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  EASTERN CAPE IN A NUTSHELL:
 


POPULATION:
6, 4 million

LANGUAGES:
Predominantly Xhosa, and, English and Afrikaans

SIZE:
Second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces

LANDSCAPE:
Richly diverse with rugged mountains, lush forests, semi-arid Karoo vast lands, golden beaches, skiing slopes in winter and true African bushveld.

CLIMATE:
Moderate

MUNICIPALITIES:
Amathole, Cacadu, Chris Hani, Ukhahlamba, OR Tambo and Alfred Nzo. Independent of these is the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality which administers Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch.

MAJOR CENTRES:
Nelson Mandela Bay (the province’s largest city) and Buffalo City (South Africa’s only river port). Buffalo City falls into Amathole district.

TOURIST ROUTES:
Tsitsikamma Adventures, Kouga, Karoo Heartland, Frontier Country, Sundays River Valley, Sunshine Coast, Amathole Mountain Escape, Friendly N6 and Wild Coast.

ECONOMY:
Mainly manufacturing, followed by agriculture and government services. Five growth areas identified by the province as the core of its economic game plan include: manufacturing, agriculture and agro-processing, tourism, investment in infrastructure and investment in people.

MAJOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS:
The Coega and East London Industrial Development Zones (IDZs). The Eastern Cape is the only province in South Africa to boast two IDZs.
 
Economic development, environment, investment opportunities, tourism and lifestyle.
 

Lifestyle: Showcase

  
 
 
 The WOW factor 
 The province is blessed with an abundance of breathtaking natural wonders. More>> 
 Asphalt rippers 
 The Superformance factory in Nelson Mandela Bay produces sexy, asphalt-ripping AC Cobra replicars – recognised as the best in the world today. More>> 
 Looking good 
 The decision to establish Oakley Africa’s headquarters in Port Elizabeth twelve years ago was not accidental. Port Elizabeth is a great place to live and the accessibility of everything, as well as the harbour and Coega Industrial Development Zone, are major draw cards.  More>> 
 Fashionable revolution 
 Eastern Cape designers are refashioning the way South Africans express themselves, with their Xhosa heritage woven into the fabric of their work.  More>> 
 Read 'em and keep 
 Discover the essence of Buffalo City and the very best of Nelson Mandela Bay in two 'must have' coffee table books. More>> 
 Chattels with Colonial Charm 
 Step back in time to when the sepia plains of the Serengeti were explored by colonial adventurers in pith helmets and safari suits. They travelled throughout Africa laden with all sorts of safari equipage, from rifles to campaign furniture, leather-and-canvas safari bags and cartridge belts. More>> 
 Kitchen Safari 
 African safari recipes with an infusion of flavours from Cape to Cairo are beautifully showcased in CC Africa’s A Kitchen Safari. This glossy coffee-table recipe book – as much a souvenir as a cookbook - shows how far bush cuisine has come since the days of the humble safari camp. More>> 
 Honey Mead 
 A honey wine produced at Makana Meadery in Grahamstown has banked gold at an international festival in Colorado and is set to turn the Eastern Cape into the largest honey-producing area in South Africa.  More>> 

 

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