The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is waiting eagerly on the announcement of winners at the prestigious 18th BBQ awards ceremony taking place at the Emperors Palace, in Johannesburg tonight. The BBQ awards will be celebrating South African organisations that have demonstrated agility in the workplace and who are high-performance pioneers, highlighting their achievements for local and international business. For many years now, the CDC has been nominated in the Best Employer Award and … [Read more...] about Coega nominated for the Best Employer and CSI Ubuntu Awards
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Three suspects arrested for possession of stolen goods
Delivery truck found being offloaded in Coega EASTERN CAPE – Three suspects have been arrested last night at 18:30 after being caught offloading a delivery truck in Dedisa Road, Coega. Alert Kinkelbos police members passing through the area spotted the truck and a silver Peugeot vehicle next to the road in an area where trucks don’t normally pull off. They also spotted three male persons at the vehicle which to them looked like goods were being transferred from the truck to the vehicle. On … [Read more...] about Three suspects arrested for possession of stolen goods
Empowering Growth and Development in the Region
Coega creates 280 jobs from the construction of the multi-user facility in Port Elizabeth The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has reported the creation of more than 280 jobs from the phase 2 of the Multi-User Facility currently being constructed at the Coega SEZ in Port Elizabeth. This is in addition to the 8 016 construction jobs created last year. The R60-million phase two (2) Multi-User Facility located in Zone 3 of the Coega SEZ is currently under construction. The Multi User … [Read more...] about Empowering Growth and Development in the Region
Coega creates 280 jobs from construction of facility in Port Elizabeth – Port Elizabeth Business News
Coega creates 280 jobs from construction of facility in Port Elizabeth: JOHANNESBURG – The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) said on Monday that it had created more than 280 jobs in the construction of the second phase of a facility at its special economic zone in Port ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Proteas Women off to a flying T20 World Cup start against England: Meanwhile, the Proteas men’s cricket team levelled the three match T20 series against Australia at 1-1, … [Read more...] about Coega creates 280 jobs from construction of facility in Port Elizabeth – Port Elizabeth Business News
Gaining momentum towards a new financial year
The Coega Development Corporation forecast for the current financial year 2019/20 seeks to finish the year well ahead of targets in terms of new investors – proving that South Africa and the Eastern Cape remain the preferred investment destination even in difficult economic times, highlights Dr Ayanda Vilakazi, CDC Head of Marketing, Brand and Communications. All of this blaze with the CDC taking on projects outside of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) throughout its infrastructure development … [Read more...] about Gaining momentum towards a new financial year
TNPA Warns Public Against Job Scams
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), a division of state-owned logistics company Transnet SOC, is once again warning the public against scams promising employment with the company in exchange for payment. Job seekers are still paying money to fraudsters in the belief that they will be employed by Transnet. They are being scammed by unknown persons, using information from legitimate Transnet vacancy ads and requesting payment to secure the advertised positions. Ngqura Port Manager, … [Read more...] about TNPA Warns Public Against Job Scams
Coega partners with Free State development agency
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for economic development initiatives with Lejwe Le Putswa Development Agency (LDA) in the Free State. "The partnership will see the CDC using its extensive expertise in project management; developing and managing special economic zones; assisting LDA in developing projects such as the Thabong Industrial Park, driver training programme for youth, and developing a synthetic gas project that will turn waste … [Read more...] about Coega partners with Free State development agency
Beam of Light for rural region of EC
“Promising people is easy, keeping the promise is the hard part, delivering on the promise is even harder. It brings me so much joy that the National and local government have managed to keep their end of the bargain by prioritising this region of the Eastern Cape”, Dr Mthandeki Xamlashe, Head of Medical Services in the EC department of health ardently expressed during the official opening of Lutubeni and Gengqe clinics. This follows tireless efforts by the National Department of Health … [Read more...] about Beam of Light for rural region of EC
First LNG Hub to be established at Coega
In his speech at the Africa Oil Week 2019, the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe urged investors to pursue investment opportunities in the proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Hub at the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the Eastern Cape. “The call by the Minister is certainly in line with the various activities the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has been undertaking in the past couple of years and months to advance its Gas readiness capabilities,” says … [Read more...] about First LNG Hub to be established at Coega
Coega Development Foundation
The Coega Development Foundation (CDF) is a non-profit company and a subsidiary of the Coega Development Corporation. It houses the Coega Skills Development Centre, Driver Training Programme, and Maths and Science Programme, amongst its key initiatives. The CDF’s steady growth has continued to be impressive in the 2018/19 financial year with more than 1133 people, particularly youth across the Eastern Cape Province, receiving training through its various training interventions. “The CDF has … [Read more...] about Coega Development Foundation
Coega commentary on Finance Minister’s Medium Term Budget Statement
Port Elizabeth, 1 November 2019 - The Finance Minister, Honourable Tito Mboweni, delivered his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement outlining approaches to safeguard the government purse and stimulate economic growth. Minister Mboweni outlined the measures to grow the South African economy to “improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person.” He further outlined the need for economic growth from its weakest 0.5% to at least 1.7% in the year 2022. The … [Read more...] about Coega commentary on Finance Minister’s Medium Term Budget Statement
Coega Scores a TWO
Following the revisions to the Codes of Good Practice, gazetted earlier this year, the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is pleased to announce that it has received a Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)- Level Two. “This achievement makes the CDC one of the few State Owned Entities (SoE) with a B-BBEE- Level Two,” says Ntombozuko Sijila - CDC Senior B-BBEE Analyst. The new codes incorporate five (5) elements, which include Ownership, Management Control, Skills Development, … [Read more...] about Coega Scores a TWO
‘Mr Coega’ Kevin Wakeford to testify at Zondo commission – Port Elizabeth Business News
'Mr Coega' Kevin Wakeford to testify at Zondo commission: Former Port Elizabeth business leader Kevin Wakeford, who allegedly received R100,000 a month for helping Gavin Watson’s company, Bosasa, “resolve its Sars issues”, is appearing before the Zondo ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Five killed, fifteen injured in Mthatha crash: resulting in the truck slamming into nearby shops. Traffic officials say all the deceased were travelling in the minibus from Durban to Port … [Read more...] about ‘Mr Coega’ Kevin Wakeford to testify at Zondo commission – Port Elizabeth Business News
On the Recent Co-operation Agreement between Zhejiang and the Eastern Cape
The Economic and Trade Exchange Forum between China's Zhejiang Province and the Eastern Cape Province was held on 10 September 2019 at the Coega Vulindlela Village in Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. Facilitated by the Coega Development Corporation the Trade Exchange Forum seeks to leverage local business exports to the province of Zhejiang. South Africa is Zhejiang's largest source of imports. Imports from SA hit $1 Billion in the first half of 2019 representing 42% of … [Read more...] about On the Recent Co-operation Agreement between Zhejiang and the Eastern Cape
Stakeholder roadshows within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) will from next week, 09-17 September 2019 embark on stakeholder roadshows in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) region to inform, educate and empower communities and small businesses. The focus of the roadshows will be on jobs, Small Medium Micro Enterprise (SMME) support and development, training and development, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. “The roadshows form part of our Coega’s outreach programmes, which takes place … [Read more...] about Stakeholder roadshows within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
