Major Coega wildlife relocationCoega team relocates wildlife before construction begins. Read More...
 
Rare Coega butterfly becomes a TV starCoega Copper butterfly becomes symbol of the industrial development zone. Read More...
 
Pechiney chooses CoegaTHE EASTERN CAPE has been chosen over Australia as the preferred site for a 1.6 billion US dollar aluminium smelter.. Read More...
 
Pechiney looking for partners for Eastern Cape smelterFRENCH ALUMINIUM maker Pechiney says it is looking for partners to fund a proposed 20-billion rand smelter in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Coega port Project Labour Agreement signedUNIONS AND developers have signed a project labour agreement for the building of the port of Ngqura.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape leads vehicle exportsEASTERN CAPE motor manufacturers exported 70 614 vehicles last year.. Read More...
 
Pechiney boost to Ngqura portA PROPOSED R20-billion Pechiney aluminium smelter in the Coega Industrial Development Zone will generate over 1,6-million tons of cargo a year for the port of Ngqura.. Read More...
 
RoD clears way for R20-billion investment in CoegaA RECORD OF DECISION (RoD) has cleared the way for French aluminium group Pechiney to build a R20-billion aluminium smelter at the Coega Industrial Development Zone.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape is fastest-developing provinceTHE EASTERN CAPE had the fastest-growing economy in South Africa between 1998 and 2001.. Read More...
 
Coastline broken for Coega PortTHE NATIONAL PORTS Authority has broken the coastline in the first phase of the building of the marine infrastructure for the deep-water port of Ngqura.. Read More...
 
Coega IDZ metallurgical cluster gets power supplyHIGH-VOLTAGE power lines are being commissioned for the metallurgical cluster in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ).. Read More...
 
Woman heads up East London and Port Elizabeth harboursNOSIPHO DAMASANE has been appointed South African Port Operations (SAPO) General Manager for East London and Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
EIA gives green light to Coega smelterAN ENVIRONMENTAL impact assessment has given the go-ahead for the construction of a US$1.6-billion (R16-billion) aluminium smelter at Coega.. Read More...
 
Women participation key to development of Coega ProjectSIX CONSTRUCTION companies headed by women to have been awarded contracts of between R1-million and R3-million each to build housing units for the Construction Village.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape property boomTHERE IS renewed interest in both the city centres and residential areas of the two Eastern Cape metros.. Read More...
 
Coega IDZ and deepwater port gathers momentumTHE COEGA DEVELOPMENT Corporation has appointed almost 100 contractors to work on various infrastructure projects within the Coega Industrial Development Zone.. Read More...
 
ECDC assists SMMEs on Coega projectIN A MAJOR boost for empowerment through the Coega Project, the ECDC will provide bridging finance facility for emerging businesses.. Read More...
 
Coega saltworks to stayCEREBOS IS to continue operating its salt works at the Coega River mouth – the site of the Coega IDZ – in terms of an agreement between the company and Transnet.. Read More...
 
Historic zone labour agreement for CoegaUNION OFFICIALS and employer representatives have signed an historic zone labour agreement to standardize labour relations in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) near Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
No duplication between Coega and PE harboursTHE EXISTING Port Elizabeth harbour and the deep-water port of Ngqura some 20 kilometres away will complement each other.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape rail links to benefit from R45-billion Transnet upgradePUBLIC ENTERPRISE Minister Jeff Radebe has committed a portion of Transnet's budget for the next 10 years to upgrade rail links between the Eastern Cape and Gauteng.. Read More...
 
P&O negotiations at “sensitive stage”NEGOTIATIONS between the National Ports Authority and P&O Nedlloyd on the concessioning of operations in the Coega port have reached a “sensitive stage".. Read More...
 
ETC is World ClassEastcape Training Centre is first training institution in country to receive Investors in People Recognition.. Read More...
 
ELIDZ awarded operator’s permitINVESTMENT PROSPECTS in the Buffalo City area have been given a boost through the award of a provisional operator’s licence for the East London Industrial Development Zone.. Read More...
 
Coega creates two thousand jobsRECRUITMENT HAS begun for over 1 000 workers to help build the port for the multi-billion rand Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Coega procurement focuses on local companiesTHE COEGA DEVELOPMENT Corporation (CDC) has embarked on a series of targeted road shows to inform the public about key elements of its Procurement Policy.. Read More...
 
