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Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism

DEDEAT is responsible for economic development & environmental affairs in the province, South Africa.
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Economic development focus on four programmes: Integrated economy, trade and industry development, business regulation and governance, and economic planning. Its environmental responsibilities centre on five programmes: Policy coordination and environmental planning, compliance and enforcement, environmental quality management, biodiversity management and environmental empowerment services.

13/12/2024

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

12/12/2024

SUPPORTING INFORMAL BUSINESSES

On 11 December 2024, 18 informal traders in Nelson Mandela Bay received essential equipment to grow their businesses. These businesses operate across various sectors such as farming, salons, gyms, automotive, sewing, tyre fitment, shoemaking, and grass-cutting services.

MEC for DEDEAT, Hon Nonkqubela Pieters stated that the support demonstrates the government’s unwavering commitment to strengthening informal and small businesses as a critical driver of economic growth.

The support also fulfils her policy speech commitment to intensify assistance to the informal sector during this financial year, which is critical to the township and rural economy.

09/12/2024

DEDEAT, led by MEC Nonkqubela Pieters, officially launched the Road Safety Festive Season Campaign in partnership with Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. The campaign...

06/12/2024

MEC PIETERS LAUNCHES ROAD SAFETY FESTIVE SEASON CAMPAIGN

The Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT), led by MEC Nonkqubela Pieters, officially launched the Road Safety Festive Season Campaign in partnership with Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. The campaign, which is driven by the Eastern Cape Liquor Board, an entity of DEDEAT seeks to educate road users about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or walking intoxicated on public roads. It was launched today, 06 December 2024, in Gqeberha.

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04/12/2024

FESTIVE SEASON ROAD SAFETY LAUNCH

The department will launch the festive season road safety campaign to discourage drinking and driving by the motorists. Through ECLB, DEDEAT is mandated to manage and reduce the socio-economic effects of excessive and irresponsible alcohol consumption among others

03/12/2024

SUMMER LOVE: EC YOURS TO EXPLORE

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02/12/2024

MEC PIETERS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES THE EASTERN CAPE SUMMER SEASON

Addo, Eastern Cape, 2 December 2024 – MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs, and Tourism (DEDEAT), Hon Nonkqubela Pieters officially launched the Eastern Cape’s Summer Season Campaign today under the theme: “Summer Love.”

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29/11/2024

DEDEAT GROUP PARTNERS TO SUPPORT 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GBV

The DEDEAT group contributed to the success of the 2024 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign by offering on-site services during the campaign launch.

Key services provided included:
• Business registration assistance.
• Guidance on business and funding opportunities.
• Information sharing on responsible alcohol consumption and gambling.

The campaign was launched at Sauer Park Stadium in Maletswai, Joe Gqabi District, on 28 November 2024, and runs from 25 November to 10 December 2024 under the theme:
“30 Years of Advancing Collective Action to End Violence Against Women and Children.”

This year's theme emphasizes prevention and economic empowerment as vital tools to foster financial independence and resilience. The campaign also addresses the root causes of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), promotes positive masculinity, and champions gender equity and the creation of economic opportunities for women and children.

At its core, the campaign seeks to accelerate and amplify multisectoral accountability and a whole-of-society approach to ending violence against women and children.

28/11/2024

FOOD SAFETY

The MEC of the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism in the Eastern Cape province urges the consumers of the Province to report the sale of any fake or expired foodstuffs as well as cases of food borne illnesses and deaths by calling 0860007255 or email to [email protected]

25/11/2024

FESTIVE SEASON ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN LAUNCH

Led by DEDEAT MEC, Hon Nonkqubela Pieters, this campaign cautions motorists to avoid drinking and driving.

Through the ECLB, the department is mandated to regulate the liquor industry and consumption of alcohol and part of this includes targeted campaigns like the festive season road safety.

The campaign is intended to encourage motorists not to drive under the influence of alcohol. This is an attempt to reduce road fatalities.

18/11/2024

STRENGTHENING THE EC AUTO INDUSTRY

MEC for DEDEAT, Hon Nonkqubela Pieters, continues to champion provincial priorities linked to her portfolio including inclusive economic growth and transformation through strategic engagements with key industries.

Following her visit to the liquor industry, the MEC visited Schaeffler, the only plant in Africa and Shatterprufe, a leading windscreen and auto glass manufacturer, both based in Gqeberha and integral to the automotive sector.

During the visits, the MEC:
• Engaged with the companies on their operations, challenges, and opportunities.
• Discussed key infrastructure concerns, particularly around roads, electricity, and water—critical enablers for doing business.
• Shared with them the 7th administration’s priorities including inclusive growth that creates jobs, noting Schaeffler's employment of 400 people, including 40% women and 30% youth.

18/11/2024

PROMOTING GROWTH

The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Hon Zuko Godlimpi, was warmly welcomed by MEC for DEDEAT, Hon Nonkqubela Pieters, alongside DEDEAT HOD, Ms Mickey Mama and CDC’s Acting CEO, Mr Themba Koza at the Coega Development Corporation, an entity of DEDEAT.

The visit discussed:
• Strategies for export-led growth aligned with the Industrial Policy Action Plan.
• Unlocking opportunities through improved logistics networks.
• Enhancing capacity to leverage global economic shifts.
• Strengthening the Eastern Cape’s value proposition for investors.

