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IT’S ALL SYSTEMS GO AT PORT OF NGQURA
Those who occupied special vantage points today at the new deepwater Port of Ngqura in South Africa witnessed history in the making, as the 300 metre long, 13 metre deep MSC Catania sailed into the port to become the Ngqura container terminal’s first commercial vessel.
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ECDC releases solid results
More than 800 Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) received financial support from the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) in the 2008/2009 financial year compared to 130 in the previous year due to a successful turnaround strategy. Read More
IDZ collaboration shows up thousands of IT opportunities
The 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.
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Mthatha’s tourist centre gets underway
A multimillion rand state-of- the-art tourism centre will soon be opened in Mthatha to assist local and international visitors. Read More
Study to fast-track forestry ramp-up in former Transkei
The 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
Fort Hare’s East London campus get R56-million injection
The 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
Damsane celebrates 10 years with TPT promotion
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) former GM of sales, logistics and commercial Nosipho Damasane, has been appointed to succeed Solly Letsoalo as COO from October 1. Read More
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