AS part of a three-day Eastern Cape industrial parks oversight and business engagement programme running from 18 to 20 May 2026, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Zuko Godlimpi, and MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Nonkqubela Pieters, convened a strategic stakeholder engagement in Mthatha.
The engagement brought together government, municipalities, development finance institutions and business stakeholders to discuss practical interventions to revitalise industrial parks, stimulate local manufacturing, strengthen supply chains and unlock investment opportunities across the region.
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) participated as a key provincial economic development partner, with Board Chairperson Vuyani Jarana and ECDC executives joining the Deputy Minister, MEC and their respective delegations for the Mthatha engagement.
“The Eastern Cape we want will be built by us,” said Deputy Minister Godlimpi, calling for stronger collaboration between government, business and communities to rebuild local industrial capability and position the province as a competitive investment destination.
The Mthatha engagement marks the first of several stakeholder sessions planned across the province, with the programme continuing in Gcuwa as part of the three-day oversight and business engagement visit.
