ECDC drives more investment, doubles tradeECDC announces its annual results for 2010/2011. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape pioneering new fibre processing possibilitiesSeven plant fibres are leading the province’s charge to produce a range of eco-friendly inputs to a range of products.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape pioneering new fibre processing possibilitiesEastern Cape natural fibre cluster is likely to lead the country’s initiatives in natural fibre processing, says Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) chief executive Sitembele Mase.. Read More...
 
First quarter Eastern Cape manufacturing confidence highest in SAThe Eastern Cape recorded the highest manufacturing business confidence in South Africa driven mainly by a high performing transport sector in the first quarter of 2011.. Read More...
 
More Eastern Cape women leaders needed in ICT - former Sentech chiefThe Eastern Cape needs to produce more Mathematics and Science learners from primary school if it is to improve its Information Communication Technology (ICT) competencies and draw more women into the sector.. Read More...
 
East London plant now "three-times a winner"Another plant General Motors in Port Elizabeth takes third place.. Read More...
 
New solar water heater manufacturer for the Eastern CapeSouth Africa's first licensed IDZ signs up its first renewable energy investor. Read More...
 
Infrastructure underdevelopment threat to Eastern Cape’s agro-processing sectorECDC unpacks the challenges of infrastructure in the province as its plans to diversify from the automotive sector. 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...
 
Automotive parks for micro-franchises way of future says AIDCGrant Minnie, Supply Chain Development Senior Project Manager of the AIDC, who completed unique research into the informal automotive sector, maintains that cities would promote new business opportunities by implementing such a business zone, mainly for the aftermarket, and build a bridge between the formal and informal sectors of the economy.. Read More...
 
IBM sends specialist team to help economic institutions become more efficientFirst-time visit for global IT company contingent. Read More...
 
BPO&O means more jobs for ECThe Eastern Cape has been identified as one of the ideal business process outsourcing centres in South Africa, which means more jobs for locals.. Read More...
 
Jonas launches ‘local is lekker’ campaign in ECEASTERN Cape Economic Development and Environmental Affairs MEC Mcebisi Jonas yesterday announced the launch of a "Buy Eastern Cape Campaign" which will have as one of its goals promoting primary production of inputs for manufacturing.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape's first wine estate to reap first harvest this monthKick-started by a R3,2 million Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) loan, the Eastern Cape's first wine estate, Cob Creek Wine Estate in Jeffrey's Bay, is set to reap its first commercial harvest at the end of February.. Read More...
 
Emerging contractors programme given industry thumbs upThe Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has given the thumbs up to the Eastern Cape Development Corporation's (ECDC) flagship Integrated Emerging Contractors Development Programme (IECDM) as an industry leader.. Read More...
 
Emerging contractors programme given industry thumbs upThe Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has given the thumbs up to the Eastern Cape Development Corporation's (ECDC) flagship Integrated Emerging Contractors Development Programme (IECDM) as an industry leader.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape's first Wine Estate to reap first harvest this monthKick-started by a R3,2 million Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) loan, the Eastern Cape's first wine estate, Cob Creek Wine Estate in Jeffrey's Bay, is set to reap its first commercial harvest at the end of February.. Read More...
 
ECDC sees light at the end of the recession tunnelThe 2010 World Cup is expected to increase traffic into the province’s coffers through tourism.. Read More...
 
SA beaches get international thumbs up for safetySouth Africa's coastline sparkles! Twenty-nine South African beaches have been awarded international Blue Flag status for 2009/10 for excelling in safety, cleanliness, provision of amenities and maintenance of environmental standards.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape economy to pick up in 2010The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) believes that while the Eastern Cape economy has been affecting by a seemingly unrelenting global economic recession, there is hope beyond the storm for the provincial economy in 2010. A number of sectors such as tourism, and the struggling general manufacturing sector, led by automotives, are likely to pick up next year as the country eases out of the recession.. Read More...
 
ECDC procurement specialist’s MBA thesis takes world by stormEast London SMMEs take to the worldstage with the launch of an ECDC authored publication. Read More...
 
ECDC move from traditional to contract based finance pays dividendsEastern Cape business follows global move to microfinance. Read More...
 
ECDC launches first office in Ukhahlamba District MunicpalityOne of the province’s poorer regions gets business support. Read More...
 
Mdantsane fashion duo make impressive debut at national exhibitionECDC’s crafters show off their prowess at landmark exhibition. 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...
 
ECDC move from traditional to contract based finance pays dividendsThe move from traditional forms of microfinance to the less risky tender or contract-based finance has paid dividends for the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC).. 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...
 
Fort Hare’s East London campus get R56-million injectionThe University of Fort Hare was extending its East London Campus, with what was hailed an “undoubtedly twenty-first century initiative”, which would focus on green building design and sustainability.. 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...
 
ECDC procurement specialist’s MBA thesis goes internationalA Master of Business Administration (MBA) thesis by Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) procurement officer Nomhle Sinxoto was so impressive that an international publishing house has turned it into a book.. Read More...
 
