ECDC brings prominent fashion awards to Eastern CapeEastern Cape born designer took the top honours at the 17th annual Vukani Fashion Awards co-sponsored by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and held in East London’s Hemingways Mall recently.. Read More...
 
Granite project to boost manufacturing, logistics sectorsFour variants of granite have been discovered in the Butterworth area which have never been mined before.. Read More...
 
ECDC's Mase pleased with Gordhan's cut for Eastern CapeEastern Cape gets third largest slice of provincial budgets. Read More...
 
ECDC gives heat to East LondonQueenstown entrepreneur makes his move as ECDC provides financing. Read More...
 
ECDC gives heat to East LondonTapping into Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) resources has seen Thami Manona’s ice business heat up, now plans are afoot to expand into the rural market within one year of starting.. Read More...
 
ECDC's Mase pleased with Gordhan's cut for Eastern CapeEastern Cape receives third largest allocation. Read More...
 
AsgiSA EC to tackle storage and funding challengesThe rural development agency has planted close to 30,000 hectares since 2008.. Read More...
 
Value adding partnerships to strengthen rural development says Eastern Cape' agencySpecialist agricultural advisory firm to assist AsgiSA EC with financing, technical advice and training.. Read More...
 
China eyes the Eastern Cape for agriculture productsLatest trip to China could deliver citrus project for the Alfred Nzo region. Read More...
 
4th annual SMME summit and expo kicks-off on WednesdaySummit coincides with global entrepreneurship week which will be celebrated in 88 countries. Read More...
 
China eyes the Eastern Cape for agriculture productsLatest trip to China could deliver citrus project for the Alfred Nzo region. Read More...
 
ECDC trade portal brings global business within local entrepreneurs’ graspEastern Cape’s businesses show off their success at accessing global opportunity through ECDC’s electronic buyers website. Read More...
 
EC finalist announced in business launchpad competitionNoludwe Ncokazi, ECDC executive manager development services. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape women finalists feature strongly in entrepreneur competitionEastern Cape business women are holding their own in male dominated sectors such as construction, information and communications technology and the green industries, says SMME Business LaunchPad Competition on the announcement of the province’s finalists.. Read More...
 
Explore export opportunities, entrepreneurs toldQueenstown entrepreneurs told of African opportunities. Read More...
 
IBM sends specialist team to help economic institutions become more efficientFirst-time visit for global IT company contingent. Read More...
 
ECDC’s Imvaba finances organic essential oils projectEastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) is on board to finance an organic essential oils project in Middledrift to the tune of over R1,6 million, the development finance institution says.. Read More...
 
Rural development gets boost in province as agencies are streamlinedThe Eastern Cape government has merged three state-owned development finance agencies in an attempt to eliminate duplication and to get "more bang for its buck".. Read More...
 
ECDC to host entrepreneurial workshops in Aliwal NorthThe Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has today begun a series of workshops which will be held throughout the Eastern Cape in a bid to build the capacity and competitiveness of small businesses.. Read More...
 
AsgiSA EC harvest provides jobs for localsRural development agency AsgiSA Eastern Cape (EC) says it expects a 150 ton yield from the soya bean harvest underway in Nqadu Transkei.. Read More...
 
ECDC crafts the path to success for rural womenThe Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has invested over R600, 000 in a women’s development project in rural Transkei.. Read More...
 
Multi-million rand Kei Rail winsThe Eastern Cape's R117 million Kei Rail project has scooped two awards at the Africa Rail Conference's awards ceremony held in Johannesburg. The project was announced as the Best Rail Passenger Operator in Africa with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa as the runner up in this category.. Read More...
 
ECDC crafts the path to success for rural womenThe Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has invested over R600, 000 in a women’s development project in rural Transkei.. Read More...
 
Sithembele Mase is ECDC’s new CEOSAMAF head returns to his former employer.. Read More...
 
AsgiSA EC comments on the budgetAsgiSA Eastern Cape (EC) chief executive officer Simpiwe Somdyala has described the national budget speech by finance minister Pravin Gordhan as “positive and pragmatic.”. Read More...
 
ECDC welcomes Mabandla as ChairpersonNew chairperson set to assist in streamlining the ECDC’s activities. Read More...
 
