Rwandans to study how Comsec does itPE’s 10-year old small business organisation shares its experiences in this sector with businessmen from elsewhere on the continent.. Read More...
 
EC sharks a big eco-tourism drawcardA British researcher says the province has untold wealth in its shark population.. Read More...
 
Rural communities to get homes firstOver 23 000 homes are to be built for the needy in four municipalities.. Read More...
 
EC’s emerging contractors to get ECDC developmentThe Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) is to launch an intensive programme in an effort to improve the business skills of 60 contractors.. Read More...
 
VWSA unveils R8m technology support centre in UitenhageVolkswagen South Africa has opened a R8 million technology support centre at its vehicle production plant in Uitenhage. . Read More...
 
Award-winning ECDC site showcases EC economic development and opportunitiesECDC site shows off powerful information resources and world-class IT skills. Read More...
 
Coega could get direct line to SishenA Spoornet study, to investigate a second iron-ore rail-line between Sishen and Coega, is underway.. Read More...
 
Motor sales could grow by 10% in 2004Vehicle sales powered ahead showing an 11% rise to 31 538, albeit that October’s overall figure was nine per cent higher.. Read More...
 
General motors invests in Eastern CapeGENERAL MOTORS IS continuing its investment in the Eastern Cape by purchasing the Delta Motor Corporation based in Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Coega contributes to provincial developmentThe Coega Development Corporation is using its expertise to held develop the whole of the Eastern Cape Province.. Read More...
 
Coega enters new phase of developmentWITH THE basic infrastructure taking shape in the Coega IDZ, the project is moving into a new phase.. Read More...
 
Port Concessioning creates opportunities in the Eastern CapeGOVERNMENT PLANS to privatise certain port operations are creating opportunities in the Eastern Cape, which has the largest concentration of ports in South Africa.. Read More...
 
Kei Rail pulls developmentThe refurbishment of the railway line between East London and the former Transkei is providing a “long-term foundation to sustainable development in the Eastern Cape”.. Read More...
 
Kei Rail route to create new opportunitiesNEW BUSINESS opportunities are being opened up in the former Transkei area by the refurbishment of the East London – Transkei railway line.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape helping to clean up Reef gold minesEASTERN CAPE technology is helping to clean up gold mines in South Africa’s main gold mining area.. 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...
 
R7-million pineapple plant for East LondonA 7-MILLION pineapple processing plant has been opened in East London.. Read More...
 
PE Airport receiving R31-million upgradeTHE PORT ELIZABETH airport is currently undergoing a R31-million terminal upgrade.. Read More...
 
NPA signs agreement with PechineyTHE NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY (NPA) has signed up its first customer for the port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Two millionth vehicle at VWSAVOLKSWAGEN SOUTH Africa has produced its two millionth vehicle - a silver-coloured Jetta 4.. Read More...
 
Commercial production of hemp to create new opportunitiesTHE COMMERCIAL production and processing of hemp has taken a step forward following a successful pilot project in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Pharmaceutical exports to risePharmaceutical exports from province given a boost. Read More...
 
ETC is World ClassEastcape Training Centre is first training institution in country to receive Investors in People Recognition.. Read More...
 
Cheers to bee brewTHE MAKANA mead brewery in Grahamstown has won a R100 000 prize in the National Business Initiative Enterprize competition.. Read More...
 
Focus on education in the Eastern CapeA NUMBER of foreign and central government-aided programmes are helping to raise education standards in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Mobile wool shearing systems to boost rural economy INCOME FOR farmers in the Nqamakwe area of the Eastern Cape is set to jump from R390 000 to R1,3-million a year if an Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) – supported project is successful.. Read More...
 
Land restitution breakthroughThere has been what the Land Claims Commission describes as a “breakthrough” in settling land restitution claims in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape to be centre of African design renaissanceTHE COUNCIL for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in the Eastern Cape is establishing itself at the cutting edge of South African design with the launch of a Cultural/Craft Design Industries Unit based in Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Ranching abalonePERLEMOEN (ABALONE) POACHERS and subsistence farmers in the Eastern Cape could convert to the “ranching” of the animals following a multi-million rand pilot study by Marine Growers, which operates an abalone farm outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Elephants on the National RoadIF ALL GOES to plan, Addo elephants will be strolling alongside the N2 freeway between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown within two years.. Read More...
 
Tourism budget increased, private sector opportunities createdTHE PROVINCIAL budget for tourism has been increased from R11million to R17m for the 2002/3 financial year. Read More...
 
Mandela museum expandsTHE NATIONAL Department of Public Works has awarded a R20-million contract for the development of the Qunu Youth and Heritage Centre - one of three sites of the Nelson Mandela Museum.. Read More...
 
Coega - The Seven-minute industrial zoneDETAILED PLANNING has gone into the design of South Africa's first Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) at Coega outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Local Eastern Cape business support for “Big Seven” national parkTHE Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Percci) has thrown its weight behind the Greater Addo Elephant Park development in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Tourism boost for Eastern CapeTHE ENTIRE Eastern Cape looks set for a bumper summer holiday season, reports the East London Daily Dispatch newspaper.. Read More...
 
A winning year for Boardwalk complexIT HAS been a winning first year for The Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment World in Port Elizabeth. Read More...
 
Italian leather makers invest R39-million in UitenhageTwo of Italy’s top automotive leather companies have opened a R39-million leather plant in the Eastern Cape through an investment facilitated by the ECDC.. 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...