ECDC CEO spells out the province’s challengesWakeford points to the province’s two commercial capitals as one of the challenges that the Eastern Cape needs to overcome. . 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...
 
Magwa looks to tourism as part of its futureThe Lusikisiki estate looks beyond tea production for a sustainable future. . Read More...
 
Mill millions could stay in the provinceMill could service up to 4 000 farmers from Lusikisiki, Flagstaff, Umzimkulu, Butterworth, Dutywa, Mthatha and Cofimvaba. . Read More...
 
Wakeford's robust development for ECECDC CEO Kevin Wakeford outlines key priorities for the province’s development agency.. Read More...
 
ECDC to sell off non-core assetsECDC should know within six to eight weeks if its plan to sell of its non-core assets has been approved by Bhisho.. Read More...
 
EC crafts aim for world centre stageECDC takes province's crafts to Dubai.. Read More...
 
Kevin Wakeford is ECDC CEOEx-SACOB chief Kevin Wakeford is formally appointed as ECDC CEO following his temporary appointment.. 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...
 
NMMU conference targets investorsThe Nelson Mandela Metro is set on luring more domestic and international investment for the area.. Read More...
 
Timber cluster on the cards for ECInvestors declare interest in province's timber, Magwa and cotton projects.. Read More...
 
EC’s green house of opportunity lures horticulture giantsSkills and the province’s natural environs top the list of advantages for global horticulture companies.. Read More...
 
EC’s crafts get off to a great start in 2005Crafts in the Eastern Cape get boost with the appointment of the provincial craft agency head, Melanie Mahona.. Read More...
 
Magwa trailblazers to the investment phaseThe Pondoland tea estate future looks bright as plans for the second phase nears finalization.. 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...
 
Wakeford says there’s much interest in ECDC propertyThe interest follows ECDC’s announcement that it was to dispose of unnecessary properties in its portfolio. Read More...
 
Business plan call by East London’s ICT hubThe provincial initiative aims to be operational by April and is positive that exciting proposals will be submitted by both budding and experienced entrepreneurs.. Read More...
 
ECDC asks business to “get involved”The corporation launches new initiative to get closer to business community.. Read More...
 
Keiskammahoek: A display of true entrepreneurshipECDC plays its part in establishing new crops in the area.. Read More...
 
ECDC says province could be SA’s cotton producing powerhouseThe project may grow to be three times its current size if studies prove its feasibility.. Read More...
 
Kevin Wakeford now acting boss of ECDCFormer SACOB chief Kevin Wakeford the corporation’s chief for the next 90 days.. 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...
 
Accolades, finance for ECDC contractors programmeThe corporation signs landmark agreement with the construction training authority.. Read More...
 
Graduates get special attention in EC’s ICT hubThe province’s initiative gets thumbs-up from young ICT professionals.. Read More...
 
EC’s first ICT hub goes to ELEC’s vibrant IT sector gets ECITI.. Read More...
 
ECDC and Da Gama confirm “cotton gin is on its way”The announcement of the location of the Eastern Cape’s cotton gin points to good progress for one of the first empowerment projects in the cotton industry.. Read More...
 
Small South American animals bring big opportunity to Lady GreyThe Eastern Cape could soon become South Africa’s alpaca farming and processing powerhouse.. Read More...
 
ECDC takes giant leap forward in 2003/4The corporation reflects on a successful year but says challenges remain.. Read More...
 
Integrating province's two economies critical says ECDCCEO Mcebisi Jonas says it is imperative the sophisticated urban-based economy and the impoverished economy of the rural areas are integrated.. Read More...
 
EC gets four new enterprise fundsAmongst the latest initiatives to come out of the province's PGDP is four enterprise development funds which will be funded initially to the tune of R226 million.. Read More...
 
ECDC helps Nompumelo learners cross digital divideThe ECDC, together with its technology supplier, has helped a local school cross the digital divide with a generous donation of computer equipment.. Read More...
 
ECDC helps Nompumelo learners cross digital divideECDC and one of its premier suppliers donates R25 000 to an East London school in Mdantsane.. Read More...
 
