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Eastern Cape to showcase new energy vehicle strategy at SA Auto Week

MONEY MAESTRO | Gifting your family while alive is a great estate planning opportunity

Don't wait until death to start transferring wealth. Discover how South Africa's annual donations-tax exemption allows you to support loved ones now…

KICKER: Five Eastern Cape taxi operators have launched a vehicle repair workshop and spares supply outlet  in Kariega. Picture: INSTAGRAM

Taxi owners take the wheel in new repair venture

Five Eastern Cape taxi operators have launched a community-owned auto repair and spares cooperative in Kariega. Backed by pooled member capital and…

Quintin Levey

QUINTIN LEVEY | Bay has a heritage of export excellence

Reflecting on regional heritage, Exporters Eastern Cape highlights Nelson Mandela Bay's 300-year history of trade and export excellence across…

Prime Garden Route properties

Garden Route property market evolves as relocations surge

Rorisang Tolomane (3) and his delighted mother, Lebone, show the difference that Operation Smile makes in delivering free surgical interventions for children born with cleft conditions. The public can support the organisation’s fundraising efforts by collecting and donating their used plastic bottle tops, which are recycled for use in Tuffy’s black refuse bags.

Brand’s award-winning drive to change lives

Tuffy's award-winning 'Tough enough to care' initiative turns collected plastic bottle tops into recycled refuse bags, funding cleft surgeries and…

Ryno de Kock

Winning new business? Don't let your insurance fall behind

Rapid seasonal growth can leave South African businesses exposed to severe underinsurance risks. Expert advice highlights the crucial policy areas…

All the merit and category winners of the 2025 Exporter of the Year Awards Picture:  MICHAEL SHEEHAN PHOTOGRAPY
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Eastern Cape businesses battle it out for coveted Exporter of the Year award

Eastern Cape exporters will take centre stage next month as the province’s top businesses battle it out for recognition at the 2026 Exporter of the…

Conflict resolution specialist Andre Vlok

Elite negotiation teams falter when diversity is misapplied

Elite negotiation teams often falter when diversity is treated as a compliance exercise rather than a strategic asset

As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Edge Financial Group presented donations of R25,000 each to four worthy organisations: NSRI Port Alfred, MIKS Foundation, Missionvale and Animal Welfare Society. The donations reflect Edge’s ongoing commitment to supporting the communities in which it
operates.

25 Years of Edge: A Proudly Eastern Cape Journey

Edge Financial Group, founded in 2001 by Edward Gutsche in Port Elizabeth, has grown from a local financial services provider to a trusted partner…

Farmer Phumlani Mpofu, left, and CED founder Lihle Mayila demonstrate the KhuselaGuard livestock monitoring system during a field trial in the Sundays River Valley

Eastern Cape innovation offers defence against livestock theft

A locally developed technology designed to help farmers monitor and protect their livestock could offer a new approach to one of SA’s oldest…

Unity in Africa’s iGEMS programme helps pupils from schools across Nelson Mandela Bay with critical skills needed to fill employment gaps in the city

Unity in Africa programme reaps employment benefits in the technical field

Elzette Cronje Jordaan

Telecoms uptime a finance issue too

Telecoms uptime is often seen as a technical challenge, but financial discipline and insight are equally crucial for maintaining reliable service.…

Conflict resolution specialist Andre Vlok

How to avoid the 'four horsemen' in relationships

The 'four horsemen' of relationship conflict, identified by psychologist John Gottman, are criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling, all…

Sovereign chief executive Chris Coombes and the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber's Denise van Huyssteen celebrate the signing of the partnership agreement.

Sovereign renews support for Nelson Mandela Bay investment desk

Sovereign has renewed its partnership with the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber’s trade and investment desk, boosting efforts to attract…

The Continental Tyre South Africa plant in Gqeberha, where world-class tyres are manufactured for customers across South Africa and beyond.

Driving Change Beyond the Road: Continental Tyre South Africa’s Commitment to Community Development

For more than 75 years, Continental Tyre South Africa has been a proud part of the Gqeberha community. While globally recognised for its premium…

Martina Biene became the first woman to serve as chair and managing director of Volkswagen Group Africa
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Volkswagen Group Africa boss exits after record year

Volkswagen Group Africa chair and managing director Martina Biene will depart for a senior role at Škoda Auto after leading the company through a…

Baic employees picketing outside Coega IDZ at the entrance to zone 2
Picture Eugene Coetzee
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Numsa suspends historic BAIC strike but tension remains high

Numsa suspended its 11-week strike at BAIC’s Coega plant, but tensions remain. Workers face disputed contract terms as negotiations resume, with…

Volkswagen staff celebrate record vehicle production at Kariega plant. Picture: SUPPLIED

Volkswagen sets new record in Kariega

KuGompo City will this week host the Eastern Cape Export Symposium and Exhibition from August 19 to 21 at the East London International Convention Centre.

Eastern Cape businesses urged to think beyond local markets

Running from August 19 to 21 at the East London International Convention Centre, the seventh edition of the symposium will connect export-ready…