WILL THEY COME? A Coega interchange for traffic from expected tenants COEGA is beginning to shake off its woes with a number of new tenants committing billions to the controversial port development.

A NEW plan is being drawn up to site a stainless steel plant at Coega in Eastern Cape, with discussions under way to find an anchor investor for the $5bn project.

Bisho - The Eastern Cape government in conjunction with the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) ensures that women continue to be among the key beneficiaries of economic benefits of the multibillion Rand Coega project.

South Africa's largest industrial development zone (IDZ), the Coega IDZ outside Port Elizabeth, is "ready" if and when Canadian aluminium giant Alcan makes up its mind over the US$2.2bln aluminium smelter project originally agreed by Pechiney to be located there, before Pechiney's takeover by Alcan late last year.

Alcan comments on the proposed investments

Spoornet said yesterday that the construction of the railway line linking the port of Coega to Port Elizabeth was firmly on track.

IDZs set to draw significant investment to SA, says bank.

The Dube trade port - a R2,5bn public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to develop a first-class trade hub around Durban harbour - is taking shape after years on the drawing board.

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has lifted a rare butterfly, endemic to the area around the multi-billion dollar development, from ecological obscurity and turned it into the star of a series of television advertisements.

Company views area as possible site for aluminium expansion plans, but is also considering other ports