This engagement reflects DEDEAT’s commitment to transforming the Eastern Cape into a hub of sustainable, inclusive economic development, unlocking the full potential of the SEZs and positioning them as a catalyst for growth.

08/11/2024

IT'S A WRAP

Over the course of three days, MEC Pieters led the DEDEAT and Eastern Cape Liquor Board team in strategic meetings with major liquor industry players, including Heineken Beverages, South African Breweries, Diageo South Africa, the Drinks Federation of South Africa and Aware.org

The province’s message was well-received, with the primary outcome being a commitment to develop, update, and sign Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) that will establish clear frameworks for collaboration in several shared priority areas.

The MOUs among others will outline:
1. Industry Investments: Encouraging industry investments in the province to support economic growth and job creation, contributing to the Eastern Cape’s top priorities.
2. Industry Transformation: Advancing transformation within the liquor industry to promote inclusive growth.
3. Social Responsibility: Partnering on initiatives to address the negative social impacts of alcohol, including underage drinking, prenatal exposure and irresponsible consumption.
4. Agricultural Partnerships: Exploring opportunities for the Eastern Cape to supply agricultural raw materials

07/11/2024

INDUSTRY LEADERS EMBRACE MEC’S CALL FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROVINCE

During the second day of her alcohol industry engagement, MEC Pieters met with key stakeholders from the Drinks Federation of South Africa, Aware.org and South African Breweries. These partners committed to collaborating with the province to address the socio-economic impacts of alcohol.

Together, the MEC and industry leaders acknowledged that high youth unemployment contributes to challenges like irresponsible, underage and prenatal drinking.

As a result, the teams agreed to jointly develop a formal framework (MOUs) to address these challenges including commitments to capital investment in line with provincial priorities.

The industry players welcomed the province’s proactive approach and activism. This follows a successful engagement with Heineken Beverages on the first day of the visit.

06/11/2024

PARTNERSHIP AND TRANSFORMATION HIGH ON THE AGENDA AT THE HEINEKEN VISIT

The Eastern Cape and Heineken Beverages have agreed to draft a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise a collaborative framework that will address common interests.

Key initiatives include the province's anti-pens-down campaign, learner ambassador programme, alcohol harm reduction efforts, road safety, compliance, and enforcement. Additionally, the MoU will focus on transformation in the industry, exploring the potential supply of raw materials such as apples and yellow maize by the Province to the brewer, and enhancing recycling efforts for alcohol bottles and cans to generate employment and business opportunities while reducing waste.

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04/11/2024

SUCCESSFUL INAUGURAL PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT COUNCIL MEETING

The Eastern Cape Premier, supported by MEC Pieters, led the first sitting of the Provincial Investment Council (PIC). The first PIC sitting discussions established clear rules of engagement, laid the groundwork for targeted sector engagements that will drive action and help remove regulatory obstacles to investment growth.

The PIC was established to enhance province-wide planning, streamline reporting, and strengthen the implementation of investment activities. This council will lead critical reforms, boost infrastructure spending and resolve bottlenecks in strategic projects.

With 15 members—captains of industry, CEOs, business chamber leaders, and senior public sector managers—the council reflects the collaborative spirit needed to promote investment in the Eastern Cape. It marks a major step toward advancing the province’s investment landscape, supporting both economic growth and sustainable development.

DEDEAT is mandated to coordinate effective facilitation of investment promotion activities in the province to attract investment. In this regard, the Department is engaged in critical groundwork, including:
• Coordination and management of the Provincial Investment Forum
• Providing support for provincial investment promotion initiatives
• Developing policies, strategies, and information
• Facilitating development of an investment pipeline across the provincial priority sectors

31/10/2024

MEC PIETERS HAILS GOVERNMENT-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP

MEC Pieters commended the collaboration between government and the private sector, which has led to a new, community-based digital computer laboratory for a township high school. “As government, we have always understood that we can only achieve scaled-up impact when we work with the private sector, and this laboratory bears testimony to that," she said

The new state-of-the-art lab at Umtiza High School in Santa Settlement, West Bank, was made possible through a partnership between the East London IDZ, an entity of DEDEAT, Microsoft South Africa, and Devaire.

MEC Pieters also highlighted that one of the priorities of the 7th administration is to invest in people, which includes driving a skills revolution to equip young people with marketable skills.
She also noted that the handover aligns with the administration’s other priority, that of building industries, with young people playing a key role.

MEC Pieters urged the community to safeguard the facility, emphasizing that it contributes to a bright future and that they must not allow anyone to take it away from them.

28/10/2024

DEDEAT GROUP SHOWCASES KEY PROJECTS AT TAKING LEGISLATURE TO THE PEOPLE (TLTTP)

The Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) participated in the TLTTP programme from the 21-25 October 2024, in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.

Its key contributions to the EC Legislature legacy projects (Letsema projects) included:
• Clean-Up Trading Enterprises (CUTE) Farmers Market: A 100% Black-owned business, supported with R2.25 million from DEDEAT’s LRED Grant. It mentors emerging farmers and processes vegetables for retail chains, promoting agricultural development in Kariega and surrounding areas.

• Fourth EV Charging Station: Launched at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium as part of a government initiative promoting electric vehicles (EVs). This station joins others in Libode, East London, and Tsitsikamma, with a total of 13 high-power chargers planned to connect travel routes across the Eastern Cape.

These initiatives reflect DEDEAT’s commitment to sustainable, inclusive economic growth, job creation and green energy in the region

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