Mdantsane fashion duo make impressive debut at national exhibitionVisions are literally “becoming” for a duo of Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) funded Mdantsane young designers who wowed an international audience at the annual Department of Trade and Industry (dti) South African Handmade Collection exhibition with their new line of kitchen accessories.. 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...
 
EC dairy farm success at university townWith its rolling green fields, fat dairy cows and state-of-the-art milking enclosure, the Fort Hare Dairy Trust outside the Eastern Cape university town of Alice could easily be a shining symbol of how successful land reform could be in SA. . 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...
 
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...
 
ECDC courts five Chinese investors after successful trade missionInvestors are interested in sectors range from automotive, textiles to clothing and plastic pipes.. Read More...
 
ECDC, Housing and Public Works sign emerging contractors’ agreementTwo hundred contractors to build over 1,000 homes.. Read More...
 
ECDC, Housing and Public Works sign emerging contractors' agreementAn agreement signed yesterday between the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and the departments of Public Works and Housing will see over 200 emerging contractors gain access to finance, jobs and skills over the next two years. As part of the programme, emerging contractors graduating from the ECDC’s Integrated Emerging Contractors Development Model (IECDM) and public works emerging contractors Incubator programme have preference when tendering for the department of Housing infrastructure projects. . Read More...
 
EC crafters excel at DTI eventEleven Eastern Cape individual crafters recently saw off tough competition to claim the best crafts stand award at the recent South African Handmade Collection exhibition at the Gallagher Estate.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape tourism industry overhaulA major overhaul of the Eastern Cape tourism industry is underway to position the province as a tourism “mecca” while leveraging off the opportunities presented by the lucrative 2010 Soccer World Cup.. Read More...
 
ECDC COURTS FIVE CHINESE INVESTORS AFTER SUCCESSFULTRADE MISSIONFive Chinese investors have expressed their intention to invest in the Eastern Cape after the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) participated in an investment promotion mission to the Asian economic powerhouse last month. . Read More...
 
Eastern Cape ad takes to the airAn ECDC ad, showcasing the province’s tourism and business potential, produces favourable response.. Read More...
 
EC crafters excel at DTI eventEleven Eastern Cape individual crafters recently saw off tough competition to claim the best crafts stand award at the recent South African Handmade Collection exhibition at the Gallagher Estate. The group was part of an Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) delegation to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) event. . Read More...
 
Eastern Cape tourism industry overhaulA major overhaul of the Eastern Cape tourism industry is underway to position the province as a tourism “mecca” while leveraging off the opportunities presented by the lucrative 2010 Soccer World Cup. These processes include the review of the province’s Tourism Master Plan which is set to be complete later this month, the updating of statistical data on tourism products and the implementation of the provincial tourism six - point plan for 2010. . Read More...
 
ECDC improves access to business financeCorporation launches six product to ramp up business opportunities in the province. . 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...
 
ECDC improves access to business financeThe Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has launched a set of six short and long term business finance products which aim to support viable business ideas in the province.. 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...
 
Auto components exports accelerateNAACAM says local OEMs are rising to the challenge of the local market slowing. South African car exports this year are expected to increase by 50% more than last year, with the component production for locally produced vehicles increasing in tandem, says National Association of Automotive Components and Allied Manufacturer's (Naacam's) Executive Director, Roger Pitot. . Read More...
 
Emerging contractors receive skills boostOver 60 Eastern Cape emerging contractors will to take part in the R5 million Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) Integrated Emerging Contractor Development Model (IECDM) programme this year.. Read More...
 
EMERGING CONTRACTORS RECEIVE SKILLS BOOSTOver 60 Eastern Cape emerging contractors will to take part in the R5 million Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) Integrated Emerging Contractor Development Model (IECDM) programme this year. . Read More...
 
East London’s R520m Mdantsane City opens for businessIt was a landmark day for Mdantsane yesterday when the township’s new R520-million mall was officially opened. The shopping centre, a project of the Billion Group, represents a growing trend in retailers moving into townships to capitalise on massive, new markets. . 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...
 
Coega – you’re the best, say employeesSurvey gives development corporation its second accolade in two months. Read More...
 
Alice renewal on the cardsAmathole Economic Development Agency wants to “link the town and university to create a heritage town”.. Read More...
 
NMMU and PBMR company sign research agreementPort Elizabeth-based university NMMU is one of four South African universities to have signed a research agreement with the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) company. . Read More...
 
Arid E Cape bush will earn millions in carbon creditsA 400-HECTARE area of Eastern Cape thicket in the Kirkwood area is poised to become the first Eastern Cape project to earn more than R1-million a year in carbon credits in a bid to reduce the world‘s greenhouse gases.. Read More...
 
Buffalo City to get a new 100-bed hospitalA new 100-bed hospital which will service the greater Buffalo City is to be built in East London.. Read More...
 
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation - Working hard for job creation and developmentBy working closely with the Eastern Cape Provincial and National government to boost economic development for the region, the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has identified sectors that will have the great impact on job creation, empowerment and growth. Read More...
 
State-of-art, R14m edifice for Aquatic BiodiversitySCIENCE and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena will unveil a world-class science building in the Eastern Cape today.. Read More...
 
