The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) will be upgrading the R61 near Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape, which will improve road safety while also providing opportunities for small businesses and local workers. This was shared at an information session at the Engcobo Indoor Sports Centre in... Read more
Coega supports official launch of schools in EC
Alfred Nzo DistrictCDCChris Hani DistrictOR Tambo District 31/08/2023
The Coega Development Corporation (Coega), proudly supported the Eastern Cape Department of Education in collaboration with the Eastern Cape Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, with the official launch of Ngubengcuka Senior Secondary School in Komani (Queenstown), and Attwell Madala Senior Secondary, in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape. The launch... Read more
For thousands of local university students, financial challenges become hard choices when they need to buy expensive textbooks. Sacrifices, including food, must be made to get the specialised textbooks needed to continue studying. For a student from Molteno in the Stormberg mountains, this widespread problem presented an opportunity that... Read more
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane has welcomed the R3 billion investment towards the province, in wind renewable energy, following an announcement by Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe earlier today. “We welcome the announcement by the Minister of Minerals and Energy this morning, around the wind energy investment... Read more
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) would like to notify motorists of rockfalls on the R58 Barkly Pass in the Eastern Cape. The road has been closed until the rockfalls have been cleared. “Motorists are advised to use caution when making use of the road. Our... Read more
SANRAL wishes to advise road users that the N10 Section 5 from Middelburg to Hanover is closed from 6pm today until 6am tomorrow, due to unprecedented snowfall. The adverse weather conditions, including snow and ice on the road surface, has resulted in an extremely slippery road surface, which has... Read more
R11 million for RED hubs
Agro-processingAlfred Nzo DistrictChris Hani DistrictEastern Cape Rural Development AgencyOR Tambo District 26/07/2021
The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) has set aside R11 million in the 2021/22 financial year which is aimed at transforming its four grain-producing Rural Enterprise Development (Red) Hubs into aggregation centres. This means the Red Hubs located in Mqanduli, Ncora, Emalahleni and Mbizana will diversify their operations... Read more
Funding bonanza for Komani Fresh Market, Chris Hani Co-ops
Agro-processingChris Hani DistrictDepartment of Economic DevelopmentInvestment 14/06/2021
The Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) presented landmark multimillion-rand support to Komani’s agro-processing packhouse in Cacadu Town (Lady Frere) on Friday. The R15 million funding for the packhouse was made possible through the Provincial Economic Stimulus Fund. Another five co-operatives from the Chris Hani District... Read more
