The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) have unveiled a major R113 million forestry commercialisation drive in Mkambati in Flagstaff in the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape. Backed by a R83 million grant from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Jobs Fund, the community-based forestry commercialisation drive has already resulted in 2,700 hectares (ha) of new afforestation across five projects. The projects are Sinawo and … [Read more...] about R113 Million Forestry Commercialisation drive unveiled
Thozi Gwanya
Thozi Gwanya
Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) CEO, Thozi Gwanya. The 2014/15 annual results for ECRDA returned a third unqualified audit opinion. Government grants amounted to R210 million for the implementation of its rural finance, agro-processing, livestock development, forestry and renewable energy high impact programmes. Date: November 19, 2015 12:27 Click here for more: MyPE Images - MyPE (Latest images) Many more PE Images here. … [Read more...] about Thozi Gwanya
Third unqualified audit for ECRDA
The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) today announced that it had spent a total of R51 million in the development of its flagship Mqanduli and Ncora Rural Enterprise Development Hubs (RED) in the 2014/15 financial year. Announcing the agency's 2014/15 annual results, chief executive officer Thozi Gwanya says the funds were used for the primary production of white maize and on the development of mechanisation units. The Ncora RED Hub which planted 1,000 hectares (ha) of white … [Read more...] about Third unqualified audit for ECRDA
