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Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the country's south-eastern coast. Its capital is Bhisho, though the province's largest cities are Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and East London. The Eastern Cape is the second-largest province by area and has a population of approximately seven-million people. The province's economy is anchored by manufacturing, particularly automotive production in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro, agriculture, forestry and tourism. It is home to significant citrus and livestock farming, as well as extensive forestry plantations. The Eastern Cape also holds substantial renewable-energy potential, with wind and solar projects increasingly contributing to the energy mix. Infrastructure development, including water projects such as the Mzimvubu Water Project, is central to addressing service-delivery challenges and unlocking economic growth. The province faces persistent socioeconomic challenges, including high unemployment and poverty rates, alongside infrastructure backlogs in rural areas. Governance is vested in a provincial legislature and executive council. The Eastern Cape is culturally significant as the birthplace of many anti-apartheid leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, and remains a key region in South Africa's political and economic landscape.

Eastern Cape News


Building the Business Case for Low-Carbon Industrial Spaces to support the Just Energy Transition
7th August 2026

The United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO) is implementing a project – Fostering Low Carbon and Positive Energy Industrial Spaces (LC-PEIS) - with funding from the Government of Flanders.... 


The Hive Hydrogen plant project site at the Coega Special Economic Zone
Green hydrogen-focused private equity fund reports R3bn first close
6th August 2026

Blended finance private equity fund SA-H2, which focuses on the green hydrogen value chain and the Southern African energy transition, has achieved its first close with R3-billion in commitments... 


60 Years of innovation and reliability in packaging and production
60 Years of innovation and reliability in packaging and production
5th August 2026

“When packaging carries more information, more variants and more risk, reliability is a competitive advantage.” Packaging performance is rarely treated as strategic until something fails: a batch... 


The Hartebeesthoek Wind Farm has entered into commercial operation
All three components of R16bn Koruson 2 renewables cluster now operational
5th August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

All three projects that make up Envusa Energy’s giant 520 MW Koruson 2 renewable-energy cluster are now officially operational, after 130 MW of the 140 MW Hartebeesthoek Wind Farm entered into... 


Mercedes-Benz South Africa invests in future STEM talent
4th August 2026

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) is proud to announce a new collaboration with Kutlwanong Centre for Maths, Science & Technology NPC. MBSA has invested R6 million to expand Kutlwanong NPC's... 


Seasonal rental helps Eastern Cape businesses boost productivity
Seasonal rental helps Eastern Cape businesses boost productivity
24th July 2026

As businesses in the Eastern Cape navigate fluctuating production cycles and continued pressure to maximise return on investment (ROI), forklift rental is proving to be a practical solution for... 


Western Cape municipalities increasingly outshining other provinces – MFS Index
24th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

Independent governance ratings agency Ratings Afrika’s newest yearly Municipal Financial Sustainability Index (MFSI) confirms the severe financial distress facing the majority of South Africa’s... 


SYNCHRONISATION The mat gripper transfer and centralising system employs dual gripper robotics and SEW EURODRIVE servo-driven positioning to accurately align the mat within tight tolerances in a highly synchronised assembly sequence
Jendamark’s catalyst shrinking technology leverages company’s precision
24th July 2026 By: Shannon de Ryhove

The precision of drive technology and automation systems manufacturer SEW-EURODRIVE’s highly dynamic servo-geared units and software are responsible for assembly line and testing solutions provider... 


WIND CLUSTER:
WIND CLUSTER:
24th July 2026

The 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, in the Eastern Cape, achieved full commercial operations in June. Comprised of three 110 MW wind farms (Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West) the cluster... 


Kumba CEO Mpumi Zikalala
Kumba maintains full-year guidance, enters into embedded solar energy offtake agreement for Sishen
23rd July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) has entered into an energy offtake agreement with Envusa Energy – a joint venture between Kumba's parent company Anglo American and... 


Operation PROSPER deals heavy blow to illicit mining, organised crime
Operation PROSPER deals heavy blow to illicit mining, organised crime
17th July 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

In a massive nationwide crackdown, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have intensified joint, multi-disciplinary efforts under Operation... 


National Treasury withholds July funds from 69 municipalities ‘to instil fiscal discipline’
17th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

The National Treasury is temporarily withholding the July equitable share transfers to 70 municipalities across all nine provinces in an effort to “instil fiscal discipline and ensure that public... 


150 000th truck assembled at Daimler Truck’s KuGompo City plant
10th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) has celebrated the handover of the 150 000th truck assembled at its KuGompo City plant, in the Eastern Cape. The MercedesBenz Actros 2645LS/33 workhorse was... 


Afrimat Construction Index records marginal growth in Q1
10th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

The latest Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) shows a marginal year-on-year increase of 0.3%. The first-quarter index was boosted by year-on-year increases of more than 5% in the value of both... 


PinkDrive, RBM launch Mandela month health outreach campaign across three provinces
PinkDrive, RBM launch Mandela month health outreach campaign across three provinces
6th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As South Africans mark Mandela Month, a time dedicated to service, solidarity and making a positive difference in the lives of others, nonprofit organisation PinkDrive and mineral sands producer... 


South African govt, industry and academia unite behind fluorochemicals programme
3rd July 2026 By: Irma Venter

Flourochemicals South Africa (FSA), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and Nelson Mandela University (NMU) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to advance the Fluorochemicals Strategic... 


Solar panels and wind turbines
South Africa’s renewables boom outpaces grid capability
3rd July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s energy sector has undergone a remarkable transformation, RMB senior investment banker for infrastructure sector solutions Keith Webb says. The country, once plagued by loadshedding,... 


Enel Green Power RSA Commissions 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm Cluster
2nd July 2026

Enel Green Power RSA¹ A company 50% controlled by Enel Green Power S.p.A. has achieved commercial operation on the 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, located in the Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay... 


Africa’s infrastructure challenge is no longer planning, but execution, says Mahlobo
26th June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Africa has no shortage of infrastructure plans or vision, but turning those ambitions into infrastructure delivery requires execution, warns Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo.... 


Specialist commercial insurance brokerage shares top lessons from recent Eastern and Western Cape floods
9th June 2026

The recent devastating floods and storms across the Eastern and Western Cape, including Robertson, Ceres, the broader Breede River region and the Garden Route, have left commercial farmers and... 


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