The Eastern Cape legislature is continuing to lobby Transnet to invest in the port of East London, and national government to make the IDZs more attractive, says the province’s Economic Development and Environmental Affairs MEC Mcebisi Jonas. Delivering his budget vote speech recently, Jonas said: “Gauteng is the minerals and industrial hub of the country, while the coastal provinces are the natural export gateways. “To leverage locational advantage, the Eastern Cape must urgently improve its logistics network, secure its telecommunications and energy infrastructure, invest in primary production, and connect primary production to export hubs through logistics networks.”