ECDC announces Indian and German partners for MagwaInvestors JV Gokal and Ferrostal to reshape Magwa. Read More...
 
ECDC wants byte of ICT pieExperienced ICT players are to help the Eastern Cape develop its technology sector.. Read More...
 
Announcement of Magwa partners due shortlyA new era awaits Magwa with the confirmation that a partner has been chosen.. Read More...
 
Global allure awaits ECDC’s Aloe Ferox projectPlans are underway to develop the province's 241-year old Cape Aloe industry.. Read More...
 
Corne Krige tee-off points to another great year for AlicedaleFormer Springbok captain Corne Krige sees great possibilities for the innovative Bushman Sands project which is underway in the Alicedale district.. Read More...
 
Second option for Magwa tea taking shapeThe EC government is considering an Indian proposal for the tea estate.. Read More...
 
Bulk of budget for development says De WetThe focus of the projects is economic sustainability and job creation.. Read More...
 
Huge opportunity for NM Metro and China allianceChina and EC join hands to promote shared prosperity and development.. Read More...
 
First harvest could signal success for cotton projectCotton gets major boost by "exceptional" Cotton SA results released earlier this month. . Read More...
 
ECDC says strategic partner for Magwa is imminentThe search for a strategic partner for the Magwa Corporation, South Africa’s largest producer of a high quality tea bush, may be completed within two months.. Read More...
 
ECDC powers up with SasolThe Eastern Cape Development Corporation says the franchise sector is "the quickest route to fast track informal entrepreneurs into reputable business owners.". 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...
 
AIDC to drive ambitious education projectTHE newly established Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) aims to improve the skills of industry workers in an ambitious project. . 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...
 
New EC flower industry voice to take on BEE challengeThe Eastern Cape flower industry comes together to form an association which will represent its concerns and challenges.. Read More...
 
Local automotive industry wants to be more competitiveAIDC aims improve the automotive industry’s image globally and make it more competitive. Read More...
 
ECDC sells Mpekweni near Port AlfredLocal consortium buys holiday resort for undisclosed sum. 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...
 
ECDC makes a quality statementECDC suppliers get SA Excellence Model training. Read More...
 
New projects aim to reverse Uitenhage-Despatch declineThe Uitenhage-Despatch Development Initiative (UDDI has facilitated substantial developments for the region.. Read More...
 
Automotive sector remains obvious investment opportunity for ECAutomotive industry and many sub-contracting opportunities into this sector appears to be an obvious investment choice for the province.. Read More...
 
Italy and SA to help EC small businessAs early as April 2004, small businesses in the Eastern Cape could have access to R12 million in finance and various other business development services.. Read More...
 
Landmark lamb export to East for local firmThe Eastern Cape has exported its first ever consignment of lamb to Saudi Arabia.. Read More...
 
EC budget share rises by almost 8% to R26,7 bnThe Eastern Cape’s share of the national budget will rise by 7,8% to R26,7 bn for 2004/5.. Read More...
 
Unique tourist project planned for KarooGraaff-Reinet is set to get a huge tourist development which will include traditional Khoisan culture while at the same highlight the scenic attractions of the town known as the “Jewel of the Karoo”.. Read More...
 
Public Works wants to create one million jobs in the next five yearsThe Eastern Cape is one of three provinces that is to receive a sizeable share of government’s job creation project. . Read More...
 
VWSA now a player in the commercial vehicle marketVolkswagen South Africa has entered the commercial vehicle market for the first time, taking on players such as DaimlerChrysler and Toyota.. Read More...
 
Growing employment in Alicedale brings welcome to reliefLife is changing for the inhabitants of this small town which is benefiting from the Alicedale revitalisation. . Read More...
 
EC crafts move onto the international stageThe cultural products of the province will soon appear on African and other international markets.. Read More...
 
WFP programme provides EL with R80m grain elevatorEast London’s port has received a much-needed infrastructure investment since it was nominated by Spoornet to handle the World Food Programme maize imports.. Read More...
 
