MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Welcome to the third edition of Coega News. With the excitement of 2010 now well behind us, we need to look forward to the months ahead and firmly establish our goals for 2011.President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, and Pravin Gordhan’s more recent Budget Speech, has laid the foundations for South Africa’s year ahead. A strong focus on job creation and economic development by the government means that our country’s trade, business and industry must do whatever it takes to ensure the econom... | read more

COEGA CORPORATE TRAVEL EXPANDS ITS HORIZONS!

The ever changing business environment demands that organisations reposition themselves and constantly have their finger on the pulse of customers’ needs. In its continuous efforts to provide “easily accessible and tailor-made services” to its business partners, the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) – the Eastern Cape’s leading economic driver -established Coega Corporate Travel (CCT), the province’s leading government accredited travel agency. | read more

TRAINING OF CANDIDATES FOR THE EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAMME

The Coega Development Corporation’s (CDC) partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works will see 409 candidates in the province provided with skills and construction training opportunities this year. The department identified the candidates in support of the National Youth Services programme (NYSP). | read more

DYNAMIC COMMODITIES GROWS IN LEAPS AT THE COEGA IDZ

Dynamic Commodities, an international award winning producer of frozen fruit (sorbet) in South Africa, has grown in leaps over the years since its relocation to the world-class Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ). | read more

AGRO-PROCESSING GROWING IN LEAPS AT THE COEGA IDZ

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in the area of job creation in the Eastern Cape through its investors who have ploughed millions of rands in agro-processing. | read more