EC unlocks tourism potentialInvestments pour into one of the Eastern Cape’s most profitable sector. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape tourism sector poised for growth as investments pour inSignificant tourism investments running into millions of rands which have generated job creation and economic growth opportunities for the Eastern Cape in the last year have placed the province on track to unlock its untapped tourism potential.. Read More...
 
Shamwari scores another awardThe Eastern Cape nature reserve recognized for its environmental efforts. . Read More...
 
Shamwari in R600m Dubai dealA R600-million deal involving top Eastern Cape game reserve Shamwari and a leading Dubai company was signed.. Read More...
 
Bhisho cash for academy aiding Aids-hit youthEASTERN Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela has allocated a R1,5-million grant to bolster the work of Umzi Wethu, a training and job placement academy for youths from households hit by HIV/Aids, established by the Wilderness Foundation.. Read More...
 
Alicedale welcomes investment bodyTOURISM town Alicedale was alive with possibility before the arrival today of President Thabo Mbeki and a large entourage of ministers, officials, security and members of his International Investment Council for a three-day conference.. Read More...
 
EC tourism enterprise scoops international awardsMantis Collection’s continuing excellence shows that “out of this province comes good things”. Read More...
 
Economic plan set to keep Alicedale afloatCommunity, government and local business join hands to put Alicedale on the map. Read More...
 
News roundupProvince demonstrates it is the home to some of the country’s best talent with new appointments, awards and the like.. Read More...
 
Corne Krige tee-off points to another great year for AlicedaleFormer Springbok captain Corne Krige sees great possibilities for the innovative Bushman Sands project which is underway in the Alicedale district.. Read More...
 
Top travel award for Eastern Cape reserveSHAMWARI GAME RESERVE in the Eastern Cape has taken home two at the prestigious annual World Travel Awards in New York.. Read More...
 
LIONS WILL CAPTURE NEW TOURISM MARKETTHE EASTERN Cape’s tourism industry has been given a boost by the arrival of six Kalahari lions in the Addo Elephant National Park.. Read More...
 
Kirkwood festival attracts record crowdsTHE ANNUAL KIRKWOOD Wildlife Festival, which is supported by the ECDC, has established itself as one of the premier events in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Golf course tees off new business opportunitiesA GARY Player-designed golf course is in the pipeline for Alicedale, a quiet town near Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
International tourism village being createdThere are plans to turn the small railway town of Alicedale outside Port Elizabeth into an international tourism village.. Read More...
 
Private reserve wins business accoladePRIVATE GAME Reserve Owner Rick van Zijl of Lalibela Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape has been selected as a monthly winner in Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year Competition.. Read More...
 
Shamwari wins first Skal Eco-tourism awardSHAMWARI, the 20 000 hectare private game reserve in the Eastern Cape, is the recipient of the first international Skal Eco-Tourism Award.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape economy is acceleratingECONOMIC development, trade, and investment growth have begun to accelerate rapidly in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Boost for Eastern Cape tourismTHE UNIVERSITY of Port Elizabeth has teamed up with local company Shamwari Hospitality and the University of Washington to establish a Centre for Tourism Studies.. Read More...
 
Luxury game lodges proving to be a magnet for international touristsTHERE’S EVEN more for lovers of African wildlife in the Eastern Cape following investments by private game lodges.. Read More...
 
Mohair award for Boardwalk “destination shop”PORT ELIZABETH-based Momento’s of Africa has been named the Mohair Processor of the Year by the Mohair Growers Association in its annual 2002 awards.. Read More...
 
E Cape tourism industry takes leadLEADERS IN the Eastern Cape tourism industry are being recognised at a national level.. Read More...
 
Uruguayan investment in Eastern CapeFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT in the Eastern Cape has been given a major boost through a more than R150 million investment in the province’s Shamwari Holdings by a Uruguayan pharmaceutical company.. Read More...
 
Wilderness Foundation moves to Eastern CapeTHE WILDERNESS Foundation has moved its headquarters to the Eastern Cape – a province described by founder Dr Ian Player as “the new Wilderness Frontier”.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape reserve sets precedent for conservationAFRICA’S FIRST privately-owned and legally protected wilderness area has been declared in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Hospitality university opens in Eastern CapeAFRICA'S first International Hospitality University to offer a degree in hospitality management coupled with conservation, wildlife and game lodge management, opens next year.. Read More...