EC agency explores maize milling businessAsgiSA Eastern Cape (EC) has set aside R7 million for the construction of silos at strategic sites in the former Transkei, an investment it believes will up further opportunities like in the area of milling.. Read More...
 
ECDC launches first office in Ukhahlamba District MunicpalityOne of the province’s poorer regions gets business support. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape SMME Summit kicks off at Christian Centre tomorrowOver 300 Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), existing businesses and associations from across the Eastern Cape will gather for the third annual SMME Summit and Business Unlimited Expo at the Christian Centre tomorrow. The annual summit is organised by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC), the Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs (DEDEEA), the University of Fort Hare (UFH) and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA). . Read More...
 
ECDC revives its Satellite office in Ukhahlamba District MunicipalityAfter a long absence, start-up and existing businesses in the Ukhahlamba District Municipality (UKDM) will again be able to access Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) business finance and enterprise development services when it launches a satellite office in the region tomorrow.. Read More...
 
Study to fast-track forestry ramp-up in former TranskeiThe identification of 100,000 hectares of land for new forestry plantations in the Eastern Cape is being fast-tracked through a landmark biodiversity study which will help focus on areas of relatively low biodiversity value and substantially reduce the ordinarily lengthy license approval process.. Read More...
 
IBM sends specialist team to help economic development institutions become more efficientWith four years project management experience at leading business solutions provider International Business Machines (IBM), Saritha Bhat from India is using her knowledge to help institutions like the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) become more effective.. Read More...
 
IBM sends specialist team to help economic institutions become more efficientWith four years project management experience at leading business solutions provider International Business Machines (IBM), Saritha Bhat from India is using her knowledge to help institutions like the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) become more effective.. Read More...
 
Property booms on Wild Coast property boomWhile the South African property market is in the throes of a major decline in values, the Eastern Cape‘s pristine Wild Coast is experiencing an unprecedented property boom.. Read More...
 
East London to be turned into a ‘lifestyle city’ by proposed revampA proposed revamp is said to turn Buffalo City into a ‘lifestyle city’ boasting a golf themed hotel, a holiday resort and formalised beach access amongst others. Major plans are being proposed to revamp Nahoon Mouth, with hotels and resorts on the cards for the upmarket East London suburb. . Read More...
 
Eastern Cape ad takes to the airAn ECDC funded and managed ad, showcasing the province’s tourism and business potential, produces favourable response.. Read More...
 
Paprika farming boosts economyECDC remains involved in Sidalukukhanya, the Keiskammahoek project, which has been recently funded by Unilever and the Development Bank of Southern Africa.. Read More...
 
E Cape bioethanol plant to start next yearConstruction of a large-scale 90-million-litres bioethanol production facility is expected to start in the second quarter of next year, a Central Energy Fund (CEF) official said on Friday. . Read More...
 
Eastern Cape takes robust approach to investment promotionCEO Mxolisi Matshamba shares the corporation’s thinking on promoting the province in the current economic climate. Like all investment promotion agencies across the world, current negative market sentiment has also challenged the Eastern Cape. Furthermore, previous incentives like low electricity and labour rates have also been lessened over time. . Read More...
 
ECDC view on the Eastern Cape's investment promotion prospectsCEO Mxolisi Matshamba shares the corporation's thinking on promoting the province in the current economic climate.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape ad takes to the airAn ECDC ad, showcasing the province’s tourism and business potential, produces favourable response.. 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...
 
Country estate set to transform townFive-star boutique hotel is part of a development which is expected to create about 12,000 jobs. A R1-billion country estate development is set to transform and breathe new life into the sleepy town of Somerset East in the Karoo. The development will take place on 2500ha of land at the foot of the Boschberg Mountain, behind Somerset East. About 10000 temporary and 2000 permanent jobs will be created during the different phases of the development. . Read More...
 
ECDC offloads its residential propertiesEconomic development agency is to offload 900 properties with tenants getting first preference. Tenants in good standing with their rental payments will have first option to buy the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) residential units they live in. . Read More...
 
EC aquaculture Industry shows strong growthMassive investments into the Eastern Cape’s aquaculture industry, running into billions of rands, have placed the province in pole position to challenge the Western Cape’s dominance of this infant industry.. Read More...
 
