39948"},"modified":"2025-10-28T08:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:53:34","slug":"ekurhuleni-mayor-to-inspect-or-tambo-airport-ahead-of-g20-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/28\/ekurhuleni-mayor-to-inspect-or-tambo-airport-ahead-of-g20-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ekurhuleni Mayor to inspect OR Tambo Airport ahead of G20 Summit &#8211; SABC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza will on Tuesday inspect the OR Tambo International Airport ahead of the G20 Summit taking place in Johannesburg next month.<\/p>\n<p>The airport, named after liberation struggle icon Oliver Tambo, will receive most of the international delegates attending the summit.<\/p>\n<p>Ekurhuleni authorities say the inspection aims to ensure the airport is ready to welcome guests and showcase the city as a gateway to the world.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Communications, Marketing and Tourism for Ekurhuleni, Phakamile Mbengashe, says the city is also playing host to one of the key side events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the Executive Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Councillor Nkosindiphile Doctor Xhakaza, is going to do a walkthrough of OR Tambo Airport. You already know this is the busiest airport in Africa, so it\u2019s important that we make sure the venue is clean and presentable, because we\u2019ll be the first impression to most of the delegates when they arrive here. We\u2019re also hosting the G20 Social Summit. I think it\u2019s quite important that we play a role as a place where people can talk about the future. We hosted Codesa back in the days, and now we\u2019re hosting the social summit, so we\u2019re proud as a city that we\u2019re playing a central role in this G20.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ekurhuleni ready to welcome the world! \ud83c\udf0d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoEMayor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#CoEMayor<\/a> Nkosindiphile Xhakaza briefs SABC on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#CoE<\/a>\u2019s state of readiness ahead of the G20 Summit, showcasing Africa\u2019s Gateway to Opportunity &amp; its world-class conferencing &amp; tourism attractions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G20Summit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#G20Summit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ekurhuleni?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#Ekurhuleni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvestInEkurhuleni?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#InvestInEkurhuleni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x3Moy1TI6l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/x3Moy1TI6l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CITY OF EKURHULENI (@City_Ekurhuleni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/City_Ekurhuleni\/status\/1983056807166697761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>VIDEO | Ekhuruleni says it wants to make sure that OR Tambo is ready:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"G20 Summit | Twenty-five days to go to the summit\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/do5P6Igqufo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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