Eastern Cape | Infrastructure news - Part 7

Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape service delivery to be assessed

Eastern Cape delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will this week assess service delivery progress in the province. The leader of the EC provincial delegation Mandla Rayi said the visit was part of the broader NCOP Provincial Week...

Ford Earns Environmental Merit Award

For the second consecutive year, the Ford Struandale Engine Plant has been recognised for its outstanding environmental record by earning a merit award in the Exporter of the Year competition. This event is held annually by the Eastern Cape branch...
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Little hope for new roads in Eastern Cape

Huge backlogs in road infrastructure still remain a major challenge despite the progress being made, says Eastern Cape MEC for Roads and Public Works Thandiswa Marawu. These backlogs are further compounded by floods that have wreaked havoc in the...
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AfriSam poised to increase market share

AfriSam is poised to increase its market share in the Eastern Cape with the opening of a third rail to road depot in the province. This depot in Markman Industrial, Port Elizabeth will to supplement the company’s existing depots located in East...

Eastern Cape residents protest over service delivery

St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis in the Eastern Cape were temporarily cut off from the outside world Saturday morning (21 June), when protesting residents from Sea Vista barricaded roads. Residents are demanding proper houses and other basic...

Employed by company – not labour brokers

Transnet have announced that as of Monday, 1 June 2014, all employees at its terminals in the Eastern Cape are now employed directly by the company. This follows a Transnet-wide decision more than six months ago to take the step of doing away with...