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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.
 

Government: Government

  
 
 
 From the Premier's desk 
 We need to strengthen partnerships with key role players with a view to finding solutions as a matter of urgency to stem the tide of jobs losses and create new jobs.  More>> 
 Growing the economy and protecting the environment 
 The Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs (DEDEA) is working towards creating sustainable economic growth. More>> 
 Building blocks of growth 
 The Eastern Cape Department of Education’s vision is to transform the province’s schools into centres of good governance with excellence driven teaching.  More>> 
 Greening the province 
 The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture has collected a basketful of achievements over the past three to four years.  More>> 
 Celebrating our own 
 Despite the challenges facing us in the Eastern Cape, there is a lot to celebrate in sporting heroes such as Springbok rugby player Jongi Nokwe, says Eastern Cape Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) MEC Noxolo Abraham-Ntantiso.  More>> 
 Putting children first 
 The Eastern Cape Department of Social Development has strengthened the commitment it made in its' 2008/09 budget policy speech to fight poverty, negligence and abuse of children in the province. More>> 
 Housing our people 
 The Department of Housing has implemented various housing turnaround measures during the past six months, including expenditure of a R1,2bn conditional grant aimed at providing homes to more than 15 000 families in the Eastern Cape.  More>> 

 

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