Uitenhage Despatch Development Initiative to reduce unemploymentTHE UITENHAGE Despatch Development Initiative - a private-public sector partnership – has been launched with seed capital of R1.5 million.. Read More...
 
Ferrostaal investment confirmed for CoegaFERROSTAAL OF GERMANY IS to construct a precision stainless-steel strip production plant at Coega.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape economy is acceleratingECONOMIC development, trade, and investment growth have begun to accelerate rapidly in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Coega putting Eastern Cape on investment mapSignificant progress being made in South Africa’s first Industrial Development Zone and a new deepwater port development are creating a more positive image of the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Province of possibilitiesA LAND of infinite possibilities is how the Eastern Cape is being showcased under the world's biggest tent at the World Summit on Sustainable Development being held in Gauteng.. Read More...
 
First ships to call on Coega port in September 2004Africa’s newest deep-water port – at Coega in the Eastern Cape’s Nelson Mandela Metro - should be ready for its first ships in September 2004.. Read More...
 
Minister pledges action on Eastern Cape portsPUBLIC ENTERPRISES minister Jeff Radebe has urged parastatal Transnet to speed up the development of the port of Ngqura outside Port Elizabeth and the extensions to East London harbour.. Read More...
 
Coega creates opportunities for emerging businessesEXCITEMENT IS building around the Coega Industrial Development Zone and harbour project outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Upgrade to rural electricity gridNEW INVESTMENT opportunities are being created in the Eastern Cape’s rural areas an Eskom programme to replace outdated equipment over the next year.. Read More...
 
Port of Ngqura - is a realityTHE NATIONAL PORTS Authority (NPA) has taken out large advertisements in the local media proclaiming that “The Port of Ngqura is a Reality”.. Read More...
 
Significant interest - in Eastern Cape IDZsTHE GOVERNMENT is "confident" that the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) "is attracting significant interest from large investors," says Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin.. Read More...
 
Coega is preferred site for R16-billion smelterTHE COEGA INDUSTRIAL Development Zone (IDZ) has been confirmed as the preferred site for a R16-billion aluminium smelter planned by French company Pechiney.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape poised for exponential growthECONOMIC GROWTH in the Eastern Cape is set to accelerate rapidly, says professor Martheanne Finnemore, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Building Sciences at the University of Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Electricity utility may invest in Coega smelterACCORDING TO media reports, parastatal energy utility Eskom is considering investing in an aluminium smelter proposed for the Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Coega positions itself as gateway to African RenaissanceAN ADVERTISING campaign aimed at establishing the Coega project in the Eastern Cape as the “Gateway to the African Renaissance” has been launched by Coega.. Read More...
 
Work to start on Coega construction villageTHE COEGA Development Corporation has invited tenders for the construction of 520 dwelling units to house construction workers engaged on the development of the project.. Read More...
 
Coega delivery stepped up JUST THREE months after being given the provisional operator's licence, the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has stepped up plans for the development of the 12 000 hectare Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
IDZ to focus on timber and auto industryTHERE ARE opportunities for investment in timber processing in the East London Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), says Eastern Cape Transport MEC Dennis Neer.. Read More...
 
Investors for Coega IDZ identifiedA METALS cluster is taking shape in the Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Confidence boost to Eastern CapeTHE COEGA industrial development zone and deep-water project outside Port Elizabeth is boosting confidence in the Eastern Cape and the Nelson Mandela Metro.. Read More...
 
East London’s West Bank IDZ to be ISO 14001 compliantTHE EAST LONDON Industrial Development Zone should be ready for ISO 14001 certification by April – in time for the official designation of the zone by central government.. Read More...
 
Budget strives for growthEASTERN CAPE economic affairs, environment and tourism MEC Enoch Godongwana has tabled a R22 –billion budget which includes measures to promote business development in the province.. Read More...
 
Aluminium smelter earmarked for CoegaALUMINIUM PECHINEY, a subsidiary of Pechiney of France, has announced that it has reached an agreement with Eskom to supply power for the operation of an aluminium smelter in the Industrial Development Zone of Coega in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
R130-million for Industrial Development ZonesTHE EASTERN Cape government has budgeted R130-million to assist the province’s two industrial development zones.. Read More...
 
ECDC successThe ECDC finalised 13 deals worth R725-million during 2001. These have the potential to create 1 100 jobs.. Read More...
 
Motor exports for East London portEAST LONDON harbour could become South Africa's major export port for motor vehicles manufactured on the Reef, in addition to DaimlerChrysler.. Read More...
 
