Preparatory work is under way for the establishment of a biofibre hub in the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which could ultimately kick-start the creation of thousands of jobs in the province.
A look inside the existing research facility, equipped with biofibre processing equipment, located at the Coega Special Economic Zone Multi-User Facility. The facility operates under the slogan “Our future is growing”. The Coega Development Corporation, through its Capital Raising and Sustainability Business Units, together with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), are undertaking preparatory work towards the establishment of a Biofibre Hub, or Cluster, in the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
Private company, Berlin Beef, has irrevocably lost out on a R67.5m government deal for a beef commercialisation project aimed at assisting black smallholder farmers after the Constitutional Court refused to hear its appeal against a judgment invalidating the agreement. Berlin Beef describes itself as the biggest black-owned feedlot operator in SA.