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      <title><![CDATA[ECDC says expected growth rate positive for the province (08 March 2010)]]></title>
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      &#34;The projected 2,3% economic growth rate in the national budget speech is positive because players in the economic development field rely on government&#39;s projections to make estimates at the local level,&#34; says Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) acting chief executive Msulwa Daca.
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      <title><![CDATA[R40 million required for maize storage facilities in the Transkei (08 March 2010)]]></title>
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      To alleviate the chronic shortage of maize storage space for farming communities in the former Transkei R40 million is required for constructing new silos and refurbishing existing ones.
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      <title><![CDATA[Grand unveiling for SA’s first electric car in Switzerland (08 March 2010)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdc.co.za/news_article/1511/Grand_unveiling_for_SAs_first_electric_car_in_Switzerland/08_March_2010</link>
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      South Africa&#39;s first electric car, the Joule, which is expected to be manufactured either in the Coega or the East London industrial development zones, will be featured at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland next month.
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      <title><![CDATA[Rural development pilot a success (08 March 2010)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdc.co.za/news_article/1512/Rural_development_pilot_a_success/08_March_2010</link>
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      The communities of Tsolo and Qumbu villages roundly applauded the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the provincial government during the recent visits to the rural development pilot sites.
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      <title><![CDATA[Matatiele to stay in E Cape (08 March 2010)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdc.co.za/news_article/1513/Matatiele_to_stay_in_E_Cape/08_March_2010</link>
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      Matatiele will stay in the Eastern Cape following a Constitutional Court ruling on Wednesday that the legislation used to transfer it from KwaZulu-Natal was not unconstitutional.


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      <title><![CDATA[AsgiSA EC comments on the budget (08 March 2010)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdc.co.za/news_article/1514/AsgiSA_EC_comments_on_the_budget/08_March_2010</link>
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      AsgiSA Eastern Cape (EC) chief executive officer Simpiwe Somdyala has described the national budget speech by finance minister Pravin Gordhan as “positive and pragmatic.”
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      <title><![CDATA[Six Eastern Cape crafters wow audiences at annual International craft festival in Milan (05 March 2010)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdc.co.za/news_article/1508/Six_Eastern_Cape_crafters_wow_audiences_at_annual_International_craft_festival_in_Milan/05_March_2010</link>
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      Six Eastern Cape crafters recently wowed an international audience at the annual International L&#39;Artigiano  de Fiera Milano (correct) craft festival at the world&#39;s fashion capital in Milan, Italy.


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      <title><![CDATA[EC is heading out of recession first says leading economist (23 February 2010)]]></title>
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      The Eastern Cape is poised to make a comeback from the recession that ravaged the province last year, with economic indicators painting a positive picture for the year ahead.
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      <title><![CDATA[Eastern Cape&#39;s first wine estate to reap first harvest this month (23 February 2010)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ecdc.co.za/news_article/1503/Eastern_Cape39s_first_wine_estate_to_reap_first_harvest_this_month/23_February_2010</link>
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      Kick-started by a R3,2 million Eastern Cape Development  Corporation (ECDC) loan, the Eastern Cape&#39;s first wine estate, Cob Creek Wine Estate in Jeffrey&#39;s Bay, is set to reap its first commercial harvest at the end of February.
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      <title><![CDATA[Emerging contractors programme given industry thumbs up (23 February 2010)]]></title>
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      The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has given the thumbs up to the Eastern Cape Development Corporation&#39;s (ECDC) flagship Integrated Emerging Contractors Development Programme (IECDM) as an industry leader.
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