EC aquaculture Industry receives faceliftMassive investments into the Eastern Cape’s aquaculture industry, running into billions of rands, have placed the province in pole position to challenge the Western Cape’s dominance of this infant industry.. Read More...
 
FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR SOMERSET EAST AGRI-PARKA three-month feasibility study, funded by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and the Blue Crane Development Agency (BCDA), is set to combine three successful agricultural projects in Somerset East into a single entity.. Read More...
 
Blue sky prospects for Somerset EastSomerset East is set to get the province’s next private pilot training academy, once the town’s landmark 1,5 km runway is completed. . Read More...
 
Blue sky prospects for Somerset EastSomerset East is set to get the province’s next private pilot training academy, once the town’s landmark 1,5 km runway is completed. The town, about 180 kilometres from the metropolitan hub of Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole), was granted the funding for the runway through the Special Municipal Infrastructure Grant (SMIF) on the advice of Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) regional head Ken Bern, which is involved in several projects in and around the town. . Read More...
 
ECDC lenders keep on top of their repaymentsECDC CEO says corporation’s campaign on loan repayments has been successful in reducing bad debts.. Read More...
 
Five town renewal bonanza for AmatholeFIVE towns in the Amathole region will receive a much-needed boost through a R273 million National Treasury grant, Amathole District Municipality (ADM) executive mayor Sakhumzi Somyo announced earlier this week. . Read More...
 
Buffalo City Agency awards beachfront development to local consortiumSeaview Terrace Gardens to include 79 apartments and 60-room boutique hotel The Buffalo City Development Agency (BCDA) recently announced the go-ahead for a mostly local consortium to develop Seaview Terrace. . Read More...
 
ECDC appoints new marketing agencyThe Eastern Cape’s economic development agency, the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has awarded a nine-month marketing and communication contract, worth R10 million, to local marketing consultancy, SMG Africa (Strategic Marketing Group), effective from 1 April 2008.. Read More...
 
Essential oils poised to become major new industry in ECapeThe Eastern Cape is poised to become one of the dominant contributors to South Africa’s burgeoning essential oils industry, with 10 government-sponsored trial sites currently in development throughout the province.. Read More...
 
Alice renewal on the cardsAmathole Economic Development Agency wants to “link the town and university to create a heritage town”.. Read More...
 
Quigney’s upgrade boom begins‘It could be a catalyst for growth in the rest of East London’. Read More...
 
Race is on for ideas to develop EL’s Grand Prix circuitTHE race is on to give East London’s famous Grand Prix motor racing circuit a long-awaited facelift.. Read More...
 
Bhisho seeks a partner for EC’s first toll roadBHISHO transport chiefs want to recruit big business to run the proposed toll road along most of the coastal R72 between East London and Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
ECDC Playing a key role in developmentSince the inception of the R1,3 billion timber project in the Ugie-Malcear district in late 2005, the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has been deeply involved as the implementation arm of the Provincial Government.. Read More...
 
ECDC Playing a key role in developmentSince the inception of the R1,3 billion timber project in the Ugie-Malcear district in late 2005, the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has been deeply involved as the implementation arm of the Provincial Government.. Read More...
 
Rainy Bay festival makes a SplashNELSON Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) has dubbed this year‘s Splash Festival a success despite the cold and rainy weather.. Read More...
 
EC government gets set for some major changesMECs told of skills initiatives, mergers ... and the corruption probe. Read More...
 
It’s R1billion boom-time in Buffalo CityAN UNPRECEDENTED building boom pushed the value of building plans passed by the Buffalo City Municipality last year to over R1billion for the first time in history.. Read More...
 
EC IDZs LEAD FLLOD OF CAPITAL PROJECTSA FLOOD of funds for capital infrastructure development will flow into the Eastern Cape in the next financial year.. Read More...
 
MBDA launches R10m Central revamp, says potential is bigIT IS not all doom and gloom for Port Elizabeth‘s Central, as evidenced by the recent steady increase in property upgrading and investment, says Mandela Bay Development Agency chief executive Pierre Voges.. Read More...
 
New holding tank facility to cater to East Coast Rock Lobster FisherThe development of a formal East Coast Rock Lobster fishery is gaining momentum at Port St Johns on the Eastern Cape coast where the nod has been given for the construction of a holding tank facility.. Read More...
 
