The construction of the bulk civil and electrical infrastructure services in the Eastern Cape’s Somerset East industrial park is now complete. Today, the R28m worth of industrial park’s infrastructure services
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Scenario: On 23 February 2021 Mr Abe received a call from Q Connect promoting fibre internet packages for a reasonably low price, and signed up on the very same day.
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MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mlungisi Movko says COVID-19 regulations, while necessary to protect lives, brought the regulations brought the economy to a halt. “We are, however,
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Complaint: I saw an advertisement that potatoes are on sale for R10 less than their usual price, but when I went to the store to purchase the goods that same morning,
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Kouga Wind Farm’s community development trust is helping to foster much-needed local inclusivity and growth through the development of economic infrastructure, says MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
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Just over R28 million has been ploughed into seven Eastern Cape Expanded Public Works programmes by the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) to ramp
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Complaint: I bought a lawnmower from a second-hand shop on 14 July 2020. Within a month; I started having problems with the mower, I took it back to the supplier who examined
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The Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) has developed and operates an economic information gathering process that provides weekly “at the coal-face” economic situational analysis of the
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The Eastern Cape Provincial Government has approved the Oceans economy master plan, giving a green light for the implementation of this strategy estimated to inject R10.4 billion into the provincial
More infoRenewable energy boost for Ngqwusha SMMEs
As part of its ongoing and programmatic efforts that are aimed at supporting SMMES in the renewable energy sector, the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
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MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Sakhumzi Somyo The Eastern Cape has solidified its position as an important producer of renewable energy and the country’s leader in wind
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