Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the country's south-eastern coast. Its capital is Bhisho, though the province's largest cities are Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and East London. The Eastern Cape is the second-largest province by area and has a population of approximately seven-million people. The province's economy is anchored by manufacturing, particularly automotive production in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro, agriculture, forestry and tourism. It is home to significant citrus and livestock farming, as well as extensive forestry plantations. The Eastern Cape also holds substantial renewable-energy potential, with wind and solar projects increasingly contributing to the energy mix. Infrastructure development, including water projects such as the Mzimvubu Water Project, is central to addressing service-delivery challenges and unlocking economic growth. The province faces persistent socioeconomic challenges, including high unemployment and poverty rates, alongside infrastructure backlogs in rural areas. Governance is vested in a provincial legislature and executive council. The Eastern Cape is culturally significant as the birthplace of many anti-apartheid leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, and remains a key region in South Africa's political and economic landscape.
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Premier of the Western Cape Government and Another v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; City of Cape Town and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (CCT 103/25; CCT 144/25) [2026] ZACC 37
18th September 2026 Click here to read the full judgment on Saflii [1] These are two applications brought in terms of section 167(4)(e) of the Constitution for... →
SA: Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: Address by Minister of Electricity and Energy on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the African Green Hydrogen Summit 2026, Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town (16/09/2026)
18th September 2026 This Summit showcases innovation, investment and collaboration in a sector that is set to change the trajectory of industrial development. With... →
DA reveals Municipality pays just R2 780 of R12m Eskom monthly bill
18th September 2026 Damning revelations have come to light, exposing how the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality completely disregarded several payment agreements put... →
Police condemns killing of two police officers in Libode
18th September 2026 The South African Police Service in the Eastern Cape has launched a manhunt after two police officers were brutally killed in the early hours of... →
Massive E Cape climate tapestry heads to auction
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th September 2026 A massive 5 m x 2 m tapestry stitched by 41 women and two men in Hamburg, a remote village on the Eastern Cape coast, has gone to auction at a... →
Sacred springs of South Africa: pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested
17th September 2026 Across South Africa, natural springs are more than sources of freshwater. Some are places of healing, spiritual cleansing and rituals, where... →
Social workers who protect children in South Africa carry a burden of trauma – better preparation could help
16th September 2026 When a child is raped, abandoned or removed from a violent home in South Africa, a child protection social worker is assigned to the wellbeing of... →
RISE Mzansi: Makashule Gana: Address by RISE Mzansi Chief Organiser, during the flighting of Local Government Posters in Parkview, Johannesburg (16/09/2026)
16th September 2026 We are tired of conveying our condolences; women are tired of doing everything to keep safe. We need a reset in our society; we need to restore our... →
Ramokgopa unveils first six projects to emerge from national green hydrogen programme 
By: Irma Venter 15th September 2026 The first six priority projects have emerged from government’s national green hydrogen programme pipeline. The projects all form part of the newly... →
South Africa’s $5.8bn green hydrogen ammonia project takes big leap forward
By: Martin Creamer 15th September 2026 Hive Hydrogen South Africa on Tuesday, September 15, awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for South Africa’s pioneering... →
