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Berry farm creates jobs in Stutterheim

Berry farm creates jobs in Stutterheim

A berry farming project in Stutterheim is contributing positively to job creation in the Eastern Cape, having employed 135 permanent and at least 150 seasonal workers this summer. Most of the workers are from the surrounding [...]

EC Renewable Energy Strategy in the pipeline

EC Renewable Energy Strategy in the pipeline

Alistair McMaster, senior manager: renewable energy at the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (Dedeat), provides insight into the proposed  renewable energy strategy for the Eastern Cape, following the Provincial Renewable Energy and Energy [...]

Eastern Cape cheetahs repopulated

Eastern Cape cheetahs repopulated

Two female cheetahs – a four-year-old adult and her two-year-old cub – have been successfully collared and released into the Kapama Private Game Reserve. The cheetahs were taken to the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC) in mid-April due [...]

Eastern Cape launches Auto Initiative

Eastern Cape launches Auto Initiative

Growth in vehicle sales would continue, but this was likely to be at the entry level rather than the upper segments. Government, industry and organised labour in the Eastern Cape have pledged a new era of [...]