eastern cape
Nepad launches e-Schools in SA
Technology was vital to pulling Africa out of poverty, President Thabo Mbeki said at the South Africa launch of the Nepad e-Schools demonstration project in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga.
Biofuels boost for small towns
South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation and Central Energy Fund have identified five towns across the country to take part in a R3.2-billion biofuels project.
Hi-tech help for SA schools
Rural schools in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will soon enjoy the benefits of well-equipped computer centres, thanks to a multi-million rand sponsorship from British Telecom and the United Nations Children's Fund.
SA pushes forestry investment
Following a decade of neglect, South Africa is looking to its forestry industry to attract investment and create employment in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
SA’s R97bn power programme
State-owned electricity company Eskom has made "significant progress" in a R97-billion programme to revamp South Africa's electricity infrastructure, says Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin.
Biomass export plant for Coega
The Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth has secured a R70-million investment into a biomass fuel project which will supply 10 000 tons of the product a month to European markets.
E London pulls in car part makers
Seven companies have committed themselves to the East London Industrial Development Zone's new Automobile Supplier Park, bringing total investment into the zone to R755-million.
Exporting Mandela’s proteas
When a breeze blows down the Elandsberg in the Eastern Cape, it stirs the blooms of thousands of proteas and strelizias on Longmore Flower Estates - including three very special hybrids in short supply on world markets.
Alcan buys into $2.7bn SA smelter
Canadian firm Alcan has signed a power supply deal with state electricity company Eskom that paves the way for the construction of a US$2.7-billion aluminium smelter in the Coega Industrial Development Zone in the Eastern Cape.
SA becoming more educated
The educational profile of South Africans improved markedly between 1995 and 2003, according to a new report published by the Department of Education.