ECDC in the blackTHE EASTERN Cape Development Corporation has turned a R38-million loss into its first-ever profit of R2-million, according to the 2002/2003 annual report.. Read More...
 
Investment opportunities in agricultureAGRICULTURE HAS been identified as one of the most exciting investment opportunities in the province that are identified in the annual report of the ECDC.. Read More...
 
Economic forum to promote investment in Nelson Mandela MetroREPRESENTATIVES FROM business, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality and the community have formed an economic forum.. 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...
 
Textile company expandsEAST LONDON-based Da Gama Textiles has announced that it is investing more than R200 million in an expansion project.. Read More...
 
Development conference for Eastern CapeBUSINESSES WILL be introduced to the opportunities that are being opened up in Africa by the New Partnership for Growth and Development (Nepad).. Read More...
 
Pioneering eel farming venture in Eastern CapeRural communities, the environment and tourism are set to benefit from an eel farming venture that has been pioneered in partnership with the ECDC.. Read More...
 
Boost for black economic empowermentTHE EASTERN CAPE DEVELOPMENT Corporation and the Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry are working together to promote black economic empowerment.. Read More...
 
Coega is platform for regional growthThe positive effects of the more than R5-billion rand in investment that the Coega project has already attracted to the Eastern Cape are being felt.. 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...
 
MOUs signed for East London IDZNegotiations well advanced on investments in East London IDZ. 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...
 
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...
 
Further R75-million for Italian leather plantUITENHAGE-BASED Italian leather component supplier Mario Levi has announced that it is to invest a further R75-million in its plant.. Read More...
 
ECDC agrees to provide land for chicken projectA R50-MILLION chicken hatchery and processing plant, which will meet all consumer demands in the Buffalo City area is being planned.. Read More...
 
Province growing in popularity with backpackersBackpacker tourism to the Eastern Cape is to be promoted at two international shows in November 2002.. 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...
 
Abalone farm on Wild Coast gets green lightTHE PROVINCIAL Environmental Affairs Department has approved the development of an ECDC-supported 50-ton capacity abalone (perlemoen) farm in the Qolora area on the Wild Coast.. Read More...
 
Huge agricultural potential in Eastern CapeTHE EASTERN CAPE’S agricultural potential is “severely untapped” and offers “immense potential” says ECDC ceo Mcebisi Jonas.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape manufacturing focuses on exportsOVER 100 manufacturers in the Eastern Cape are exporting more than 50 per cent of their production, according to the ECDC annual report.. Read More...
 
Eastern Cape economy is acceleratingECONOMIC development, trade, and investment growth have begun to accelerate rapidly in 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...
 
ECDC signs partnership with MintekTHE ECDC and the parastatal minerals research organisation Mintek are working together to develop new minerals-based manufacturing facilities 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...
 
Substituting cotton for wool creates new carpet industryA R10 000 grant by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has brought new hope for weavers in the Wesley area of the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Low-cost tanning system creates opportunitiesA SIMPLE and cost-effective skin tanning system developed by Cathcart farmer Paul Miles could provide employment for retrenched miners.. 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...
 
Research into farming of fresh-water eelsTHE EASTERN CAPE DEVELOPMENT Corporation (ECDC) has teamed up with a Swiss-based investment company to investigate the potential of an eel farming industry in the province.. Read More...
 
Study into farming of abalone completedSTUDIES HAVE shown that the development of abalone farming is viable in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape.. 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...
 
New aluminium die-casting foundry for Eastern CapePORT ELIZABETH-based motor components manufacturers Bel-Essex Corporation will invest R109-million in a new aluminium high pressure die-casting foundry in a project facilitated by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC).. Read More...
 
ECDC successThe ECDC finalised 13 deals worth R725-million during 2001. These have the potential to create 1 100 jobs.. Read More...
 
Major medical investments in Eastern CapeINTERNATIONAL MEDICAL supply companies are investing in the Eastern Cape.. Read More...
 
Background to South African Industrial Development ZonesThe Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) programme is one of many incentives offered by the South African Department of Trade and Industry to encourage international competitiveness of the South African based manufacturing sector.. 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...