Another PE casino in expansion plansEmfuleni Resorts, together with its partners Sun International and Zonwabise Resort Holdings, are to invest R1-billion into building a new five-star hotel, an international standard convention centre and a adding a new casino at the Boardwalk in Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
IDZ collaboration shows up thousands of IT opportunitiesThe Buffalo City-based IDZ held conference to showcase a sample of the more than 8000 international patents and commercial opportunities available for application in South Africa. East London businesses were this week given insights into opportunities in cutting-edge technologies developed in Taiwan. . Read More...
 
Go-ahead for Wild Coast Sun licenceThe Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board has finally approved the extension of Sun International ’s gaming licence at the Wild Coast Sun for another 10 years, it was announced yesterday.. Read More...
 
Exhibition captures Eastern Cape’s spectacular landscapesMore than 12,000 travelers and visitors to Germany’s Munich airport were treated to eclectic beauty of the Eastern Cape in October with a photographic exhibition which included 40 photographic larger-than-life displays.. Read More...
 
Port of Ngqura opens for its first shipsThe Port of Ngqura finally welcomed its first two ships yesterday, marking an historic moment in the harbour‘s often stormy development. Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) Port Elizabeth port manager Ester Goosen, also tasked with bringing Ngqura on line, said the docking of the Beluga Indication and the BBC Langeland meant the port was finally “a reality”. . Read More...
 
Province's auto sector remains mainstay sectorLatest Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) figures confirm that exports from the province’s two commercial ports, particularly from the automotive sector, are on the increase.. Read More...
 
Oysters opportunity for EC entrepreneursLatest Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) figures confirm that exports from the province’s two commercial ports, particularly from the automotive sector, are on the increase. TNPA figures show that the number of vehicles landed and shipped grew by 27% or 9,700 units to 45,200 units in the past year and this trend is set to continue for the foreseeable future. . Read More...
 
Study gives green light to three rail corridorsPort Elizabeth Alicedale and Addo have been identified as the most promising Eastern Cape rail tourism corridors in a study commissioned by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and Department of Roads and Transport.. Read More...
 
Study gives green light to three rail corridorsPort Elizabeth Alicedale and Addo have been identified as the most promising Eastern Cape rail tourism corridors in a study commissioned by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC). The study, commissioned earlier this year, also identifies a further four inter-city rail corridors, naming the East London-Bethulie, Cookhouse-Blaney junction, New Brighton-Vondeling and Amabele-Mthatha branch. . Read More...
 
Minister opens new access road in AddoNational park celebrates 75th birthday, plans in the pipeline to see further positive spin-offs for the community. Read More...
 
ECDC’s Aloe Ferox men’s range set for global stageExciting developments lie ahead for one of the province’s first cosmetic companies.. Read More...
 
Workers in EC’s flower trust celebrate first year in fine styleOne of the corporation’s first flower projects, the Misty Mountains farm, situated in Somerset East, continues to blossom.. Read More...
 
Danes eye EC’s flax projectFlax could soon receive a capital injection which will set the industry in good stead for growth.. Read More...
 
News roundupMaking headlines in the past two weeks are Coega's harbour which expects its first ship to dock next month, Creative PR to change name after its empowerment deal and Carolina Tobacco invests in a cigarette factory in East London, amongst others.. Read More...
 
Floriculture BEE project gets boost from ECDCAn ECDC loan helps establish what could be the first workers trust in the province’s infant floriculture sector.. Read More...
 
ECDC sells Mpekweni near Port AlfredLocal consortium buys holiday resort for undisclosed sum. Read More...
 
Prime resort for saleInvestors are being given a unique opportunity to obtain a prime resort property on the Eastern Cape Coastline.. Read More...
 
Fish River timeshare selling fastTHE FISH RIVER Sun is proving to be a hit with holiday-makers. Half of the available time-share modules were sold in six months.. Read More...
 
New empowerment company aiming for national marketPORT ELIZABETH-based Bill-M signs is going national through the formation of a new company in partnership with Johannesburg-based Claude Neon.. Read More...
 
Foreigners investing in Eastern Cape propertyFOREIGN BUYERS are snapping up properties in East London and elsewhere in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
ECDC repays R36m of inherited debtECDC strengthens position as agency for development.. Read More...