Electrification of Coega IDZ startsWORK HAS begun on the electrification of the Coega Industrial Development zone in preparation for the first investors.. Read More...
 
Call for tenders for Coega project harbourProject work starts on Southern Hemisphere's newest duty-free industrial zone and deep-water port. Read More...
 
Coega port designed for 32 berthsTHE DEEP-WATER port of Ngqura 20 kilometres east of Port Elizabeth has been designed to accommodate up to 32 berths.. 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...
 
Citibank opens in Eastern CapeA big vote of confidence in the Eastern Cape has been given by Citibank, which has opened a branch in Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Coega port operational in three yearsAFRICA’S NEWEST harbour, the Eastern Cape port of Ngqura, is expected to receive its first ships within the next three years.. Read More...
 
Aluminium plant proposed for CoegaGLOBAL resources group BHP-Billiton has confirmed that it is considering building a $1,75-billion (R20,3billion) aluminium anchor project in the Coega Industrial Development Zone.. Read More...
 
Portnet gears up for CoegaThe National Ports Authority is repositioning the existing Port Elizabeth harbour in preparation for the development of the Coega Industrial Development Zone and port of Ngqura across Algoa Bay.. Read More...
 
Coega investor deals soon to be finalisedA number of investors from the metallurgical industry are already in discussions with the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) to invest a potential total of R14,5-billion directly in South Africa's first Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) outside Port Eliz. Read More...
 
Power supply upgrade for Port Elizabeth and CoegaPARASTATAL POWER utility Eskom has been authorised by the South African cabinet to upgrade significantly power supplies for the Coega industrial development zone in Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Coega development will benefit whole of South AfricaTHE ENTIRE COUNTRY, as well as new investors in South Africa, will benefit from the creation of South Africa's first industrial development zone at Coega outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Coega on trackTHE COEGA industrial development zone and deep-water harbour project outside Port Elizabeth has been given the green light from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.. Read More...
 
Coega will be one of world’s cleanest industrial zonesCONDITIONS SET by the Department of Environmental Affairs will ensure that the Coega development is one of the world’s most environmentally friendly industrial zones and ports.. Read More...
 
R27-million investment in Port Elizabeth central business districtEast London-based Kwasakha Property Development Agency (Pty) Ltd has put its support behind a R27-million investment in the Port Elizabeth central business district.. Read More...
 
Condom factory for ELEast London - Proof of German multinational Ferrostaal's strong commitment to the Eastern Cape was the formal announcement on Tuesday of its decision to establish a a multi-million-rand condom factory in East London. Read More...
 
Progress on Industrial Development ZonesFurther investment opportunities in the Eastern Cape are opening up thanks to progress being made in the province’s two Industrial Development Zones (IDZs).. Read More...
 
Coega IDZ doesn’t need Ngqura portTHE DEVELOPMENT of the Coega Industrial Development Zone could proceed before the construction of an adjacent deep-water container port at Ngqura.. Read More...
 
Ports will complement each otherTHE EXISTING harbour at Port Elizabeth and a proposed new deep-water port 20 kilometres away at Coega will complement each other.. Read More...
 
East London development zone operational by 2003MANUFACTURING will start within the East London Industrial Development Zone by March 2003, according to the IDZ ceo Peter Miles.. Read More...
 
Opportunities for private port operatorsOPPORTUNITIES are being created in the Eastern Cape for private port operators through the concessioning of South Africa's port operations in 2002.. Read More...
 
Coega cleared by department of environmentMinister says Coega is meeting environmental standards. Read More...
 
Coega Container Terminal is viable – studyAN INDEPENDENT feasibility study has found that the proposed deep-water container terminal at the port of Ngqura outside Port Elizabeth would be viable even if there was no investment in the neighbouring Coega Industrial Development Zone.. Read More...
 
New role for Port Elizabeth harbourTHE BUILDING of a deep-water port at Coega will free up land worth over R36-million for redevelopment, according to an independent environmental impact report.. Read More...
 
Construction starts on Coega reservoirWork has begun on the infrastructure for the Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth.. Read More...
 
Investment boost for Eastern CapeMANUFACTURING, investment and tourism in the Eastern Cape will be boosted by infrastructural developments and investment incentives highlighted in the 2001 medium term budget.. Read More...
 
Coega receiving wide supportSTRONG SUPPORT for the development of a deep-water port and industrial development zone has come from the South African port authority, Eastern Cape politicians and the state minerals research and technology company Mintek.. Read More...