Major Investment for Coega.COEGA Development Corporation chief executive officer Pepi Silinga looked like a proud father whose first son had just been born.. Read More...
 
Investment in EC catalyst for property sectorDiverse opportunities in real-estate to create jobs and positive prospects for local communities. Read More...
 
PE travel franchise puts province on the mapQuality client service, a key ingredient for the winning team. Read More...
 
Agency prioritises BEEMBDA encourages local black empowerment players into NMB’s future developments. Read More...
 
ECDC, Services Seta Offers 10 Candidates Access To New SkillCorporation equips learners with project management skill and its application in different environments . Read More...
 
On-line one-stop-shop to market the regionPortal to ensure potential investors receive all-inclusive information with sector-focused costs, transport, land availability and infrastructure. Read More...
 
Dti, ECDC co-host export workshopCorporation committed to grow export from the province. Read More...
 
ECDC, ELIDZ reach out to HIV/Aids programsA golfing event brings BC businesses together to raise funds for programs fighting the epidemic. Read More...
 
Municipality donates R500 000 to service excellence campaignOver 1 000 employees from 22 companies have been accredited, setting the trend to improve service in the city. Read More...
 
Municipality donates R500 000 to service excellence campaignOver 1 000 employees from 22 companies have been accredited, setting the trend to improve service in the city. Read More...
 
Conference to revive property developments in coastal cityNMB set for a major property boom with proposed CDB and harbour developments. Read More...
 
PE to reap economic benefits during World Cup 2010WC2010 promises positive spin-offs for host city’s mainstream business and SMMEs. Read More...
 
ECDC gives support to coastal town’s blueprintPort St John gets development plans underway with the signing of MOU. Read More...
 
EC set for irrigation upgradeR30 million funding to further uplift economic activity and create jobs for locals. Read More...
 
Airport revamp position EC district to new opportunitiesDevelopment agency identifies tourism and industry development as key to economic boost of district. Read More...
 
Property revival as downtown development gets underwayMBDA CEO invites shoppers to hear about the agency is doing to revive downtown PE. Read More...
 
Economic plan set to keep Alicedale afloatCommunity, government and local business join hands to put Alicedale on the map. Read More...
 
Landmark study scoop for cityResearch seminar to unveil dynamic and fast growing black consumers to EC marketers . Read More...
 
New markets open up for localsEC exporters to receive international exposure through new exhibition facility. Read More...
 
EC’s an attractive destination for global investorsProperty, automotive, healthcare and agricultural sectors present the most interesting opportunities for prospective investors.. Read More...
 
Wakeford steers local expansionECDC CEO Kevin Wakeford believes a black candidate should lead this organisation. Read More...
 
Land key to NMBA’s development plansAgency CEO says a lot of prime land in the agency’s mandate area needs to be unlocked. Read More...
 
Pollok Beach is Faku’s choice for the city’s conference centreThe other site suggestion, made by the consultants, is Kings Beach. Read More...
 
World-class centre at Baviaanskloof to welcome visitorsCentre will highlight kloof’s international status. Read More...
 
PE CBD revitalization underwayFocus will begin with Govan Mbeki Avenue, between Russell Road and Market Square. Read More...
 
Border Tech crafts an alliance with SA Fashion WeekOpportunity for design students to create awareness for EC talent. Read More...
 
ECDC makes global investment dream teamWorld Bank Group gives corporation positive feedback on its investment promotion efforts. Read More...
 
Katberg gets R350m golf estateAnother golfing development for Eastern Cape – this time on the slopes of the Katberg mountain range. Read More...
 
Kouga Development Agency now in placeThe board of Kouga Development Agency is to be chaired by Mncedisi Mayekiso. Read More...
 
BC Tourism board to be known soonNew board members to be known on Friday, 29 July 2005. Read More...
 
PE “one of the fastest growing areas in SA”Economists say trend is set to continue.. Read More...
 
NMM has aggressive plan for investorsThe Nelson Mandela Metro is to launch a sweeteners package which aims to lure investors at its trade and investment conference, to be held later this month.. Read More...
 
ECDC boosts craft skillsThe group is one of the first two groups in the province to undertake this qualification. . Read More...
 
EC crafts aim for world centre stageECDC takes province's crafts to Dubai.. Read More...