Coega recognised for superior export services
The Coega Development Corporation, operator of the multi-award winning Coega special economic zone (SEZ), has been recognised for its dedication to job creation and excellent services to export orientated investors.
The award bestowed on the corporation by the Exporters Club has been described by Dr Ayanda Vilakazi, Coega Development Corporation unit head marketing and communications, “as an achievement that demonstrates the organisation’s commitment to delivering world-class services to investors and its broader client base”.
The corporation has been recognised consistently over the past three years for its contribution to job creation on various projects including having created more than 7,243 operational jobs within the Coega SEZ at the end of the financial year 2016-17.
“We are certainly proud of this achievement, especially in the context of the numerous recognitions the corporation has received this year alone,” said Vilakazi.
The corporation, in the current financial year 2017-18, has received two other awards — Infrastructure Development winner at the Vision 2030 Awards and Best International Trade Marketing Specialist, SA at the Sub-Saharan Enterprise Awards 2017.
Recently the corporation announced that more than 450 much-needed jobs have been created as a result of booming construction in the SEZ.
Current projects at various phases of construction include:
Customs Control Area — 90 jobs
BAIC Ring Road Project —
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four jobs
BAIC construction site (automotive sector) — 144 jobs
MM Engineering (energy sector) — 89 jobs
Kenako Construction — 76 jobs
Osho Cement (metals sector) — 49 jobs.
“We are mindful of the socioeconomic environment under which we are operating. Every job created is critical in putting food on the table of many of our citizens who rely on the opportunities provided by the Coega SEZ through these projects,” says Vilakazi.
Coega hosts more than 40 operational investors, with 18 global companies invested in the Coega IDZ. Some of the companies at Coega include Dedisa Peaking Power Plant (France), General Motors (US), Firs Automotive Works (China) and Agni Steels SA (India).
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