May 23, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Manufacturing, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
FOREIGN investors will put down roots in South Africa where there is appropriate infrastructure, support and incentives. That’s according to Ayanda Vilakazi, Head of Marketing and Communications at the Coega Development Corporation (CDC). He was responding to the...
May 23, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Events, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Special Economic Zones
THE Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has been nominated as a finalist in the Infrastructure Development Award category in the Vision 2030 Awards taking place in Johannesburg on 21 June 2018. This is the fourth award nomination in just five months, for the...
May 9, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
THE Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has been nominated as a finalist in the inaugural 2018 Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards, to take place in Parktown, Johannesburg, on 23 May 2018. This is the latest in a string of award nominations for corporation...
May 6, 2018 | Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry, Manufacturing, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
LOCAL information and Communications Technology (ICT) company Yekani Manufacturing officially launched a R1-billion factory in East London yesterday, 05 June 2018. The 28 000m² “smart factory” is in a customs-controlled area at the East London Industrial...
May 6, 2018 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Packaging, SMME Development & Support, Social Development, Special Economic Zones
THE national Department of Public Works (DPW) has teamed up with the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) on the rollout of the first phase of an upgrade of small harbours in the Western Cape (WC). The R400-million project, spearheaded by the department and implemented...
May 6, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Power Generation, Special Economic Zones
THERE is a direct relationship between access to energy and economic growth. That’s the view of Sandisiwe Ncemane (pictured), Coega Development Corporation (CDC) Business Development Manager: Energy Projects, reflecting on a recent Africa Development Bank (AfDB)...
May 5, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Education & Training, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
AS a driving-force for economic emancipation, the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) is set to turn things around within the economic landscape and socio-economic development. It is agreeable to highlight that yet another investor on site, RB Energy...
May 4, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
AFTER more than two decades of planning and several false starts, Richards Bay finally looks set to receive a badly-needed floating dock and ship repair facility. First mooted in 1996, the development has failed to get off the ground despite the backing of Transnet...
May 3, 2018 | Automotive, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
IN what promises to be a major boost for the KwaZulu-Natal economy, leading India-based automaker, Mahindra, will soon start assembling a range of vehicles in South Africa, with the Dube TradePort tipped as the location for the new plant. A report by CARmag.co.za...