One of the key factors for South Africa’s economic growth is the success of entrepreneurs. Small businesses, especially black-owned and black women-owned enterprises, are essential in driving economic inclusion, creating jobs, and supporting financial stability. Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm’s Enterprise Development Programme highlights the value of this support, helping... Read more
Kidd’s Beach and Gonubie Beach from Buffalo City Municipality in the Eastern Cape are among the latest additions to South Africa’s 48 beaches. The programme is managed by WESSA in South Africa and internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The Blue Flag Programme sets rigorous environmental, educational,... Read more
The Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF), a cornerstone of the renewable energy sector’s educational drive, has opened for 2025 applications as it celebrates a decade of fostering equal access to education. With over R24 million allocated to date, this scholarship provides support to talented Black youth. Supported and funded by... Read more
Two young electricians from the Humansdorp community, Kanyisa Goveni (27) and Qaliswa Ndleleni (28), have been selected from hundreds of applicants to join the inaugural Wind Turbine Technician Training Programme launched by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm in June this year. The programme, designed to upskill local youth and meet... Read more
Makhanda’s James Kleynhans Water Treatment Plant handed to community
InfrastructureSarah Baartman District 26/09/2024
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, has handed over the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Plant to Makana Local Municipality to address the ongoing water shortages in the area. The R393 million water treatment plant, with a capacity upgrade, was handed over on Friday, 20 September 2024. The... Read more
Building upon the progress and mutual understanding achieved under the agreement signed in November 2023 – to work together to develop a feasibility study on a shared automotive painting facility within the East Port Said Industrial Zone in the East Port Said Automotive Zone (EPAZ) in Cairo – Volkswagen... Read more
A Sarah Baartman District Women Entrepreneurs Awards (WEA) winner aspires to be a fabric design factory owner who will, in turn, be able to employ the local people of Makhanda. Kholiswa Seti of Kholi Designs was named the best smallholder in the rural development category during the WEA ceremony... Read more
3rd EC film expo attracts more than 240 industry experts, filmmakers
Eastern Cape Development CorporationFilm & ICTSarah Baartman District 30/06/2024
The third edition of the three-day Eastern Cape Film Expo, which has attracted more than 240 delegates, kicked on Wednesday in Makhanda on the sidelines of the National Arts Festival. Hosted by the Eastern Cape government through the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC), the film expo brings together filmmakers,... Read more
Bursary funding is helping address local development, community well-being in Humansdorp
Sarah Baartman District 08/04/2024
Access to bursary funding for tertiary education for girls and women in the greater Kouga area not only promotes gender equality but also helps address broader issues related to economic development and community well-being. In a stride towards catalysing socio-economic development, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm’s Scarce Skills Bursary Programme... Read more
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) advises road users that the N2 will be intermittently closed between Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) and the Fish River Pass due to blasting operations from 18 to 29 January 2024. SANRAL says the road will be closed for four days for... Read more