R1,7bn for BEE and small businessesAGENCIES operating under the umbrella of the department of trade and industry would receive R1,7 billion to promote black economic empowerment and small business development, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said yesterday.. Read More...
 
Bartlett takes on task of selling EL harbour plansDEVELOPMENT consultant Christelle Bartlett has been appointed to drive the East London harbour expansion project.. Read More...
 
R1bn bio-fuels project for Eastern Cape unveiledTHE Eastern Cape government has unveiled a R1-billion investment in a bio-fuels project in the Transkei that could result in 70 hectares of canola being planted and thousands of jobs being created.. Read More...
 
Wakeford has premier’s ear on E Cape economyEconomic Development Guru Kevin Wakeford has re-emerged in the Premier’s Office following his resignation as the head of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation last year.. Read More...
 
Cacadu uses new technology to grow local businessDistrict presents new brand and marketing prospects to emerging and established tourism, trade and investment enterprises in the area. Read More...
 
EC tourism enterprise scoops international awardsMantis Collection’s continuing excellence shows that “out of this province comes good things”. Read More...
 
Cruise-liner season presents promising tourism prospectsTourism Board, Tourism Buffalo City and the municipality draw up plan on maximising benefits from cruise tourism. Read More...
 
A prospective mining operation in former TranskeiPondoland region promises to bear some valuable minerals, creating up to 1 000 jobs. Read More...
 
New economic plan targets former homelandsProposed strategy to see former Transkei and Ciskei transformed into a vibrant economy. Read More...
 
New economic plan targets former homelandsProposed strategy to see former Transkei and Ciskei transformed into a vibrant economy. Read More...
 
Conference to revive property developments in coastal cityNMB set for a major property boom with proposed CDB and harbour developments. Read More...
 
Government steps in to aid EC crafters Success of arts and crafts hub in Mthatha to determine further hubs in EC . Read More...
 
PE textile firm leader in Africa Award-winning firm supplier to local and international market shows positive growth . Read More...
 
WC 2010 brings optimism for EC residentsSurvey respondents anticipate a boost in job creation and SMMEs from the world event. Read More...
 
Landmark study scoop for cityResearch seminar to unveil dynamic and fast growing black consumers to EC marketers . Read More...
 
Coega and Oyster Bay may be the choice for Eskom reactorsEskom seeks out possible areas in the Eastern Cape for nuclear reactor series. Read More...
 
Five year plan for EC rail underwayNewly established routes may become permanent in the future for Shosholoza Meyl. Read More...
 
NMMU’s looking to relocate health sciencesUniversity is to investigate the feasibility of re-locating its health sciences faculty to Vista. 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...
 
SA happiest with ChevroletLocal plant outshines competitors in a 32-point scorecard. Read More...
 
Two more casino licenses up for grabsTwo zones don’t have casinos but final decision will be left to the bidders. Read More...
 
Gauteng imbizos to target EC professionals for investmentEastern Cape premier to ask professionals to "think seriously" about investing in the province. Read More...
 
Ngcuka comes home to do businessFormer Scorpions head looks at projects in East London, Plettenberg Bay, Tsitsikamma, Chintsa and Jeffrey’s Bay.. Read More...
 
Tiffendell’s R150m expansion for 2006’s snow seasonA proposed R150 million development of Tiffindell resort is under way and the resort will be closed while work takes place.. Read More...
 
PE gets major fibre testing boostCentre to focus on natural fibres. Read More...
 
EC pineapple suited for high quality fibreA multimillion rand initiative to extract pineapples' natural fibre to be announced soon. Read More...
 
World enviro conference for PE in 2007The city’s university to host society’s first ever Africa conference. Read More...
 
Kouga Development Agency now in placeThe board of Kouga Development Agency is to be chaired by Mncedisi Mayekiso. Read More...
 
Gartner access for Rhodes/UFHEC universities get technology research services, thanks to ABSA. Read More...
 
EC’s first flower trail blossomsECDC has been instrumental in developing the province’s first flower trail which is to be launched in the coming year.. Read More...
 
Motor sector, be globally competitive says VWSAEastern Cape-based automotive manufacturer says global competitiveness will keep the automotive industry safe from country’s current textile sector woes.. Read More...
 
ECDC’s paprika project turns in “sweet” rewardsKeiskammahoek farmers show their prowess in growing the lucrative crop. . Read More...
 
ECDC boosts craft skillsThe group is one of the first two groups in the province to undertake this qualification. . 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...
 
EU gives EC tourism R250mEastern Cape Tourism gets funds from the European Union to help it with tourism development along the West Coast.. Read More...
 
TBC survey shows support for hotels, B&BsBuffalo City’s visitors tell of their preference for accommodation and share other views on the city.. Read More...
 
EC heroes to be immortalised in R40m EL complexOver 100 heroes will never forgotten as their place in history is solidified at Heroes Park.. Read More...
 
ECDC’s Aloe Ferox crusaders launch cosmetic rangeIkhala Products launches a nine-product strong cosmetic range, specifically formulated for the dark skin.. Read More...
 
EC private game parks king in job, money creationNew survey shows that private nature resources are generating more jobs and money than any other rural land initiative.. Read More...