Eastern Cape's truck making boom
Despite the slowdown in the passenger vehicle market, demand for light and heavy commercial vehicles continues to rise, with the Eastern Cape province - where Mercedes Benz, General Motors and Volkswagen assemble their vehicles - set to benefit from increased construction activity across the country.
Phindi Kema, stud farmer extraordinaire
At just 36 years of age, the Eastern Cape's inimitable Phindi Kema is the first and only black person to breed thoroughbred horses commercially in South Africa. To top it off, she also grows lucerne and runs a citrus farm, a small dairy and a popular adventure camp.
Eastern Cape's development boom
Riding on the back of major economic growth, the Eastern Cape is reaping the rewards of investor confidence, with billions of rands being pumped into roads, sprawling retail and commercial developments, residential establishments and golfing estates across the province.
KZN: world-class tea producer
Thinking of KwaZulu-Natal does not usually bring images of world-class tea production to mind. However, Nkandla, in the rural heartland of the province, is home to a world-renowned tea producer that counts Woolworths and the most prestigious tea merchants in Europe among its clientele.
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